To this growing community of industry leaders, The last few days reminded us what this industry is truly about. So many of you shared that this event felt different — more intimate, more authentic, more real. Thank you for being part of it. — GamesBeat

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Independent experts are replacing the all-or-nothing publishing deal. Adam Krause, Mart Gervacio (@tadhanaio) & Shelby Cox (ex-@PlayStation) on embedded publishing, release management & platform deals — moderated by Sarah Anderson. GamesBeat NEXT, Nov 2-3, SF. Every GamesBeat VIP ticket includes 12 months of #GBMAX Membership. Register here: lnkd.in/gbEuscf4 #GamesBeat #GBMAX

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Doug Bowser (@thetruebowser), former President of @NintendoAmerica, joins GamesBeat NEXT for a historic Gaming Legends panel alongside: @ShawnLayden, former Chairman of @PlayStation Worldwide Studios @PeterMooreUSA, former President of @SEGA and senior executive at @EA, @unity, and @Microsoft Get your GamesBeat NEXT ticket with special pricing — plus 12 months of GB MAX Premium included with every VIP ticket → events.gamesbeat.com/next26/ #GamesBeat #GBMAX #Gaming #Nintendo #PlayStation #Sega #GameIndustry

Three AAA vets who once ran teams of hundreds now run indie studios of under 30. Rob Davis (@SuckerPunchProd), Katie Golden, and Tim Morten (@Frost_Giant) talk budget math, financing & founding studios — moderated by Darion Lowenstein. Nov 2-3, SF. Register here for GB Next: events.gamesbeat.com/next26/…

GamesBeat has announced its advisors for GamesBeat events and is bringing together a distinguished group of leaders from across the games, technology, and interactive entertainment industry to serve on its Events Advisory Board. Peter Levin, Managing Partner, @Griffin_GP  Jonathan Knight, Chief Games Officer, @NYTimes @mikevorhaus, Founder, Vorhaus Advisors Read @deantak’s announcement on the GamesBeat Events Advisory Board: gamesbeat.com/introducing-ou…

BOSS Mode: @InnerslothDevs's Victoria Tran (@TheVTran, @AmongUsGame) on why community is a studio's most durable asset, and how to build it before you hire a community manager. Read the full interview from @RachelKaser here: gamesbeat.com/how-to-incorpo…

EXCLUSIVE: Subconscious is tackling one of the biggest challenges facing long-running AI agents: inference cost. @subsysdev has raised $5.1 million to build an inference platform designed specifically for agents, using dynamic context compression and caching to make long-running workloads faster and cheaper. The company says its technology can reduce inference costs by up to 80%, while extending effective context windows beyond 5 million tokens. For businesses scaling agentic AI, that could make it more practical to run agents for longer periods on increasingly complex tasks. @deantak spoke to @thejackobrien, CEO of Subconscious, about the company’s technology, its focus on long-running agents and the economics of powering the next generation of AI applications. “Most inference companies build one-size-fits-all systems for chats, one-shot requests, and agents alike. But agents are much harder to serve well. We built our whole stack around long-running agents, and our core technology comes from novel MIT research, which gives us a year-plus head start,” O’Brien said. Read the full story on @GamesBeat: gamesbeat.com/subconscious-r… #AI #AgenticAI #Technology

Reggie Fils-Aimé (@NintendoAmerica): Gaming Went From One in Three to Eight in Ten The Wii put a controller in nearly every hand, and the numbers show what came next. Want the full conversation? GB MAX Insider and Premium members can now stream full conversations from our events with top executives and CEOs on GB MAX here: go.gamesbeat.com/gb-max/ Lock in your GamesBeat NEXT ticket, only 200 tickets remain — every VIP ticket includes 12 months of GB MAX Premium → events.gamesbeat.com/next26/ #GamesBeat #GamesIndustry #GamingEnthusiasts #ReggieFilsAime #Nintendo

Community should be part of game development from the start, not an afterthought | BOSS Mode with Victoria Tran @TheVTran, communications director at @InnerslothDevs, argues that community is one of the most valuable assets a studio can build, particularly when it comes to retaining players and carrying that audience into future games. Her approach puts community management closer to development strategy, with studios encouraged to understand players, competitors and their communities before they begin building. @rachelkaser spoke to Tran about community management, @AmongUsGame and how developers can incorporate community into game creation from pre-production onward. “I wish people understood that your game community is one of the most valuable assets you can have,” Tran said. Read the full interview at @GamesBeat: gamesbeat.com/how-to-incorpo…

Robot playing soccer. gamesbeat.com/skild-ai-teach…

Jon Kimmich is back with a guest post on GamesBeat dubbed Quo Vadis, Xbox? gamesbeat.com/quo-vadis-xbox…

Meta says there are 75 games coming for its VR AR glasses device, which is launching in the spring of 2027. gamesbeat.com/meta-vr-glasse…

ACYMI

Very glad to speak on stage with Don Daglow about his 55 year career in games at the Nexus Games Conference in Ireland at this beautiful venue in Dublin.

Halo E-Day?

The fallout is becoming sharper at Xbox. gamesbeat.com/fallout-from-x…