GamesBeat Summit 2025 speakers will help us navigate back to growth | The DeanBeat

It’s about time I told you about some of the excellent speakers we have lined up for GamesBeat Summit 2025, which will take place on May 19 to May 20 at the Marriott Marina del Rey in Los Angeles. Here’s a limited-time offer for buy one, get one free (BOGO) tickets for the event. We’re returning to Los Angeles, the No. 1 city in the world for game jobs, at a time when the industry has had a tough time, as chronicled by observers like Matthew Ball. The industry went through 30 months of layoffs and studio closures, with daylight finally arriving in January when hiring started catching up with firing at game companies (per Amir Satvat‘s data). And just as things were looking up, we’ve got a self-inflicted tariff war and stock market crash — just in time to throw doubt into Nintendo’s Switch 2 launch. Amir Satvat receives Game Changers Award at The Game Awards 2024. Our hope is that the game industry will find its way back to growth, and we’ve collected some great minds to speak about ... Read full article.