Amanda Farough
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‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ helps moms and kids connect with island time
Kids have grown up playing Animal Crossing games with their parents for years, eventually becoming parents themselves and sharing with their own children. → Read More
The metaverse will feel alive once ‘storytelling’ becomes ‘storyliving’
The metaverse is esoteric, both defying definition and requiring it. Redefining storytelling as storyliving puts the player at the center. → Read More
Diversity isn’t just about inclusion in gaming — it’s smart business, too
Diversity and inclusion isn’t just about an initiative or program that serves a specific function for a specific underrepresented group of people in a given industry. D&I is meant to be a holistic model that desperately needs full saturation in every facet of every industry. In this particular panel during GamesBeat’s Driving Game Growth & […] → Read More
Diversity isn’t just about inclusion in gaming — it’s smart business, too
Diversity and inclusion isn’t just about an initiative or program that serves a specific function for a specific underrepresented group of people in a given industry. D&I is meant to be a holistic model that desperately needs full saturation in every facet of every industry. In this particular panel during GamesBeat’s Driving Game Growth & […] → Read More
Mergers and acquisitions: Behind game industry deals during a pandemic
Games saw more than 1,500 deals worth $43 billion during 2020, making it the industry darling. What's in store in 2021? → Read More
Mergers and acquisitions: Behind game industry deals during a pandemic
Games saw more than 1,500 deals worth $43 billion during 2020, making it the industry darling. What's in store in 2021? → Read More
‘Balance that in-app economy’ and other game monetization pearls of wisdom
Some "best practices" for game monetization are just that -- best. Others aren't myths. And they're continually in flux. → Read More
For World of Darkness, the future of tabletop RPGs is increasingly digital
World of Darkness is a longtime tabletop role-playing game property. But under Paradox, it's looking to integrate digital more and more. → Read More
For World of Darkness, the future of tabletop RPGs is increasingly digital
World of Darkness is a longtime tabletop role-playing game property. But under Paradox, it's looking to integrate digital more and more. → Read More
Niantic’s Greg Borrud: From falling into games to making games for the real world
At GamesBeat Summit 2020, Niantic's Greg Borrud dive into his origin story in the game industry, his work at Seismic Games, AR in pandemic, and its future. → Read More
Story is just as important as graphics when it comes to gaming’s next generation
IGN's Tina Amini talks with Rogue One writer Gary Whitta, was about the storytelling potential for the upcoming PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. → Read More
How tabletop RPG actual play shows are inspiring a new generation of fans — and products
Rivals of Waterdeep, Acquisitions Inc., L.A. By Night, and other actual play shows are bringing tabletop RPGs to more people than ever before. → Read More
GamesBeat Rewind 2019: The year’s biggest trends
The game industry's 2019 showcased a number of trends that have been building ... and point to where the 2020s may go in gaming. → Read More
Baobab's 'Jack' Merges Theater And Virtual Reality With Empathy
Amanda Farough stops by Shacknews with an article that's a preview of Greenlit Content's upcoming industry site, launching soon. → Read More
The Deliberate Diversity of Agents of Mayhem
The shooter's diverse roster was entirely by design. → Read More
The PS4 5.00 Update Beta includes new family options, better streaming features and more
The new 5.00 system update on PS4 improves major functionality and streamlines the UI. → Read More
GeekGirlCon 2017 Controversy: Tensions boil over and leads key organization staff members to quit
Here's what you need to know about the staff resignations that rocked GeekGirlCon earlier this month. → Read More
PlayStation Network and Xbox Live have a porn bot spam problem
There are a number of porn bot scams out there — and one has hit both PSN and XBL. → Read More
‘Persona’ Dancing: ‘Persona 3: Dancing Moon Night,’ ‘Persona 5: Dancing Star Night’ coming in 2018
Here's hoping the western release won't be as delayed as 'Persona 5' was. → Read More
‘Splatoon 2’ Motion Controls vs. Stick: Don’t choose — use both
Why agonize over the decision between motion controls and joystick in 'Splatoon 2' when you can use a combination of the two? → Read More