Rebekah Valentine
Senior Staff Writer
Rebekah arrived at GamesIndustry in 2018 after four years of freelance writing and editing across multiple gaming and tech sites. When she's not recreating video game foods in a real life kitchen, she's happily imagining herself as an Animal Crossing character.
Latest Articles
Epic's Beef With Apple and Google Finally Erupted This Week
THIS WEEK IN BUSINESS | Epic Games takes on Apple and Google while Microsoft and Facebook wait to pounce, and Halo Infinite's delay shakes console launch plans.
Gaming Rides a Lockdown-Induced Financial High
THIS WEEK IN BUSINESS | Quarterly financials clash with GDC Summer, interspersed by insular policies from the U.S. government and Apple.
Will COVID-19 Mark a Permanent Sea Change for Gaming?
THIS WEEK IN BUSINESS | Executives and industry figures take a deep breath before the next wave of new announcements to speculate on what the pandemic leaves in its wake.
Epic's Beef With Apple and Google Finally Erupted This Week
THIS WEEK IN BUSINESS | Epic Games takes on Apple and Google while Microsoft and Facebook wait to pounce, and Halo Infinite's delay shakes console launch plans.
Gaming Rides a Lockdown-Induced Financial High
THIS WEEK IN BUSINESS | Quarterly financials clash with GDC Summer, interspersed by insular policies from the U.S. government and Apple.
Will COVID-19 Mark a Permanent Sea Change for Gaming?
THIS WEEK IN BUSINESS | Executives and industry figures take a deep breath before the next wave of new announcements to speculate on what the pandemic leaves in its wake.
Without an E3, Next-Gen Is Tip-Toeing In
THIS WEEK IN BUSINESS | The pandemic has thrown off the normal cadence of summer reveals, and major companies are starting to adapt.
We're Starting to See the Long-Term Impact of COVID-19 on Video Games
THIS WEEK IN THE BUSINESS | The global pandemic is hitting every level of the games industry.
We Received Another Reminder This Week That Delays Don't Help Crunch—They Add to It
THIS WEEK IN THE BUSINESS | While a new console generation means change is in the air, some trends, like rampant crunch, remain unfortunate industry staples.
How Video Game Cookbooks Are Helping Us Taste Digital Worlds
The creators behind the Earthbound, Zelda, WoW, and Fallout cookbooks on how they bring fictional cuisine into real-world kitchens.
"Stadia Nailed the Impossible, and Then Failed the Possible"
THIS WEEK IN BUSINESS | A time of technological transitions for companies like Google, Valve, Game Freak, Microsoft, Sony, and more.
"Stop Asking 'Is It Political?' and Start Asking Instead About the Actual Politics of Each Game"
THIS WEEK IN BUSINESS | Also, the things studios of all sizes do to survive, and what happens when that's not enough.
"G2A Do Not Care About the People Who Make Games"
THIS WEEK IN BUSINESS | It's all about indies this week as small developers have it out with G2A, discuss marketing strategies, fumble through PR gaffs, and move to the Epic Games Store.
The Developers Who Never Gave Up
THIS WEEK IN BUSINESS | Stories of ongoing or aspiring success from studios big and small that had rough starts on games such as Fallout 76, No Man's Sky, and Anthem.
"If We Are Going to Do [E3] as an Industry, Then We Need to Be Into It"
THIS WEEK IN BUSINESS | The theme of this year's E3 2019? Subscriptions and streaming, with every major company either participating or at least weighing in on the coming wave of services.
"Basically, You're Just a Cog in the Machine to Turn out the Product They Want"
THIS WEEK IN BUSINESS | NetherRealm Studios, Spanish publisher Sindiecate, Riot Games, and Grinding Gear reveal work cultures both horrifying and healthy.
EA and Take-Two: A Tale of Two Holiday Seasons
THIS WEEK IN BUSINESS | EA, Take-Two, mobile risks, and 90s internet simulators.
Gearbox, Unity, and Fortnite Highlight Week of Business Drama
THIS WEEK IN THE BUSINESS | Last week's chaos spills into this week as Improbable and Unity resolve their dispute, Gearbox enters legal battle with former lawyer, and more Fortnite dance lawsuits emerge.
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