Summary

  • VentureBeat has announced the eighth annual GamesBeat Visionary Awards, with a judging panel including Sarah Bond (President of Xbox at Microsoft), Rich Vogel (Founder and Studio Head at T-Minus Zero Entertainment), Kat Jones (Founder of Motiv PR), and others.
  • The awards honour people who have taken a visionary approach in forging new paths in gaming.
  • The ceremony will be hosted by Andrea Rene, President of Shortie Media, and Leah Hardy, a marketing veteran at TikTok and Meta.
  • Past winners include Ted Price (Founder of Insomniac Games) and Sarah Bond (Vice President for Game Creator Experience and Ecosystem at Microsoft).
  • The 2024 Up and Comer winner was Kahlief Adams, Founder of Spawn On Me.

By Dean Takahashi

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