Now he focuses on esports and runs Media Networks, a division devoted to creating the best esports experiences for fans across games, platforms and geographies at one of the world’s largest video game companies. Sepso was the cofounder of MLG, which Activision Blizzard acquired last year. Mike Sepso, senior vice president for Activision Blizzard In seven years at Square Enix, Foy oversaw more than 100 product launches across a dozen platforms.Ībove: Mike Sepso is senior vice president for Media Networks at Activision Blizzard. Foy has led investments in Mobcrush, Vulcun, Little Labs, and Instant eSports. Foy is also the chairman and co-owner of the pro esports team The Immortals, which just bought a Brazilian Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team. Foy has deep experience in running game and tech companies, including gaming giant Square Enix (where he was chief operating officer and general counsel), and Super Evil Megacorp. Our previously announced speakers include:Ĭlinton Foy, managing director and general partner at CrossCut Venturesįoy is managing director of an early-stage venture capital firm in Los Angeles. A pioneer in pushing the boundaries of the imagination, Baszucki has helped champion millions of young and up-and-coming developers in the video game industry via the Roblox platform. Our next speaker for our GamesBeat 2016 event is David Baszucki, the founder, co-creator, and CEO of Roblox, which is like a virtual world made from Lego-like blocks where players can build anything and even create their own games. VR is going to need this kind of content if it aims to hit expectations of a $30 billion market by 2020 (based on Digi-Capital estimates). But one of the frontiers still to be explored is user-generated content for VR games. Minecraft has launched in VR, and so have a number of 360-degree VR cameras.
But one of the frontiers that is still unfolding is user-generated content in VR.
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