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Aron Garst

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Writer/Producer covering games, esports, and technology. Currently @GamesBeat, @GameSpot, @LQDMedia, @EpicGames. DMs open.

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Aron Garst has been writing for more than a decade with bylines at ESPN, The Hollywood Reporter, The Washington Post, Variety and dozens of other publications.

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The Future of 'Fortnite' Is in the Hands of Its Players

The Future of 'Fortnite' Is in the Hands of Its Players

The ever-popular battle royale's Creative mode offers a freedom that has long outstripped the base game itsel…

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Olympic Esports Series 2023: Second time's the charm for chess grandmaster Oleksandr Bortnyk

Olympic Esports Series 2023: Second time's the charm for chess grandmaster Oleksandr Bortnyk

The Ukrainian-born grandmaster speaks to Olympics.com about competing in the Olympic Esports Series 2023 and …

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Video game development in Iran: Limited tools, front companies and a specter of war

Video game development in Iran: Limited tools, front companies and a specter of war

January 3 was a regular workday in Isfahan, Iran, for indie game developer Mahdi Bahrami. Then he read the ne…

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The web's creepiest fictional wiki is now a mind-bending video game

The web's creepiest fictional wiki is now a mind-bending video game

As you make your way down a grey corridor you come across a man sitting behind a glass panel staring at a fri…

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12 years later, players somehow keep Team Fortress 2 alive on the PS3

12 years later, players somehow keep Team Fortress 2 alive on the PS3

Team Fortress 2 was Lars Nilsen's favorite game. He's spent hundreds of hours running between rooftops as the…

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Behind the Jackie Chan-inspired combat of Bloodroots

Behind the Jackie Chan-inspired combat of Bloodroots

"In [Chan's] movies, he uses everything around him. He'll put his foot in a pot and smash it on someone's hea…

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GamesBeat’s The BIG Show returns for Season 2 with Jenova Chen, Eunice Lee and more influential industry leaders

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By Aron Garst Verified
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GamesBeat’s The BIG Show is returning for Season 2, bringing together developers, executives and industry leaders for conversations about the forces shaping the future of interactive entertainment. The BIG Show — which stands for Business, Innovation and Gaming — first launched in 2025, with a wave of episodes recorded at GamesBeat’s industry events throughout the end of the year.
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GamesBeat’s The BIG Show returns for Season 2 with Jenova Chen, Eunice Lee and more influential industry leaders

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iPhones Now Photos of iPhone 18 Pro drop tests and other sensitive info hits the dark web 9to5Mac - Benjamin Mayo • 31m Last week, it transpired that Apple supplier Tata Electronics had been the subject of a data breach, with hundreds of gigabytes of files leaking online.
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GamesBeat Visionary Awards celebrate leaders using games to create impact and support the industry

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Games are one of the most powerful mediums in the world and the people shaping the future of the industry are defining impact in different ways. At GamesBeat Summit 2026, the Visionary Awards celebrated two leaders who have used games to create change, strengthen communities, and expand what the medium can achieve.
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Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

J. Jonah Jameson

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

I didn't write until college, where I was a city reporter at UC Santa Cruz.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Just write, pitch, and plan. Get out there.