Game Changers

Game Changers
The Queen Of Playstation

Meet Shawne Benson, the tastemaking lead of Acquisition at Playstation who is responsible for finding all your favorite indies — and more.

by Trone Dowd
Shawne Benson is responsible for finding all your favorite indies — and more.
Ariela Basson/Inverse; Courtesy of Shawne Benson

Game Changers is an Inverse series that profiles the most innovative and exciting people in and around the games industry for their insights on the future of the medium.

Game Changers
The Creator of Final Fantasy Isn’t Finished Yet

In an exclusive interview, Hironobu Sakaguchi reflects on four decades of making iconic video games and predicts where the industry is headed next.

by Hayes Madsen
Inverse/Square Enix, Getty Images
Game Changers
Richard Garfield Works His Magic

The creator of Magic: The Gathering makes a daring leap from cards to video games.

by Ryan Britt
Ariela Basson/Inverse; Richard Garfield, Popularium

Class of 2023

Xbox Executive Sarah Bond Wants to Unleash a Generation of “Citizen Creators”

Sam Lake Wants Games to Be “Bold Enough to Keep Experimenting”

Bethesda Founder Christopher Weaver Is Racing to Protect Video Game History

Yoko Taro Is Dreaming of an 8-Bit Call of Duty

Maddy Thorson on 'Celeste' as a Trans Icon, the Evolution of Indies, and Her Next Game

Spider-Man 2 Is the “Ultimate Fantasy” for Superhero Fans, Directors Say

Class of 2022

After Nintendo, Reggie Fils-Aimé wants gamers to give the metaverse a chance

The King of Final Fantasy reveals why the series is “struggling”

Ikumi Nakamura won E3. Now she wants to fix the games industry

The Last of Us devs bet big on accessibility — and made a better game

Luminaries 2022

Super-streamer Ludwig Ahgren hates the same awful gaming trends that you do

Luminaries 2022

Elden Ring, Breath of the Wild 2, and 6 more games that will change the medium