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GamesBeat Next 2025: Unlocking the Next Growth Engine for Games and Creators

GamesBeat Next 2025: Unlocking the Next Growth Engine for Games and Creators

Overwolf is proud to be  leading the charge in empowering the next generation of game creators. So far this year, the Overwolf has paid out over $300 million to in-game creators, validating the scale, sustainability, and real-world impact of UGC in gaming’s evolving economy (GamesBeat).

At GamesBeat Next, Overwolf's CEO Uri Marchand took the stage to discuss how user-generated content (UGC) has evolved from a “side quest” into a core growth engine for the games industry. During the panel, Uri explored how studios are embracing ecosystems like Roblox, Epic/UEFN, and Overwolf/CurseForge to reinvent how UGC experiences are built, distributed, and monetized.

Joining him on stage were:

Moderated by Dean Takahashi, Editorial Director, GamesBeat.

Watch the full presentation below:

If you are interested in unlocking its potential right now, reach out & get started here.


About Overwolf

With support for over 1,500 games, 178K creators, and a reach of 113M monthly active users, Overwolf is the world’s leading gaming UGC ecosystem. It empowers creators to build, share, and monetize in-game apps, mods, private servers, websites, and even games themselves.

Overwolf believes that the gaming industry is entering a new era driven by community-created experiences – a key force in extending game longevity and player engagement. In 2025 alone, Overwolf paid out over $300M to in-game creators – fueling the growth of user-generated content in gaming. Beyond supporting in-game creators, Overwolf partners with game studios to facilitate community-driven content through CurseForge for Studios – a white-label solution designed to help publishers seamlessly integrate modding into new and existing games, at zero cost.