Announcing the GamesBeat 2013 Who’s Got Game Innovation Showdown

Back for its fifth year, the Who’s Got Game Innovation Showdown spotlights seven companies — from young startups to more established players — with the freshest ideas and most disruptive technologies in gaming.

We’re happy to announce you can now apply — for free — to enter this contest. This is your opportunity to showcase your product/service live at GamesBeat 2013 in front of 500-plus industry execs, investors, and press.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.