Dean Takahashi, Author at GamesBeat

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Rounds debuts video chat for Facebook social gamers

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August 18, 2010
1 min

Israeli startup Rounds is launching a video chat platform for Facebook that will target social gamers and other heavy social network users. The idea...

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Zynga launches its first international version of popular poker game

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 17, 2010
1 min

Zynga has the world’s largest online poker game, with more than 28 million users playing Zynga Poker monthly on Facebook. Today, the social game...

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Medal of Honor game draws fire because you can play Taliban side in multiplayer

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August 17, 2010
1 min

The heavily anticipated first person shooter from Electronic Arts, Medal of Honor, has drawn controversy as gamers will be allowed to play as the...

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Sony offers new PlayStation 3 bundle as it readies Move launch

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August 17, 2010
1 min

Sony is offering new models of the PlayStation 3 as it gets ready to launch its Move motion-sensing system on Sept. 19. The Japanese...

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Electronic Arts supports Microsoft’s Kinect in EA Sports Active 2 and Harry Potter games

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August 17, 2010
2 min

Microsoft’s Kinect motion-sensing system is starting to get some interesting support from game publishers. Electronic Arts announced today at the Gamescom conference in Germany...

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Zynga acquires music social game maker Conduit Labs

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August 17, 2010
1 min

Expanding its social gaming empire from coast to coast, Zynga has acquired music social game maker Conduit Labs for an undisclosed price. Conduit Labs...

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The twisted creativity (and potty mouth) of game designer David Jaffe

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 17, 2010
12 min

David Jaffe is one of the stars of the video game industry. Since the 1990s, he has shown his creativity over and over with...

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Scoreloop to provide social platform for mobile games on Taiwanese carrier

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 17, 2010
2 min

Scoreloop has scored an interesting deal for its social platform for mobile games. The Munich-based company is announcing today that it will provide a...