Categories Posted inin Business Apple CEO Tim Cook pledges to be ‘a force for change’ in wake of Black Lives Matter protests Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 22, 2020 2 min Apple CEO Tim Cook opened his WWDC keynote talk by addressing racism, equality, and justice. He said he recognized the pain being felt throughout... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is coming October 2 Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 22, 2020 4 min Activision Publishing announced today that the all-new Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is coming to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on October... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Min Min from Arms joins Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Posted byby Mike Minotti June 22, 2020 1 min We knew that a character from Arms would be coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Now we know that it’s Min Min, Arms’ ramen-loving... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Exploding Kittens launches Zoom-based word-guessing game Poetry for Neanderthals Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 22, 2020 4 min Tabletop game maker Exploding Kittens has launched a card game, Poetry for Neanderthals, that people can play on Zoom calls while they’re stuck in... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Polyient Games will invest in early-stage startups making blockchain game infrastructure Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 21, 2020 4 min Blockchain gaming has to walk before it runs. That’s why Polyient Games, a recent spinoff of incubator Polyient Labs, is starting to invest in... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Game industry TV advertising keeps sliding down Posted byby Jason Wilson June 20, 2020 2 min Although estimated TV ad spend slightly increased from the previous 30-day period, the gaming industry saw a 22.26% decline in total ad impressions from... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business The RetroBeat: Jak & Daxter showed Naughty Dog at a crossroads Posted byby Mike Minotti June 19, 2020 4 min Like everyone else, I’ve been playing that hot Naughty Dog game. Yup, that’s right, Jak & Daxter! OK, I guess the headline gave that... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: Why can’t EA do more games with its big budget? Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 19, 2020 5 min For me, the most inspirational parts of Electronic Arts’ EA Play 2020 event had little to do with games that are coming shortly. EA... Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business Spin Master ramps its game business as toys go digital Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 19, 2020 3 min Toy maker Spin Master grew to a $2 billion valuation with TV shows like Paw Patrol and toys like Air Hogs drones. But as... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Hazelight’s Josef Fares reveals It Takes Two co-op game Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 18, 2020 2 min Josef Fares, the founder of indie game studio Hazelight, revealed the story and gameplay of It Takes Two, the next game coming from a... Continue Reading 2 min