GamesBeat conference moved to April 9 and April 10 in Berkeley

After careful conversation with our sponsors and other supporters, we’ve decided to reschedule the GamesBeat Conference on October 5 and October 6, 2017 to April 9 and 10, 2018 at the Claremont Resort & Spa in Berkeley California.

GamesBeat Summit 2018 will host CEOs, investors, developers, marketing and technology executives, and brand owners. Attendees will gather with peers in a relaxed, resort environment at the beautiful Claremont Hotel. We’ll also use this event to debut our brand new Visionary Awards, recognizing one of the leaders of the game industry.

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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.