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Our inspirational GamesBeat Summit ‘lightning round’ talks on lessons for game developers (video)

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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What happens when you give a really smart person just five minutes to talk in front of an important audience? We found out at our recent GamesBeat Summit 2016 event, where we had five talented game industry veterans offer their thoughts on lessons for game developers and our theme of “underdogs.”

I had a good time putting together and watching these dynamic, focused talks from some of the wise people of gaming. Our speakers in order:

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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.