Categories Posted inin Business How the war in Ukraine impacted mobile app and game advertising Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 10, 2022 4 min The war in Ukraine has had a major impact on the mobile app and gaming industry since the conflict began in February. As lives...
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Kaser Focus: Prepping for Ragnarök Posted byby Rachel Kaser July 8, 2022 2 min Well, look at that. Less than one week after I chastised the room at large for being unpleasant to the devs of God of...
Categories Posted inin Business GameRefinery: Mobile game publishers bypass app store fees Posted byby GamesBeat July 8, 2022 2 min Apparently it isn’t just Epic Games trying to find ways to get around exorbitant fees on mobile app stores. According to the mobile game...
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: Be nice. Be kind. Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 8, 2022 4 min “Be nice to him, Dean.” Someone said that to me in a meeting this week. Something about my behavior suggested that I might not...
Categories Posted inin Technology Chip Morningstar interview: How the metaverse started with Habitat Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 8, 2022 18 min The metaverse is all the rage today, and its lineage goes way back in gaming. The universe of connected virtual worlds might well become...
Categories Posted inin Technology Hiber will use Ready Player Me avatars for its user-created worlds Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 8, 2022 2 min Hiber has teamed up with avatar company Ready Player Me to bring cross-platform 3D avatars into the HiberWorld. HiberWorld is a platform for user-generated...
Categories Posted inin Gameplay VR enthusiasts can finally cut the Facebook cord next month Posted byby GamesBeat July 7, 2022 2 min Meta (Facebook) buying Oculus and requiring a Facebook account to use the device is a big reason why I bought an HTC Vive instead...
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Red Dead Online scales back support Posted byby GamesBeat July 7, 2022 2 min Fans of Red Dead Online are in for a disappointment. In a blog post from Rockstar Games earlier today, the company confirmed that they...
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Iron Galaxy on diversity, inclusion, and its rise in LGBTQ+ staff Posted byby Rachel Kaser July 7, 2022 11 min It’s no secret that the games industry has an inclusivity problem. While many developers and publishers claim to want a diverse pool of staff...
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Skull & Bones launches on November 8 Posted byby Mike Minotti July 7, 2022 1 min Ubisoft brought Skull & Bones out of the shadows today, revealing gameplay and a November 8 release date for the pirate-themed open world game....