Categories Posted inin Gameplay Turtle Rock’s Steve Goldstein believes the console game industry lacks risk takers Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 28, 2017 23 min I’ve formed a lot of opinions about the game industry over the years. And I recently got the chance to spout them in a... Continue Reading 23 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: The gaming world is flat, but you can tilt it in your direction Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 2, 2016 16 min TOKYO – I’m third-generation Japanese-American. My grandparents came from Japan as farmers about 100 years ago. I considered it an honor to be able... Continue Reading 16 min
Categories Posted inin Business How Montreal’s Behaviour Interactive moved up the food chain from outsourcing to making original games Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 1, 2016 11 min Game developers usually go through an evolution, growing from a tiny amoeba to a complex organism. That’s the case with Behaviour Interactive, a 24-year-old game... Continue Reading 11 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay How Canada’s Behaviour Interactive hatched its horror hit Dead by Daylight Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 25, 2016 16 min Dead by Daylight could be the biggest success that Behaviour Interactive has seen in its 24 year history. The Canadian game studio, which spent... Continue Reading 16 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: Fallout Shelter is a rare free-to-play hardcore mobile gaming hit Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 17, 2015 7 min The game has been a big hit with Fallout fans, but its designers could learn a lot from mobile experts. Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Business How sci-fi game maker Chris Roberts crowdfunded $72.3M from 750,913 supporters Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 10, 2015 12 min Unbridled ambition for his new sci-fi universe helped. The more fans gave, the more he revealed. Continue Reading 12 min
Categories Posted inin Business Naughty Bear: Panic in Paradise is a dead bear’s party that’s not much fun (review) Posted byby GamesBeat October 10, 2012 5 min Leave your body at the door. ... Naughty Bear: Panic in Paradise is one party no one can survive. Continue Reading 5 min