The DeanBeat: Reinvention at the GamesBeat Summit Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 26, 2019 6 min I’m very proud of our GamesBeat Summit 2019, the event we held about Building Gaming Communities at the community-oriented Two Bit Circus in Los... Continue Reading 6 min
The DeanBeat: Telling stories at GamesBeat Summit 2019 Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 19, 2019 7 min We’ve got 97 luminaries speaking at our GamesBeat Summit 2019 event on April 23-24 in Los Angeles. I’ve spent the better part of six... Continue Reading 7 min
The world of blockchain and games comes to GamesBeat Summit 2019 Posted byby GamesBeat April 15, 2019 3 min GamesBeat Summit 2019 is taking a deep dive into the sometimes confusing, yet ridiculously attractive world of blockchain and games on April 23 –... Continue Reading 3 min
The DeanBeat: Our dream event with Atari father Nolan Bushnell, Respawn’s Vince Zampella and Spider-Man dude Ted Price Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 8, 2019 6 min I’ve been dreaming about putting on a great game industry event for a long time. We’ve been doing our GamesBeat conferences for a decade... Continue Reading 6 min
More GamesBeat Summit 2019 speakers: Brock Pierce, Jen MacLean, and Kevin Chou Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 17, 2018 5 min GamesBeat Summit 2019 will take place in Los Angeles at the Two Bit Circus, a “micro-amusement park” that’s like an arcade meets Ready Player... Continue Reading 5 min
Blockchain billionaire Brock Pierce on saving Puerto Rico, cryptocurrency games, and fighting controversy Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 29, 2018 19 min Brock Pierce is a blockchain billionaire, one of the people who got into cryptocurrency when Bitcoin was in its infancy. In fact, he mined... Continue Reading 19 min
How to turn a developer into a founder: Advice from those who’ve done it Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 15, 2013 5 min Game industry leaders say it takes discipline and learning to shift from hands-on coding to running things. Continue Reading 5 min
Social casino games the highlight at 2013’s Casual Connect conference Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 1, 2013 3 min With more than 40 speakers, the track will focus on one of gaming's hottest categories. Continue Reading 3 min
After last year’s boom, social casino games remain strong Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 15, 2013 8 min Social casino games acquired by gambling companies are generating huge revenues even after the deals are done. Continue Reading 8 min
In big social-casino bet, Playsino acquires Popover Games and Foghorn Games (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 1, 2012 2 min Rivals Popover Games and Foghorn Games are now part of Playsino, reaching an even bigger audience of social-casino game players. Continue Reading 2 min