The DeanBeat: The time we put into games says a lot about us Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 4, 2016 5 min You still have time to play video games? I get that question a lot these days. I pride myself on being a game journalist... Continue Reading 5 min
Infinity Ward’s new chief marched his developers to a comeback with Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 4, 2016 12 min Infinity Ward wasn’t in the best shape after its last game, Call of Duty: Ghosts, which debuted in 2013. The studio’s founders had departed... Continue Reading 12 min
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare’s nonstop action and epic story redeems Infinity Ward Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 4, 2016 11 min Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is out today, and it’s not a disappointment. I would say that it’s one of the best Call of... Continue Reading 11 min
Activision Blizzard generates $1.57 billion in Q3 revenue as Overwatch explodes Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 3, 2016 3 min Activision Blizzard, one of the world’s biggest game publishers, beat earnings expectations for its third quarter ended September 30. The company said non-GAAP (generally accepted... Continue Reading 3 min
Holding off the robot swarm in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 3, 2016 1 min Ethan the robot serves as your friend in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. But most of the robots are fighting for the enemy, the... Continue Reading 1 min
The funniest character in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is … a robot Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 3, 2016 2 min Who said robots don’t have a sensor of humor? One of the funniest characters in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is a fighting military... Continue Reading 2 min
The first 15 minutes of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare has ferocious firefights Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 3, 2016 1 min Right away, you learn that Infinite Warfare isn’t your normal Call of Duty. It’s a war for resources, alright. But it takes place in... Continue Reading 1 min
Activision launches Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare tour-guide bot for Facebook Messenger Posted byby GamesBeat October 30, 2016 2 min Ahead of the release of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare in five days, Activision launched a Facebook Messenger bot that acts as a tour... Continue Reading 2 min
Developers share insights from Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare beta Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 29, 2016 1 min Activision’s Infinity Ward studio posted the insights that it learned from the Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare beta and how it is changing the... Continue Reading 1 min
How Respawn crafted better mech combat and single-player play in Titanfall 2 Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 21, 2016 17 min When the original Titanfall debuted in 2014 on the Xbox One and Xbox 360, everything was a rush job. Respawn Entertainment had to hire... Continue Reading 17 min