The DeanBeat column: Stopping to think about the culture of bloodlust Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 16, 2011 4 min Welcome to the front lines of gaming. I’ve been covering the game industry on a day-to-day basis for about 15 years, mainly by immersing... Continue Reading 4 min
Paintball arena recreates multiplayer map from Call of Duty game (video) Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 4, 2011 3 min Call of Duty fans were greeted to a “life imitates art” moment at the Call of Duty XP event this week in Los Angeles.... Continue Reading 3 min
Here’s what the lucky bastards got to do at Call of Duty XP event (photo gallery) Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 4, 2011 5 min The Call of Duty XP event took place in a giant hangar on Friday and Saturday in Los Angeles. It was the place to... Continue Reading 5 min
Activision boss on what puts Call of Duty in a class by itself (video) Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 3, 2011 2 min Eric Hirshberg, the president and chief executive of Activision Publishing ( a division of Activision Blizzard), is treating 6,000 Call of Duty fans to... Continue Reading 2 min
Activision Blizzard chief says “we’ve never been better positioned” in video games Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 1, 2011 2 min Activision Blizzard chief executive is ready to burst out of the video game business and take over the entertainment industry. In an analyst event... Continue Reading 2 min
Awesome! Activision blows a kiss to fans with Call of Duty XP event Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 30, 2011 2 min Just as Blizzard Entertainment has Blizzcon for its game fans, Activision Blizzard is now creating Call of Duty XP 2011, a two-day convention for... Continue Reading 2 min