We’re only beginning to make games more accessible Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 28, 2018 23 min Games are played by more than a billion people, and games have become a $116 billion industry. But that doesn’t mean they are as... Continue Reading 23 min
Diversity needs to be an inside job Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 22, 2018 24 min Disneyland was a good place to check out the diversity of the game industry. I attended the Casual Connect game conference last week at... Continue Reading 24 min
Hollywood’s Skydance Interactive doubles down on VR for the long term Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 21, 2018 13 min David Ellison, son of Oracle founder and billionaire Larry Ellison, started his own Hollywood entertainment studio in 2010. Skydance has made feature films including... Continue Reading 13 min
The DeanBeat: Publisher shakeups, Overwatch League debut, and crypto madness — gaming’s crazy week Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 19, 2018 4 min It was another momentous week for games as I traveled to Disneyland for the Casual Connect USA 2018 event, which drew 1,400 attendees to... Continue Reading 4 min