Family-run Arkadium embarks on a new leadership transition Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 15, 2023 4 min Arkadium has been a family-run company for more than two decades. It still is, but now it is embarking on a new leadership transition.... Continue Reading 4 min
Magic Soup Games founders J. Allen Brack, Jen Oneal and John Donham answer our queries Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 15, 2023 11 min It looks like there is life after Azeroth. Ex-Blizzard veterans Jen Oneal, J. Allen Brack and John Donham have formed a new game studio... Continue Reading 11 min
What do we mean by the long game? | Dice Summit Town Hall Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 10, 2023 28 min In 22 years of attending the annual Dice Summit, I’ve witnessed extraordinary and memorable talks from the leaders of the game industry. And so... Continue Reading 28 min
Redemption Games spins out of AppLovin and raises $7M Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 7, 2023 4 min Redemption Games has spun out of AppLovin and it has raised a new round of $7 million as an independent game studio. The Carlsbad,... Continue Reading 4 min
GamesBeat Summit 2023 will take us to The Next Level | The DeanBeat Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 3, 2023 5 min We’d love to have you attend our GamesBeat Summit 2023 event on May 22-23 at the Marina del Rey Marriott in Los Angeles. It will... Continue Reading 5 min
Avalon raises $13M to build an interoperable digital universe Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 28, 2023 7 min Avalon Corp. has raised $13 million in funding to build a new interoperable digital universe. Or maybe you could call it a chunk of... Continue Reading 7 min
Pokémon Concierge is Netflix’s latest game adaptation Posted byby Jordan Fragen February 27, 2023 1 min The Pokémon Company and Netflix are teaming up for an original series based on the world of Pokémon. The series is set at the... Continue Reading 1 min
Champions Round raises $7M for free-to-play fantasy sports games Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 27, 2023 6 min Fantasy sports game startup Champions Round has raised $7 million in funding to create skill-based games for Gen Z sports fans. Point72 Ventures and... Continue Reading 6 min
Inspirations and highlights from Dice Summit 2023 | The DeanBeat Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 25, 2023 7 min I enjoyed many of the moments of the Dice Summit 2023 and the Dice Awards this week, from the opening talk by author Neal... Continue Reading 7 min
PitchBook drops first gaming investment report covering Q4 2022 Posted byby Jordan Fragen February 24, 2023 3 min Investment data and research firm PitchBook has released its first market report on the gaming industry. The report focuses on Q4 2022 and provides... Continue Reading 3 min