Categories Posted inin Gameplay Games for Change gives Vanguard Award to Take This leader Eve Crevoshay Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 30, 2022 14 min It’s been a tough few years for game developers, and that’s why Eve Crevoshay is focused on making a difference for them. She is... Continue Reading 14 min
Categories Posted inin Business Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope isn’t a safe sequel Posted byby Mike Minotti June 29, 2022 6 min Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope is looking like a more interesting sequel than you may expect. Unlock premium content and VIP community perks... Continue Reading 6 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay DICE chief Rebecka Coutaz interview: How EA’s Battlefield studio is improving quality and culture Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 21, 2022 13 min Rebecka Coutaz has a big job ahead of her as the new vice president and general manager of DICE, the Stockholm, Sweden-based studio that... Continue Reading 13 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay The DeanBeat: Why Neal Stephenson is starting a metaverse company 3 decades after Snow Crash Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 17, 2022 12 min It’s not often that you get to hear things from the horse’s mouth. In this case, I was able to do an interview with... Continue Reading 12 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Genvid interview: The emerging genre of massive interactive live events (MILEs) Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 16, 2022 15 min Genvid Technologies used its cloud technology to pioneer the massive interactive live events (MILEs) as a new genre in games. It’s a novel concept... Continue Reading 15 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II — Preview of underwater stealth at the Amsterdam docks Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 9, 2022 2 min Infinity Ward showed off a new underwater stealth warfare level of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II at a press event. Unlock premium content... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Infinity Ward: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II characters will have story arcs in campaign Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 8, 2022 10 min Activision Blizzard’s Infinity Ward studio took the wraps off Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II today, and I had a front-seat view of the... Continue Reading 10 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Infinity Ward leaders: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 won’t have gratuitous moments Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 8, 2022 9 min Activision Blizzard’s Infinity Ward studio unveiled Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II today, with presentations on the title’s campaign missions and multiplayer design. While... Continue Reading 9 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II preview — it’s entertainment, not gritty realism Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 8, 2022 8 min When Infinity Ward talked about the campaign for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare in 2019, it said the story was so gritty and realistic... Continue Reading 8 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay The Quarry is a video game version of a fun slasher flick Posted byby Rachel Kaser May 26, 2022 2 min The Quarry is the next game coming from Supermassive, the studio behind Until Dawn and the Dark Pictures Anthology. I got to play a... Continue Reading 2 min