Categories Posted inin Business How an office sauna might help make Finland’s next tablet game blockbuster Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 30, 2013 8 min The maker of Supernauts is taking its time as it aims to create the next generation of user-generated gaming. Continue Reading 8 min
Categories Posted inin Technology An IBM executive reacts to Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs game about hacking smart cities Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 19, 2013 5 min We asked IBM executive Bernie Meyerson what he thought about Ubisoft's dystopian smart-cities game Watch Dogs. Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business The Xbox One controller: A look at the new rumble, faster speed, smooth design, and everything else (part 4, exclusive) Posted byby GamesBeat November 21, 2013 7 min The Xbox One controller rumbles smarter, has better bandwidth, and is made for longer, more comfortable gaming sessions. Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Business PlayStation 4 vs. Xbox One: The winner is … Posted byby GamesBeat November 20, 2013 6 min GamesBeat's editor-in-chief compares the two consoles in a few categories that matter the most. Continue Reading 6 min
Categories Posted inin Business The Xbox One controller: What’s new with the buttons and triggers (part 3, exclusive) Posted byby GamesBeat November 20, 2013 5 min Microsoft spent millions of dollars to get the face buttons to look the way they do. Why? Also, check out the much-improved triggers. Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business The Xbox One controller: What’s new with the analog sticks and D-pad (part 2, exclusive) Posted byby GamesBeat November 19, 2013 4 min Today, we look at a completely redesigned D-pad and much grippier analog sticks. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business The Xbox One controller: Projectors, smells (!), and other stuff that didn’t make it in (part 1, exclusive) Posted byby GamesBeat November 18, 2013 10 min Here is an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the $100M-plus creation of the Xbox One joypad. Today, we look at early prototypes and some crazy functions that didn't make it in. Continue Reading 10 min
Categories Posted inin Business How the Finns built their gaming startup hub in Helsinki Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 13, 2013 4 min The biggest example of tech success in Finland is the game sector. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Why the PlayStation 4 is slanted Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 12, 2013 2 min The PlayStation 4's lean isn't just for style points. It has really material benefits. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: The powers that be show how Washington D.C. views the game business Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 8, 2013 5 min The White House advisor on games and the game industry's top lobbyist view gaming in very different ways. Continue Reading 5 min