Categories Posted inin Entertainment The DeanBeat: The battle of the esports titans Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 1, 2016 4 min Esports has is a phenomenon in the game business, and big companies are planting their stakes to demonstrate that they’re ready for a world of... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business EA responds to FIFA Ultimate Team community about alleged ‘chemistry glitch’ Posted byby Jeff Grubb June 29, 2016 2 min Fans of EA Sports’ FIFA 16 soccer game are in an uproar after a group of players discovered an issue that is potentially handicapping... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Madden publisher EA settles with NFL legend Jim Brown over likeness dispute Posted byby Jeff Grubb June 28, 2016 2 min Publisher Electronic Arts has finally found the key to stopping an offensive assault by former Cleveland Browns running back Jim Brown: you pay him... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Tetris Blitz: 2016 Edition is the latest iteration of the falling-blocks game for iOS and Android Posted byby Mike Minotti June 28, 2016 1 min If you’re looking for a way to kill time, Tetris is always there for you. Electronic Arts today released Tetris Blitz: 2016 Edition, a free-to-play... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: Shooters. Zombies. Pirates. Gods. My picks for the best games of E3 Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 24, 2016 9 min The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is about to fade into memory but not before I let everybody know what my favorite games were. We... Continue Reading 9 min
Categories Posted inin Business Publishing chief Laura Miele tells why EA pulled its E3 booth and put ‘players first’ Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 15, 2016 9 min More than 50,000 people will file through the halls of the Los Angeles Convention Center this week for the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). But... Continue Reading 9 min
Categories Posted inin Business Sony stole the show in the battle of the E3 press events Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 14, 2016 7 min It’s not so hard to figure out that Sony stole the show in the battle of the press conferences at the Electronic Entertainment Expo... Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Business Titanfall 2 hands-on: How grappling hooks let you close in on a Titan Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 13, 2016 3 min Electronic Arts debuted Titanfall 2 with great fanfare on Sunday at its big press event. It had a thundering trailer and a rousing pitch from Vince... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Visceral’s Star Wars game made a brief appearance at EA’s E3 event Posted byby Mike Minotti June 12, 2016 1 min Well, it wasn’t much, but we got a brief look at a new Star Wars game during EA’s leadup event for the Electronic Entertainment... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business EA gives us a deeper look at its vision for Battlefield 1’s World War I Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 12, 2016 2 min Electronic Arts showed off its huge ambitions for Battlefield 1, the next installment in the Battlefield series. Battlefield 1 is part of the multibillion... Continue Reading 2 min