Categories Posted inin Business Why EA moved from the military to police combat with Battlefield Hardline (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 12, 2014 9 min EA's Visceral Games has made a gutsy move into cops and robbers, where the competition isn't as fierce. Continue Reading 9 min
Categories Posted inin Business EA's E3 event: All the news and trailers Posted byby Jeff Grubb June 9, 2014 5 min EA came to Los Angeles with new games for its Electronic Entertainment Expo event. Check here for everything you need to know. Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business Why EA won’t be the worst company in America anymore (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 9, 2014 15 min Peter Moore wants the image of EA as the "worst company in America" to be banished. Continue Reading 15 min
Categories Posted inin Business Why this one man always gets the best seats at E3 (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 6, 2014 12 min As mobile games grow in importance, it's a challege for E3 to grow with them. Continue Reading 12 min
Categories Posted inin Business Has game investing turned into a gold mine or risky bubble speculation? Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 26, 2014 22 min Five global investors weigh in on the state of investing in the game business -- and how entrepreneurs can maneuver in this heady environment. Continue Reading 22 min
Categories Posted inin Business Kabam’s mobile games win loyal players who aren’t so easy to please (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 9, 2014 19 min While others are banking on super blockbuster hits, Kabam is betting on a portfolio strategy to win in mobile and social. Continue Reading 19 min
Categories Posted inin Business CEO David Helgason on why Unity has expanded into mobile game-dev services (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 9, 2014 16 min Unity was at the right place and time when mobile games took off. Now it is expanding into services and game asset sales because it doesn't like to see game developers die. Continue Reading 16 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Comcast may stream games from Electronic Arts to its set-top boxes Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 2, 2014 1 min EA will provide games that Comcast users can play via tablets on the TV. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business A walk on the California coast with Eric Schiermeyer, the cofounder and former analytics expert at Zynga (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 2, 2014 19 min We ran a story earlier this week on Eric Schiermeyer, the co-founder of Zynga and the analytics expert behind its success, and his new... Continue Reading 19 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: Why gamers are lucky they got to play Titanfall Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 18, 2014 5 min A lawsuit, creative ennui, and a fracture among founders almost derailed one of the best games of 2014. Continue Reading 5 min