Categories Posted inin Business Apple v. Epic antitrust trial closing arguments — Judge grills both sides on competition Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 25, 2021 12 min The Apple v. Epic Games antitrust trial closed today without closing arguments. Rather, the federal judge grilled both sides on the facts of the... Continue Reading 12 min
Categories Posted inin Business Apple v. Epic trial wraps up as judge spars with Tim Cook Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 21, 2021 8 min Apple CEO Tim Cook testified as the final witness in the Apple v. Epic Games antitrust trial on Friday, and the poised executive faced... Continue Reading 8 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: Sorting through the steamy evidence in Apple v. Epic Games Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 7, 2021 15 min The game industry has been buzzing about the Apple v. Epic Games antitrust lawsuit since testimony in the three-week trial began on Monday. The... Continue Reading 15 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Tim Sweeney testimony and new documents shed light on Epic and Apple’s game businesses Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 4, 2021 6 min The Apple v. Epic antitrust trial that began Monday is digging into some of the secrets of the business of gaming, as documents and... Continue Reading 6 min
Categories Posted inin Business Apple v. Epic Games opening statements highlight tech antitrust arguments Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 3, 2021 8 min Epic Games started its antitrust trial against Apple today with its argument about why Apple’s control of its App Store for mobile games and... Continue Reading 8 min
Categories Posted inin Business Apple v. Epic trial opens with hilarious audience chatter Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 3, 2021 1 min The Apple v. Epic trial call started out as a hilarious circus as the court using a group phone line failed to mute the... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Apple v. Epic Games trial starts with all eyes watching Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 3, 2021 12 min The Apple v. Epic trial gets underway today in a virtual hearing in federal court. It’s fair to say this is the trial of... Continue Reading 12 min
Categories Posted inin Development Epic Games acquires ArtStation to foster an online marketplace for artists Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 30, 2021 2 min Epic Games has acquired ArtStation, which operates a marketplace for artists to sell their art, post jobs, and host portfolios — and it’s cutting... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Entertainment Spire Animation Studios kicks off Epic Games’ new Unreal Shorts animated film program Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 26, 2021 4 min Spire Animation Studios is one of the first recipients of a new Epic Games grant initiative and fellowship program called Unreal Shorts. It’s for... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Technology The DeanBeat: A Big Bang week for the metaverse Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 16, 2021 8 min The metaverse had a couple of Big Bangs this week that should put it on everyone’s radar. First, Epic Games raised $1 billion at... Continue Reading 8 min