The DeanBeat: Publisher shakeups, Overwatch League debut, and crypto madness — gaming’s crazy week
It was another momentous week for games as I traveled to Disneyland for the Casual Connect USA 2018 event, which drew 1,400 attendees to...
Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg is leaving in March
Eric Hirshberg, the CEO of Call of Duty and Destiny publisher Activision Publishing, will leave his job after eight years in March. Hirshberg just...
The DeanBeat: 9 industry leaders sound off on the state of gaming in 2017
Interviewing some of the wisest people in the game industry is a fun part of my job. Over the past few weeks, at the Electronic...
How Activision CEO aims to make blockbusters out of Destiny 2 and Call of Duty: WWII
Three years ago, Sledgehammer Games and Activision were deciding what to do about 2017’s Call of Duty game. They had veered off into science fiction...
Destiny 2 isn’t coming to Steam — it’s exclusive to Blizzard’s launcher
Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg introduced Blizzard chief Mike Morhaime to announce that Destiny 2 will be available on the PC via Blizzard’s Battle.net...
Jackal Assault VR app comes free with PS4 Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
The Call of Duty: Jackal Assault virtual reality experience is on display at the Call of Duty XP event in Los Angeles. And Eric...
The DeanBeat: Let the shooter wars begin
It’s that time of year when Battlefield and Call of Duty go to war. Both sides are about to make a lot of noise...
Activision is locked and loaded for its Call of Duty XP fan event
Activision Publishing is about to kick its marketing for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare into high gear with its big fan event next week,...
Activision Blizzard is counting on Call of Duty: Black Ops III to return series to growth
The hype around Call of Duty: Black Ops III couldn’t be bigger today as the game formally launches. Players around the world attended midnight...
Using creativity to make both meaning and money
There are two kinds of people in the game industry. Those who think that the industry is in fantastic shape and has entered a...