The DeanBeat: A few days without game journalism and a few days without gaming Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 12, 2019 5 min Last week I went on my summer vacation for a few days. It was a rare victory for those of you who would like... Continue Reading 5 min
How Brendan Greene created the PUBG phenomenon and then moved on to something new Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 6, 2019 28 min Brendan Greene had a singular vision to bring battle royale to the video game market. He started as a modder, and he was a... Continue Reading 28 min
David Cage and Josef Fares on the future of game storytelling Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 4, 2019 31 min Joseph Fares and David Cage are game directors who love storytelling. They have created memorable games that players rave about. But they share little... Continue Reading 31 min
Cory Barlog: The struggle of making God of War Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 30, 2019 34 min Cory Barlog has been on a year-long victory tour since the release of God of War, the acclaimed title that has had tremendous success... Continue Reading 34 min
David Cage interview: Researching Detroit: Become Human’s back story of rogue AI Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 29, 2019 7 min Detroit: Become Human depicts a fictional near-future story about a world where humans are served by lifelike androids. It showed us a future where... Continue Reading 7 min
Josef Fares: How to build story into gameplay in video games Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 29, 2019 8 min Joseph Fares, founder of the Hazelight game studio in Sweden, believes that video games are a unique medium where you can take advantage of... Continue Reading 8 min
The DeanBeat: Great moments with game developers at Gamelab 2019 Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 28, 2019 7 min I’m always hungry when I go to Gamelab, the video game conference in Barcelona that is curated each year by Ivan Fernandez Lobo. I... Continue Reading 7 min
Jordan Mechner’s new book will explore the making of Prince of Persia, 3 decades later Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 27, 2019 2 min Gaming pioneer Jordan Mechner said he is publishing a book on the making of The Prince of Persia, based on journals that he kept... Continue Reading 2 min
Shawn Layden: 9 takeaways from Sony’s worldwide game studios chief Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 29, 2018 7 min Shawn Layden is the guy at Sony who goes on stage at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) or the PlayStation Experience event, wearing a... Continue Reading 7 min
The DeanBeat: Where game developers still dare to bet big Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 29, 2018 7 min In 2010 and 2011, the development team at Guerrilla Games in Amsterdam surveyed the landscape of video games. They had just shipped the sci-fi... Continue Reading 7 min