Categories Posted inin Business Oculus VR’s Jason Rubin says designing VR titles is the toughest learning curve in games Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 19, 2015 13 min Jason Rubin is a 30-year veteran of video games and the cofounder of Naughty Dog, the maker of the Crash Bandicoot series and many... Continue Reading 13 min
Categories Posted inin Business How Arkadium survived when the Russians took over Crimea Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 19, 2015 10 min Game companies deal with uncertainty all of the time. But it’s usually not the kind that Jessica Rovello, the chief executive of New York-based... Continue Reading 10 min
Categories Posted inin Business Kate Edwards brings her savvy — and her sword — to defend game developers’ work-life balance Posted byby Jason Wilson October 16, 2015 2 min SAN FRANCISCO – For game developers, passion is a problem. Dressed as a Game of Thrones character to show her willingness to fight for... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Microsoft: ‘All virtual reality platforms will converge to mixed reality’ Posted byby Jason Wilson October 16, 2015 3 min SAN FRANCISCO – Virtual reality is just a stepping stone for augmented reality. This was a conclusion a group of panelist reached during a... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Watch the GamesBeat 2015 video archives right here Posted byby Jeff Grubb October 16, 2015 1 min GamesBeat 2015 is over, but it can live on forever in our hearts (and YouTube is where I keep my ticker). For the seventh ever... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business An interview with Gabe Leydon, Machine Zone’s man on the Iron Throne Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 16, 2015 8 min Gabe Leydon, the chief executive of Machine Zone, is the man on the Iron Throne of mobile gaming. His company’s Game of War: Fire... Continue Reading 8 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: GamesBeat 2015 put the spotlight on two kings of mobile Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 16, 2015 4 min We had a wonderful GamesBeat 2015 conference with 116 speakers and moderators who showed us the breadth of gaming. I thoroughly enjoyed many of... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Glu’s Niccolo De Masi spreads his bets across the A-list celebrities Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 16, 2015 11 min Glu Mobile was founded in 2001, and it has earned its place as one of the biggest and best-known mobile game companies. But it... Continue Reading 11 min
Categories Posted inin Entertainment Virtual reality is gaming’s ‘Mother of Dragons’ Posted byby Jason Wilson October 15, 2015 2 min SAN FRANCISCO — GamesBeat 2015‘s theme was Game of Thrones. And if the virtual reality platform were a character on the show, it would... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Wargaming’s secret: World of Tanks is the ‘ultimate hobby for our audience’ Posted byby GamesBeat October 15, 2015 6 min Wargaming's Jay Cohen on the developer's culture and direction Continue Reading 6 min