The DeanBeat: Great moments at our metaverse event Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 28, 2022 5 min Thank you all for coming to our second annual GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming Summit and our GamesBeat Summit: Into the Metaverse 2 online event... Continue Reading 5 min
Jason Rubin on Meta’s strategy for the metaverse Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 25, 2022 8 min When Jason Rubin joined Oculus VR in 2014, he was handed a copy of Ready Player One, one of the books that helped define... Continue Reading 8 min
Are you ready and registered for this year’s GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit? Posted byby GamesBeat January 20, 2022 3 min We’re so close to The 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit, the event so nice we’re throwing it twice. On Tuesday, January 25,... Continue Reading 3 min
The DeanBeat: Get ready for an awesome GamesBeat Summit: Into the Metaverse 2 event Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 17, 2021 6 min I’m getting very excited about our awesome GamesBeat Summit: Into the Metaverse 2 event coming in just six weeks. And it feels like the... Continue Reading 6 min
Jason Rubin: How to find more gamers through instant and cloud games Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 26, 2021 4 min The game industry isn’t done breaking down barriers to make games more accessible. That’s the view of Jason Rubin, vice president of play at... Continue Reading 4 min
Driving Game Growth: Our event on pushing games forward in 2021 Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 17, 2021 4 min Amid a horrible year for everyone, gaming had historic growth in 2020. Market researcher Newzoo estimates all game revenues grew 19% to $174.9 billion... Continue Reading 4 min
Facebook unveils free-to-play cloud gaming service Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 26, 2020 5 min Facebook has unveiled a free-to-play cloud gaming service for sharing and playing games. The service is part of Facebook Gaming and is now in... Continue Reading 5 min
The DeanBeat: Two gaming shows undergo big changes Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 14, 2020 5 min I attended the Dice Summit this week, culminating in an awards show last night that is often compared to the Oscars of games, and... Continue Reading 5 min
Oculus’ VP Jason Rubin isn’t fretting over Sony’s acquisition of Insomniac Posted byby Jason Wilson August 24, 2019 1 min Earlier this week Sony acquired Insomniac Games, one of the Oculus VR‘s most important development partners. It could be seen as a blow to the... Continue Reading 1 min
What comes next for Oculus after the Quest launch Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 22, 2019 6 min Jason Rubin can take a moment to sigh with relief. Now that the Oculus Quest wireless virtual reality headset has launched, it’s clear that... Continue Reading 6 min