HTC Vive marketing exec leaves VR for Micron Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 11, 2019 1 min Rahul Sandil, a former marketing executive at HTC’s Vive virtual reality division, is jumping ship to Micron Technology, where he will serve as head... Continue Reading 1 min
Former Xbox manager joins HTC to run Vive content marketing Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 20, 2016 1 min Rahul Sandil, a former Xbox manager who led community relations for the canceled Project Spark, has taken a job as the vice president of... Continue Reading 1 min
GamesBeat 2015 explores the future of user-generated content Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 1, 2015 7 min When Microsoft bought Minecraft maker Mojang for $2.5 billion a year ago, it was a ringing endorsement for user-generated content. Now it’s time to... Continue Reading 7 min
Project Spark is Microsoft’s attempt to capture the magic of a Minecraft-like sandbox (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 3, 2014 18 min Will Microsoft be able to ignite a creative revolution with Project Spark? Continue Reading 18 min
The DeanBeat: Emerging game technologies and the Battle Royal Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 27, 2013 4 min Take our GamesBeat research poll. Which new game technology will win? Who will win the Battle Royal? Continue Reading 4 min