Categories Posted inin Business Quantum Break’s time-bending first act is meant to blow your mind Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 1, 2016 7 min Spoiler alert: This preview has text and video that tell you what happens at the start of the game. Remedy Entertainment pioneered the use... Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Business After 15 years, Remedy Entertainment CEO resigns to join Wargaming Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 3, 2015 4 min Matias Myllyrinne leaves Remedy for an undescribed role at the maker of World of Tanks. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Remedy veteran starts new Finnish game startup Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 26, 2015 2 min Oskari “Ozz” Häkkinen has started a new mobile-game and app startup called Futurefly. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business An interview with Remedy’s chief in a Finnish sauna 300 feet in the air Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 1, 2014 7 min In a very Finnish setting, Matias Myllyrinne talks about mobile titles and the TV-game hybrid Quantum Break. Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: Finnish game companies want to dominate, but they don’t want to be rock stars or emperors Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 21, 2014 5 min Supercell in particular isn't engaged in empire building, in contrast to Silicon Valley companies. Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business Alan Wake creator Remedy Entertainment taps Flaregames to publish Agents of Storm on mobile Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 25, 2014 4 min Remedy goes with a mobile publishing startup to launch its latest mobile game. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business How 8 games crawled through 'development hell' — and what they found on the other side Posted byby GamesBeat July 12, 2014 8 min The true stories of eight games that defied all odds to actually get into gamers' hands. And the most surprising part: Some of them are actually good. Continue Reading 8 min
Categories Posted inin Business Alan Wake developer's next game, Quantum Break, won't hit Xbox One this year Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 30, 2014 2 min Quantum Break will also not have a playable demo at E3, according to Microsoft. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: The 10 most anticipated games of 2014 (poll) Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 20, 2013 9 min Take a peek at the games that I think will be the most entertaining next year. And vote for your own favorite. Continue Reading 9 min
Categories Posted inin Business Remedy unveils iOS naval-battle game Agents of Steel Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 7, 2013 1 min Remedy's new iOS game is coming in early 2014. Continue Reading 1 min