Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order interview — How Respawn designed the game for thoughtful combat Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 9, 2019 7 min Jedi Knights aren’t known for simple brute force. And that’s one reason why the combat in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order — which Electronic... Continue Reading 7 min
Apex Legends is getting a ranked mode Posted byby Jeff Grubb June 8, 2019 1 min Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment took the stage for EA Play 2019 today to talk about the future of Apex Legends. As part of... Continue Reading 1 min
Apex Legends gets new character Watson, L-Star weapon, and Ranked Mode on July 2 Posted byby Mike Minotti June 8, 2019 2 min Electronic Arts revealed what’s coming next to Apex Legends during its EA Play event today in Los Angeles. This includes the new playable character... Continue Reading 2 min
Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order shows Force-heavy gameplay as you rescue Wookiees with Saw Gerrera Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes June 8, 2019 2 min Electronic Arts showed the first gameplay footage of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order during its annual EA Play fan event in Los Angeles, which... Continue Reading 2 min
Apex Legends Season 2 Battle Pass features zippier progression Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 30, 2019 2 min Apex Legends is one of a number of ongoing games that will show up at the E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) this year with new... Continue Reading 2 min
The DeanBeat: Building visionary triple-A game studios that last Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 10, 2019 5 min One of my favorite business books is Built to Last: Successful habits of visionary companies, by Jim Collins and Jerry Porras. Starting the 1990s,... Continue Reading 5 min
Apex Legends: Nearly 30% of its over 50 million players are new to EA, China and mobile on horizon Posted byby Jason Wilson May 7, 2019 1 min Apex Legends has been a phenomenon for EA, and the publisher said that 30% of its players are new to its games — an... Continue Reading 1 min
Respawn pledges transparency for Apex Legends, teases Season 2 updates Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes April 25, 2019 2 min Apex Legends developer Respawn Entertainment is going through some growing pains with the popular battle royale shooter. In a new blog post, the company... Continue Reading 2 min
Vince Zampella wants to improve Apex Legends’ communication with players Posted byby Mike Minotti April 24, 2019 1 min Apex Legends has become a giant hit since its launch in early February. But that success caught Respawn Entertainment, and its CEO Vince Zampella,... Continue Reading 1 min
Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order reveal — Respawn is going to have a very big year Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 13, 2019 3 min Lucasfilm and Electronic Arts’ Respawn Entertainment unveiled Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, a new video game where you get to play a Jedi, will... Continue Reading 3 min