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GamesBeat Summit 2018 speakers — Star Wars: Battlefront II’s Janina Gavankar, Brianna Wu, and Tencent’s Dan Brody

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
January 11, 2018
5 min

There’s just one event where you can find Star Wars: Battlefront II’s star, the games industry’s first major congressional candidate, and one of the...

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The ‘How Do You Screw That Up’ Award goes to Electronic Arts

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
December 26, 2017
2 min

You would think that making new Star Wars games in the era of annual film releases from Disney is a can’t-lose scenario, but you weren’t...

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2 min

The DeanBeat: My favorite games of 2017

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 22, 2017
14 min

We had another wonderful year of creativity and smash hits in the $116 billion game business in 2017. My favorite games of the year...

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14 min

Star Wars: Battlefront II’s ‘The Last Jedi’ update introduces ‘old’ Iden

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
December 15, 2017
2 min

I’m seeing Star Wars: The Last Jedi tonight, and that means that it’s time for all of the related video game products to launch their live...

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Star Wars: Battlefront II debuts its first season DLC based on The Last Jedi

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 13, 2017
2 min

Electronic Arts has released its first season of downloadable content for Star Wars: Battlefront II, with new content inspired by the upcoming film Star...

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Thrustmaster’s Xbox One HOTAS joystick is excellent if you love Elite Dangerous

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
December 12, 2017
2 min

The traditional two-analog gamepad is a versatile input tool, but when it comes to something like a flight simulator, nothing beats having a joystick...

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2 min

Star Wars: Battlefront II should teach publishers to drop the sales pitch

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
December 6, 2017
8 min

Electronic Arts has an authenticity problem, and, in my opinion, it stems from how it talks to us about its games. Star Wars: Battlefront...

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8 min

Star Wars: Battlefront II’s Janina Gavankar straddles being a fan, an actress, and a gamer

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 4, 2017
18 min

Janina Gavankar didn’t grow up playing games, as she had a strict upbringing. But in her 20s, she became what she calls a “super-fan...

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18 min

Star Wars: Battlefront II’s soul-sapping progression gets first major tweak

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
December 4, 2017
2 min

Electronic Arts removed real-money transactions from Star Wars: Battlefront II, but the publisher’s sci-fi online shooter’s multiplayer progression is still a bummer. But now,...

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2 min

Games industry pros take first step toward lootbox regulation — without the government

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
November 27, 2017
2 min

A handful of gaming industry professionals have announced the formation of the National Committee for Games Policy to influence government regulation of the industry....

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