The DeanBeat: Riot Games sheds its image as a single-game company
League of Legends is a decade old, and it has become a cultural phenomenon, a rare achievement for any video game. It is an...
The DeanBeat: PlayStation 5, Blizzard’s blunder, and Harold Ryan’s big bet
Thanks for reading The DeanBeat and supporting our independent journalism. This is a good time to announce that our GamesBeat Summit 2020 web site...
The DeanBeat: How esports is growing for real and the brands are diving in
Esports has been branded as a bunch of hype. But brands seem to have no choice but to dive in as they seek out...
The DeanBeat: Consumer VR is making snail-like — but steady — progress
We are all waiting for the predictions of Mike Abrash to come true. The head of Facebook’s Reality Lab believes virtual reality has the...
Hollywood and games 4.0 — How the love-hate relationship has evolved over time
NBCUniversal decided to shut down its game publishing division after almost three years. The company will go back to a strategy of licensing games...
The DeanBeat: After all these years, Hollywood still doesn’t get games
NBCUniversal made a big mistake this week by deciding to shut down the game publishing business that Chris Heatherly spent almost three years building....
The DeanBeat: Who would win a game battle between Apple and Nintendo?
Years ago, way back in 2011, Apple’s Steve Jobs held a press conference during the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. As Jobs was...
The DeanBeat: A tragic but almost necessary meltdown for the game industry
It was a tragic week for the industry. Women in the game industry, fed up with sexual assault, rape, and abuse, named a half-dozen...
The DeanBeat: The fears, complexities, and hopes of Hollywood games
Eric Goldberg, managing director of Crossover Technologies, told me this week at the GameDaily Connect event in Anaheim, California, that a huge amount of...
The DeanBeat: How Germany does gaming events right with Gamescom
In the past, Gamescom (the giant fan event in Cologne, Germany) was a sideshow for the worldwide game industry. Companies could choose to come...