The DeanBeat: With Oculus Quest, it’s the convenience, stupid Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 24, 2019 4 min I have already established that it’s a hoot to play Beat Saber on the Oculus Quest wireless virtual reality headset, which debuted on Tuesday... Continue Reading 4 min
The DeanBeat: The Bushnell family — growing up with gaming in your blood Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 17, 2019 5 min Nolan Bushnell is often called the father of the video game industry, but he’s also the father of eight children, and we recently got... Continue Reading 5 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
The DeanBeat: Why the smart kids are moving into blockchain games Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 3, 2019 7 min We dove deeper into blockchain, cryptocurrency, and games at our GamesBeat Summit 2019 in Los Angeles. We had a panel on it last year,... Continue Reading 7 min
The DeanBeat: Reinvention at the GamesBeat Summit Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 26, 2019 6 min I’m very proud of our GamesBeat Summit 2019, the event we held about Building Gaming Communities at the community-oriented Two Bit Circus in Los... Continue Reading 6 min
The DeanBeat: Telling stories at GamesBeat Summit 2019 Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 19, 2019 7 min We’ve got 97 luminaries speaking at our GamesBeat Summit 2019 event on April 23-24 in Los Angeles. I’ve spent the better part of six... Continue Reading 7 min
The DeanBeat: The landscape of gaming in 2019 Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 12, 2019 4 min This weekend, Disney, Electronic Arts, and Respawn Entertainment are expected to take the wraps off Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, a new video game... Continue Reading 4 min
The DeanBeat: The accidental game companies have become intentional Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 29, 2019 7 min Gamers have been excited about battle royale games like Apex Legends and Fortnite. But if you pull up 10,000 feet to see what’s really... Continue Reading 7 min
The DeanBeat: Why Phil Harrison joined Google to launch the Stadia cloud gaming platform Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 22, 2019 12 min Google is finally taking the game business seriously. Not satisfied with its role as owner of Android and the operator of the Google Play... Continue Reading 12 min
The DeanBeat: GDC 2019 will escalate gaming’s tool, engine, and platform wars Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 15, 2019 4 min The Game Developers Conference will draw more than 20,000 people to San Francisco next week, and it will be like dropping another quarter in... Continue Reading 4 min