The DeanBeat: The battle of the esports titans
Esports has is a phenomenon in the game business, and big companies are planting their stakes to demonstrate that they’re ready for a world of...
The DeanBeat: Shooters. Zombies. Pirates. Gods. My picks for the best games of E3
The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is about to fade into memory but not before I let everybody know what my favorite games were. We...
The DeanBeat: The best moments of E3 2016
The Electronic Entertainment Expo is over, and we’ll soon move on. But before we do, it’s worth remembering the best moments of the biggest...
The DeanBeat: Doom is a memorable trip back into shooting hell
I am feeling a bit like the DeanBeast today. While my younger colleagues are busy playing Overwatch, I’ve been reliving my past. Shooting demons. Blowing...
The DeanBeat: Games are on the cusp of great things again
When it comes to games, everybody’s a critic or a skeptic. But today, I feel like being a cheerleader. I just took a trip to...
The DeanBeat: Everybody is an underdog. What you do about it is what matters
At our GamesBeat Summit 2016 event this week, our theme was about underdogs. And during our talks with some of the leaders of the...
The DeanBeat: How to make VR survive long enough to become a boom
Nobody questions the viability of Microsoft’s Xbox business anymore. The company generates billions of dollars a year and healthy profits in the video game business....
The DeanBeat: Saying so long to the Xbox 360 after a decade
Microsoft said so long to production for the Xbox 360 video game console this week. Phil Spencer, head of Xbox, announced in a blog...
The DeanBeat: The narrative of the underdog in the gaming industry
Our GamesBeat Summit 2016 event is approaching on May 3-4, and I am the head cheerleader and organizer of it. It’s going to call...
The DeanBeat: What’s game journalism’s next move?
I’ve been watching game journalists lose their jobs. I’m sorry for my colleagues, and I hope they find a way to stay in this...