The DeanBeat: How long will we have to wait before VR delivers our technology Renaissance?
My former boss, Jerry Ceppos, once said he worried that the San Jose Mercury News was covering the tech industry without enough scope or...
The DeanBeat: At the Upload Collective, investors and entrepreneurs gather to evangelize VR
I’ve been hanging out a bit at the Upload Collective, a new virtual reality incubator started by the founders of UploadVR, to soak in...
The DeanBeat: GDC 2016’s blockbuster moments, VR demos, and indie victories
I spent the past week fully immersed in the 30th annual Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Along with at least 26,000 attendees, I...
The DeanBeat: At 30, GDC is stronger than ever
The 30th annual Game Developers Conference takes place next week, Monday through Friday, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. For people in the...
The DeanBeat: I’m surrendering to the aliens in XCOM 2. It’s too hard
I have put dozens of hours into playing a single game of XCOM 2, the turn-based tactical strategy game from Take-Two Interactive’s 2K Games...
The DeanBeat: Nine memorable moments from gaming’s elite DICE Summit
Last week, I heard a lot of smart people talking about the game industry at the DICE Summit, the elite game industry event in...
The DeanBeat: The joy of covering video games for 25 years
I’ve returned from another pilgrimage to the DICE Summit, the elite game industry event in Las Vegas. I’ve never missed one of these gatherings...
The DeanBeat: Farewell to #Gamergate
The #Gamergate controversy began in August 2014, when a former boyfriend of game developer Zoë Quinn shared a long post about their relationship, one that...
The DeanBeat: That Dragon, Cancer shows the emotional power of video games
The new year will bring us many games, but it would be a shame if you miss out on one of the earliest releases...
The DeanBeat: My rank is 3,440,250 in Call of Duty: Black Ops III multiplayer
I had the rare pleasure of hitting the highest level in Call of Duty: Black Ops III multiplayer a week ago. This is the earliest...