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...
The DeanBeat: Worldwide game revenues weren’t too shabby in 2015
China may have hit the pause button, and the stock markets around the world tanked. Game investments and game industry acquisitions fell sharply in...
The DeanBeat: The 10 best technologies of the Consumer Electronics Show
I’ve returned from the biggest battleground of tech, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. My Intel Basis Peak smartwatch told me that, over...
The DeanBeat: Our preview of next week’s CES 2016 tech extravaganza
I made my predictions last week about what will happen in games in 2016. But next week, I’m going to expand my horizons beyond games...
The DeanBeat: 10 predictions for the game industry in 2016
The video game business is unpredictable. But if you can predict the trends with a reasonable degree of accuracy, your company can gain a...
The DeanBeat: My favorite games of 2015
The time has come to name my favorite games of the year. I’ve put this day off as long as possible. I love the...
The DeanBeat: For Microsoft, it’s time to worry about the console war
The evidence is piling up. Sony’s grip on the console business with the PlayStation 4 is starting to look unbreakable. Microsoft has to start...