The DeanBeat: How technology is advancing the cause of women in video games
I did something quite fun the other day that I haven’t done in decades. In fact, I have never done it. I played EA Sports...
The DeanBeat: GamesBeat 2015 will reveal the state of the game industry
Since I’ve been writing about games for 19 years and I’ve been running our GamesBeat conference for seven years, I’m often asked about the...
The DeanBeat: Apple TV fails to kill off the video game consoles
Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo can all breathe a sigh of relief. Apple had the living room video game console makers in its gun sights,...
The DeanBeat: Will we see an indie boom or an indie apocalypse as mobile goes triple-A?
Everybody wants to see indie game developers succeed. The rags-to-riches fairy tale of the lone developer striking it rich is like a green light,...
The DeanBeat: EA prospers by thinking about gamers
Andrew Wilson’s reign as the chief executive of Electronic Arts has certainly been good for investors. At EA’s annual meeting last week, shareholders didn’t ask...
The DeanBeat: Casual Connect shows that the game business is a daily Darwinian struggle
The Casual Connect game conference was a big affair this week in San Francisco, and it was a bellwether for the health of the...
The DeanBeat: The best nuggets from a summer of game leader interviews
Disclosure: The organizers of ChinaJoy paid my way to Shanghai. Our coverage remains objective. One of the best things about my job is talking...
The DeanBeat: With China, your game strategy has to be ‘go big or go home’
Correction 2:58 p.m. Pacific: Microsoft and Sony were indeed at ChinaJoy, with a more muted presence in the last of the expo halls. –Ed....
The DeanBeat: Fallout Shelter is a rare free-to-play hardcore mobile gaming hit
The game has been a big hit with Fallout fans, but its designers could learn a lot from mobile experts.
The DeanBeat: Gaming technology is still blowing my mind
Virtual reality, augmented reality, input sensors, procedural animations, human face capture, and other tech will make gaming fun for years to come.