The DeanBeat: the game platform wars revolve around the humble controller Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 9, 2012 3 min Game controllers are figuring big in the Continue Reading 3 min
The DeanBeat: Halo 4 is the romance of Master Chief and Cortana, disguised as a combat game Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 2, 2012 4 min Halo has gone from a combat-focused game to an epic love story. Continue Reading 4 min
The DeanBeat: The iPad mini brings out the imagination of game developers Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 26, 2012 4 min The iPad mini is drawing a lot of praise from developers who want Apple to complete in the mobile gaming revolution. Continue Reading 4 min
The DeanBeat: Kapitall shows what stock traders can learn from video games Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 19, 2012 4 min Kapitall is one of many gamified services that are taking game-like behavior to non-game applications. Continue Reading 4 min
The pace of disruption in the transition from physical to digital gaming (part two) Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 13, 2012 9 min In part two of our discussion on the transition to digital gaming, our Login panelists ponder how quickly the changes to all-digital will come. Continue Reading 9 min
The DeanBeat: The pace of disruption from physical to digital gaming Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 12, 2012 6 min Technology matters, but so does chronology. Disruption is happening in games, but at what pace? Continue Reading 6 min
The DeanBeat: Raptr’s gamer data shows that building real communities pays off in profits (it’s the community, stupid) Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 4, 2012 4 min Doing good by the community yields profits, so say the numbers from Raptr's social network for gamers. Continue Reading 4 min
The DeanBeat: After raising $8.6M on Kickstarter, Ouya keeps the ball rolling Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 28, 2012 3 min Former IGN chief Roy Bahat is becoming chairman of Ouya, which continues to attract indie game developers to its Android-based open game console. Continue Reading 3 min
The DeanBeat: The BioWare doctors built games the nice way Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 21, 2012 6 min The BioWare doctors knew that it wasn't about winning or losing the game. It was about how you behaved along the way. Continue Reading 6 min
The DeanBeat: A stellar week for gamers Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 14, 2012 4 min We saw separate but wonderful visions of the game industry this week in a series of cool events. Continue Reading 4 min