The DeanBeat: The pace of disruption from physical to digital gaming
Technology matters, but so does chronology. Disruption is happening in games, but at what pace?
The DeanBeat: Raptr’s gamer data shows that building real communities pays off in profits (it’s the community, stupid)
Doing good by the community yields profits, so say the numbers from Raptr's social network for gamers.
The DeanBeat: After raising $8.6M on Kickstarter, Ouya keeps the ball rolling
Former IGN chief Roy Bahat is becoming chairman of Ouya, which continues to attract indie game developers to its Android-based open game console.
The DeanBeat: The BioWare doctors built games the nice way
The BioWare doctors knew that it wasn't about winning or losing the game. It was about how you behaved along the way.
The DeanBeat: A stellar week for gamers
We saw separate but wonderful visions of the game industry this week in a series of cool events.
The DeanBeat: The race between the game giants and the startups
Who will win the race in the video game business: startups or giants?
The DeanBeat: Being a tortoise isn’t so bad, but the water is choppy, EA’s top game studio boss says
Zynga was the hare. EA was the tortoise. Do we know who won the race?
The DeanBeat: OnLive’s fall from grace shows the wrong way to fall apart
Steve Perlman has become the King Lear of gaming. But does he have another act?
The DeanBeat: What’s next for Zynga as its ‘happily ever after’ fairy tale ends?
Zynga had a bad quarter, but this does not mean that social gaming is completely and utterly collapsing.
TheDeanBeat: Kickstarter isn’t indie gamemaker Double Fine’s only funding route
Double Fine Productions scored $3M from Kickstarter, but it also has other sources of revenue to keep its indie games in production.