The DeanBeat: How should the game industry deal with the recession?
As the second quarter earnings results come in, it seems likely that the broader economy is swinging into a recession. The question remains how...
The DeanBeat: RP1 simulates putting 4,000 people together in a single metaverse plaza
RP1 is a metaverse startup that has simulated putting 4,000 people together in a single metaverse plaza, or shard. In metaverse circles, that’s a...
The DeanBeat: The Summer Game Fest had no Elden Ring, but it still showed the vibrancy of gaming
You can’t beat what you did last time all of the time. And so while yesterday’s Summer Game Fest showed us a lot of...
The DeanBeat: What to expect from the Summer Game Fest
Geoff Keighley‘s Summer Game Fest will have 30 to 40 game announcements including some surprises. The Summer Game Fest coming on June 9 has...
The DeanBeat: Our packed agenda for GamesBeat Summit 2022
I’m very excited about our upcoming GamesBeat Summit 2022 event taking place April 26 to April 28. We’ve booked more than 120 speakers across...
The DeanBeat: GamesBeat Summit 2022 has 90 speakers and counting
We’ve scored more than 90 speakers so far for our GamesBeat Summit 2022 event taking place April 26 to April 28, and we’re not...
The DeanBeat: Joe Russo and Donald Mustard interview — Hollywood’s new game-centric focus
Gaming is the new Hollywood. Or so that is the latest interpretation now that games like Uncharted are supplying the themes and plots for...
The DeanBeat: Great moments at our metaverse event
Thank you all for coming to our second annual GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming Summit and our GamesBeat Summit: Into the Metaverse 2 online event...
The DeanBeat: Interpreting Microsoft’s $68.7B Activision Blizzard deal as a metaverse play
Microsoft‘s $68.7 billion pending acquisition of Activision Blizzard will shake up the game industry to its core. It has upset the status quo and...
The DeanBeat: Predictions for gaming in 2022
Predictions are a dicey business. The year 2020 was one of the most unpredictable in all of human history. And now I think about...