Tim Sweeney testimony and new documents shed light on Epic and Apple’s game businesses
The Apple v. Epic antitrust trial that began Monday is digging into some of the secrets of the business of gaming, as documents and...
Apple v. Epic Games opening statements highlight tech antitrust arguments
Epic Games started its antitrust trial against Apple today with its argument about why Apple’s control of its App Store for mobile games and...
The DeanBeat: A Big Bang week for the metaverse
The metaverse had a couple of Big Bangs this week that should put it on everyone’s radar. First, Epic Games raised $1 billion at...
Epic Games raises $1B for long-term metaverse plans, with $200M from Sony
Epic Games said today it has raised $1 billion in a new round of funding in its bid to build the metaverse, the universe...
The DeanBeat: Our 360-degree view of the metaverse ecosystem
I’m very proud that we were able to create an original event around the metaverse this week and that it received good attention in...
Tim Sweeney: The open metaverse requires companies to have enlightened self-interest
Twenty years ago, at the dawn of the Xbox era, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney convinced Bill Gates to spend a billion dollars on...
The DeanBeat — Here’s my Thanksgiving DeanBits
This is my last column before Thanksgiving and before the Black Friday frenzy, and so I thought it would be better to write a...
Apple cuts commissions: Industry reacts, regulators watch
As regulators watch closely, Apple today announced it would cut its App Store commission for small businesses, taking its cut down from an industry...
The DeanBeat: Our next game event focuses on growth and the metaverse
The game industry is so full of surprises, like Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez drawing more than 4.5 million views for her hilarious get-out-the-vote Twitch livestream...
The DeanBeat: Apple v. Epic — a briefing on the antitrust arguments and interesting facts
We’re at a huge moment in tech and antitrust history with the litigation initiated by Fortnite maker Epic Games against Apple and Google. While...