Respawn discontinues sales of the original Titanfall
Respawn Entertainment made a big Titanfall announcement today. No, it didn’t reveal plans for Titanfall 3. Instead, the team is ceasing sales of the...
GamesBeat Summit 2021: Laura Miele takes Visionary Award, and Natasha ‘ZombaeKillz’ Zinda gets Up & Comer Award
We’re excited to announce the winners of the GamesBeat Summit 2021 Visionary Awards. The Visionary Award went to Laura Miele, the chief studios officer...
The DeanBeat: We don’t get to celebrate games enough
Ed Boon was one of the elder statesmen at the Dice Awards last week. He worked on the first Mortal Kombat game with three...
Apex Legends and Anthem: What EA chief of studios Laura Miele learned from two launches
A year ago, Laura Miele moved from head of global publishing at Electronic Arts to chief studios officer at the video game giant. She...
Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order shows Force-heavy gameplay as you rescue Wookiees with Saw Gerrera
Electronic Arts showed the first gameplay footage of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order during its annual EA Play fan event in Los Angeles, which...
The DeanBeat: Building visionary triple-A game studios that last
One of my favorite business books is Built to Last: Successful habits of visionary companies, by Jim Collins and Jerry Porras. Starting the 1990s,...
GamesBeat Summit: Watch all the Day 1 talks
Our GamesBeat Summit 2019 has come and gone. We learned about reinvention and communities, about dealing with games that launch to huge audiences and...
Vince Zampella wants to improve Apex Legends’ communication with players
Apex Legends has become a giant hit since its launch in early February. But that success caught Respawn Entertainment, and its CEO Vince Zampella,...
Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order reveal — Respawn is going to have a very big year
Lucasfilm and Electronic Arts’ Respawn Entertainment unveiled Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, a new video game where you get to play a Jedi, will...
The DeanBeat: Chasing the fun in ‘Fortnite killer’ Apex Legends
Against all odds, Respawn Entertainment‘s Apex Legends has become one of the most popular games in the world. It had a surprise launch just...