The DeanBeat: The joy of covering video games for 25 years

I’ve returned from another pilgrimage to the DICE Summit, the elite game industry event in Las Vegas. I’ve never missed one of these gatherings in 16 years, even during times when I paid for the trip out of my own pocket. I go because I love writing about the video game industry — and because I’ve enjoyed this dream job of writing about games for decades.

During the event, a couple of moments reminded me why I do this. Mike Morhaime, the head of Blizzard Entertainment, sat next to me at the DICE Awards, the equivalent of the Oscars of gaming. I didn’t chat much because I was writing stories and tweets about the award winners. But at the end of the event, Morhaime said, “Thank you for 25 years of great coverage.”