Twitch takes GamesBeat 2013 to a global stage as our exclusive live broadcasting partner

We’re opening the doors of our exclusive industry insider event to online spectators. That’s right — GamesBeat 2013 will be broadcast live on the Internet thanks to our partnership with Twitch, the world’s leading video platform and community for gamers.

We want GamesBeat 2013 to be the premier conference for navigating gamemakers through the industry’s constantly evolving landscape. This marks the first time the conference will be broadcast live, giving audiences worldwide an opportunity to hear luminaries from the video game industry address the business of gaming and what lies in the future for this growing pastime.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.