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Dean Takahashi
Lead Writer, GamesBeat
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Dean Takahashi is lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat. He has been a tech journalist for more than 25 years, and he has covered games for 18 years. He has been at VentureBeat since 2008. 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 and GamesBeat Summit conferences. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Stories by Dean Takahashi

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Dean Takahashi July 11, 2017 9:15 AM

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Jam City launches Snoopy Pop mobile game and donates money to Canine Companions charity

Dean Takahashi July 11, 2017 6:00 AM

Ex-Activision veterans raise $7 million for Velan Studios game startup

Dean Takahashi July 11, 2017 3:00 AM

Sci-fi author Rob Reid targets book at the tech-savvy crowd via Medium

Dean Takahashi July 10, 2017 10:00 AM

Ultima creator Richard Garriott looks back on nearly four decades making video games

Dean Takahashi July 10, 2017 8:30 AM

Fiksu: iOS marketing costs fell 7% in May but Android rose 28%

Dean Takahashi July 10, 2017 7:05 AM

Oculus cuts price of Rift plus Touch by $200 for limited time

Dean Takahashi July 10, 2017 12:01 AM

Why the developer of Inside and Limbo formed a new indie game studio

Dean Takahashi July 9, 2017 9:05 AM

Rime developer talks about Spain’s struggle to grow in games

Dean Takahashi July 8, 2017 7:15 AM

Shadow of the Colossus director Fumito Ueda reveals his game design philosophy

Dean Takahashi July 7, 2017 9:01 AM

The DeanBeat: 9 industry leaders sound off on the state of gaming in 2017

Dean Takahashi July 7, 2017 8:00 AM

Recoil updates laser tag with a modern Wi-Fi-enabled outdoor battlefield

Dean Takahashi July 7, 2017 6:00 AM

Dinosaur shooter Island 359 launches on Oculus VR early access

Dean Takahashi July 6, 2017 9:00 AM

Minority Media’s Vander Caballero on how to survive the VR desert

Dean Takahashi July 6, 2017 7:15 AM

Remedy’s Sam Lake on 21 years of game storytelling and transmedia

Dean Takahashi July 5, 2017 8:30 AM

60 tips for being a leader on inclusivity, creativity, and diversity

Dean Takahashi July 5, 2017 7:00 AM

King brings Candy Crush TV show host Mario Lopez into mobile games

Dean Takahashi July 5, 2017 6:00 AM

The Future Group changes both game shows and live events with mixed reality

Dean Takahashi July 4, 2017 10:25 AM

Why Pay Day 2 game publisher Starbreeze made its crazy dive into VR hardware

Dean Takahashi July 3, 2017 8:30 AM

Game investor Phil Harrison sees the broader view of games beyond Sony and Microsoft

Dean Takahashi July 2, 2017 12:10 PM

Clash of Clans maker Supercell is making investments so its core team can stay small

Dean Takahashi July 2, 2017 8:35 AM

How the Life Is Strange prequel will give you choices with consequences

Dean Takahashi July 1, 2017 7:15 AM

Indie game leader Rami Ismail condemns harassment that shut down Spanish women’s gaming event (update)

Dean Takahashi June 30, 2017 9:01 AM

The DeanBeat: Why making great games takes time

Dean Takahashi June 30, 2017 8:00 AM

Kate Edwards resigns from top post at the International Game Developers Association

Dean Takahashi June 30, 2017 7:00 AM

Kaleidoscope launches funding platform for premium VR content

Dean Takahashi June 29, 2017 9:00 AM

Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow debuts with original Matt Groening story

Dean Takahashi June 29, 2017 6:00 AM

Merge Dragons is Gram Games’ first free-to-play release

Dean Takahashi June 28, 2017 1:00 PM

CastAR’s collapse shows the incredible challenge of making AR games

Dean Takahashi June 28, 2017 12:07 PM

Nintendo and Super Mario Odyssey sweep the E3 Game Critic Awards

Dean Takahashi June 28, 2017 11:01 AM

Vayyar announces contest winners for apps that can see through objects

Dean Takahashi June 28, 2017 8:00 AM

Dream Reality Interactive raises money for AR, VR, and AI

Dean Takahashi June 28, 2017 6:45 AM

Blueye Robotics lets you remotely pilot an underwater drone to 150 meters

Dean Takahashi June 28, 2017 4:30 AM

Race for the Galaxy card game debuts on the PC

Dean Takahashi June 27, 2017 11:05 PM

Qualcomm finds new tech partners for its standalone VR headset

Dean Takahashi June 27, 2017 5:00 PM

Acquired.io raises $2 million to ease user acquisition grunt work

Dean Takahashi June 27, 2017 9:00 AM

Singular and Apsalar merge to create unified marketing analytics platform

Dean Takahashi June 27, 2017 8:00 AM

Payscout VR Commerce makes in-VR payments a reality

Dean Takahashi June 27, 2017 7:30 AM

Hashoff creates a way for brands to sift through influencers who are safe to support

Dean Takahashi June 27, 2017 6:00 AM

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