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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 since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. 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.
Fenix Games teams up with Immutable on Web3 games

Fenix Games teams up with Immutable on Web3 games

Dean Takahashi June 1, 2023 9:00 AM
Atlas: Earth launches Atlas: Racer as mini-game for virtual real estate title

Atlas: Earth launches Atlas: Racer as mini-game for virtual real estate title

Dean Takahashi June 1, 2023 9:00 AM
Epic Games rewards Fortnite creators with payouts based on time played

Epic Games rewards Fortnite creators with payouts based on time played

Dean Takahashi June 1, 2023 9:00 AM
Mark Zuckerberg unveils $500 Meta Quest 3 launching this fall

Mark Zuckerberg unveils $500 Meta Quest 3 launching this fall

Dean Takahashi June 1, 2023 8:15 AM
Nvidia researchers use AI to turn 2D video clips into detailed 3D graphics

Nvidia researchers use AI to turn 2D video clips into detailed 3D graphics

Dean Takahashi June 1, 2023 6:00 AM
Study examines when gamers are close to rage quitting

Study examines when gamers are close to rage quitting

Dean Takahashi June 1, 2023 3:15 AM
Notes from the metaverse with Neal Stephenson and Ori Inbar

Notes from the metaverse with Neal Stephenson and Ori Inbar

Dean Takahashi May 31, 2023 12:00 PM
Qualcomm touts open XR developer ecosystem for Snapdragon Spaces

Qualcomm touts open XR developer ecosystem for Snapdragon Spaces

Dean Takahashi May 31, 2023 10:00 AM
How Call of Duty dev made the shift to fantasy with Immortals of Aveum

How Call of Duty dev made the shift to fantasy with Immortals of Aveum

Dean Takahashi May 31, 2023 9:00 AM
Immortals of Aveum is like Call of Duty in a fantasy game | hands-on preview

Immortals of Aveum is like Call of Duty in a fantasy game | hands-on preview

Dean Takahashi May 31, 2023 9:00 AM
Tangle formally launches as virtual collaboration platform

Tangle formally launches as virtual collaboration platform

Dean Takahashi May 31, 2023 8:00 AM
Zynga partners with It Gets Better Project as part of Pride Month

Zynga partners with It Gets Better Project as part of Pride Month

Dean Takahashi May 31, 2023 8:00 AM
3DFY lets devs create 3D models based on text prompts

3DFY lets devs create 3D models based on text prompts

Dean Takahashi May 31, 2023 7:00 AM
Games for Change Festival unveils 2023 award finalists

Games for Change Festival unveils 2023 award finalists

Dean Takahashi May 31, 2023 6:00 AM
Proxima raises $1.6M and announces Lumari as 1st game

Proxima raises $1.6M and announces Lumari as 1st game

Dean Takahashi May 30, 2023 8:30 AM
Mojo Vision partners with DigiLens to make better AR glasses

Mojo Vision partners with DigiLens to make better AR glasses

Dean Takahashi May 30, 2023 8:00 AM
How researchers made a Mona Lisa hologram

How researchers made a Mona Lisa hologram

Dean Takahashi May 30, 2023 8:00 AM
Nvidia unveils Avatar Cloud Engine for Games at Computex

Nvidia unveils Avatar Cloud Engine for Games at Computex

Dean Takahashi May 28, 2023 9:30 PM
Nvidia CEO highlights chips for the historic wave of generative AI at Computex

Nvidia CEO highlights chips for the historic wave of generative AI at Computex

Dean Takahashi May 28, 2023 9:30 PM
Nvidia’s Grace Hopper Superchips for generative AI enter full production

Nvidia’s Grace Hopper Superchips for generative AI enter full production

Dean Takahashi May 28, 2023 9:30 PM
Nvidia Omniverse enlists top electronics makers to digitalize factories

Nvidia Omniverse enlists top electronics makers to digitalize factories

Dean Takahashi May 28, 2023 9:30 PM
Arm unveils 5th generation GPUs with Immortalis-G720

Arm unveils 5th generation GPUs with Immortalis-G720

Dean Takahashi May 28, 2023 5:30 PM
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s view of generative AI’s hyper growth | interview

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s view of generative AI’s hyper growth | interview

Dean Takahashi May 26, 2023 1:00 PM
Robert Kirkman: ‘I’m trying not to sell out’ with media beyond The Walking Dead | The DeanBeat

Robert Kirkman: ‘I’m trying not to sell out’ with media beyond The Walking Dead | The DeanBeat

Dean Takahashi May 26, 2023 10:00 AM
BMW 5 Series launches with AirConsole gaming platform

BMW 5 Series launches with AirConsole gaming platform

Dean Takahashi May 25, 2023 10:41 PM
Npixel recruits testers for Web3 MMO Gran Saga: Unlimited

Npixel recruits testers for Web3 MMO Gran Saga: Unlimited

Dean Takahashi May 25, 2023 7:00 AM
Replica unveils AI-powered smart NPCs for Unreal Engine

Replica unveils AI-powered smart NPCs for Unreal Engine

Dean Takahashi May 25, 2023 7:00 AM
BBC Studios and Reality+ will take Doctor Who to The Sandbox metaverse

BBC Studios and Reality+ will take Doctor Who to The Sandbox metaverse

Dean Takahashi May 25, 2023 4:01 AM
Ryff unveils Spheera AI virtual product placement platform

Ryff unveils Spheera AI virtual product placement platform

Dean Takahashi May 25, 2023 12:01 AM
Nvidia’s beats estimates with quarterly revenue of $7.19B, down 13% from year ago

Nvidia’s beats estimates with quarterly revenue of $7.19B, down 13% from year ago

Dean Takahashi May 24, 2023 1:41 PM
Gamefam will build immersive world for Cirque du Soleil inside Roblox

Gamefam will build immersive world for Cirque du Soleil inside Roblox

Dean Takahashi May 24, 2023 8:15 AM
GamesBeat Summit 2023 unveils Visionary and Up-and-Comer Award winners

GamesBeat Summit 2023 unveils Visionary and Up-and-Comer Award winners

Dean Takahashi May 24, 2023 7:15 AM
BeBopBee raises $4M to build mobile game brands that inspire real-world connections

BeBopBee raises $4M to build mobile game brands that inspire real-world connections

Dean Takahashi May 24, 2023 7:00 AM
Xsolla announces Drops for campaign-based community engagement

Xsolla announces Drops for campaign-based community engagement

Dean Takahashi May 23, 2023 7:30 AM
NetEase Games unveils Bad Brain Game Studios in Canada

NetEase Games unveils Bad Brain Game Studios in Canada

Dean Takahashi May 23, 2023 5:00 AM
Endless Adventures will enable gamers to create narrative games with no-code tools and AI

Endless Adventures will enable gamers to create narrative games with no-code tools and AI

Dean Takahashi May 22, 2023 12:00 PM
GamesBeat Summit 2023 opening speech: The Next Level

GamesBeat Summit 2023 opening speech: The Next Level

Dean Takahashi May 22, 2023 9:25 AM
Openfort raises $3M for wallet-as-a-service infrastructure for Web3 gaming

Openfort raises $3M for wallet-as-a-service infrastructure for Web3 gaming

Dean Takahashi May 22, 2023 6:30 AM
GamesBeat Summit 2023 online day features a transmedia debate and other fiery topics

GamesBeat Summit 2023 online day features a transmedia debate and other fiery topics

Dean Takahashi May 20, 2023 8:45 AM
The resilience of games and entrepeneurs in 2023 | The DeanBeat

The resilience of games and entrepeneurs in 2023 | The DeanBeat

Dean Takahashi May 19, 2023 10:00 AM
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