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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 28 years, and he has covered games for 21 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.
Rivalry raises $20 million for sports and esports online betting

Rivalry raises $20 million for sports and esports online betting

Dean Takahashi March 1, 2021 7:00 AM
Marvell will launch distributed processors to deal with 5G data deluge

Marvell will launch distributed processors to deal with 5G data deluge

Dean Takahashi March 1, 2021 5:30 AM
KPMG: 79% of chip industry expects profits to grow in 2021 amid shortage

KPMG: 79% of chip industry expects profits to grow in 2021 amid shortage

Dean Takahashi March 1, 2021 4:00 AM
Founders First raises $9 million to invest in diverse founders

Founders First raises $9 million to invest in diverse founders

Dean Takahashi March 1, 2021 2:00 AM
Connections and inspirations between science fiction, tech, and games

Connections and inspirations between science fiction, tech, and games

Dean Takahashi February 26, 2021 8:30 AM
The DeanBeat: How non-fungible tokens (NFTs) will change games

The DeanBeat: How non-fungible tokens (NFTs) will change games

Dean Takahashi February 26, 2021 8:00 AM
Hiro Capital leads $15 million investments in Snowprint, Double Loop, and Happy Volcano

Hiro Capital leads $15 million investments in Snowprint, Double Loop, and Happy Volcano

Dean Takahashi February 25, 2021 4:00 PM
Velan Studios will have a cross-play beta for Knockout City on April 2 to April 4

Velan Studios will have a cross-play beta for Knockout City on April 2 to April 4

Dean Takahashi February 25, 2021 3:00 PM
Oddworld: Soulstorm coming to PlayStation on April 6

Oddworld: Soulstorm coming to PlayStation on April 6

Dean Takahashi February 25, 2021 2:27 PM
Sloclap’s Sifu martial arts game coming in 2021

Sloclap’s Sifu martial arts game coming in 2021

Dean Takahashi February 25, 2021 2:16 PM
People Can Fly shows off Outriders co-op campaign demo

People Can Fly shows off Outriders co-op campaign demo

Dean Takahashi February 25, 2021 9:30 AM
Playtika reports Q4 revenue of $573.5 million in first public quarterly report

Playtika reports Q4 revenue of $573.5 million in first public quarterly report

Dean Takahashi February 25, 2021 9:27 AM
Genies will sell one-of-a-kind digital goods for Shawn Mendes

Genies will sell one-of-a-kind digital goods for Shawn Mendes

Dean Takahashi February 25, 2021 7:00 AM
Framework unveils upgradeable, repairable, and customizable laptop

Framework unveils upgradeable, repairable, and customizable laptop

Dean Takahashi February 25, 2021 7:00 AM
Ashley Madison ‘married dating’ site grew to 70 million users in 2020

Ashley Madison ‘married dating’ site grew to 70 million users in 2020

Dean Takahashi February 25, 2021 6:00 AM
Gaming, datacenters boost Nvidia’s Q4 revenues to $5 billion

Gaming, datacenters boost Nvidia’s Q4 revenues to $5 billion

Dean Takahashi February 24, 2021 1:37 PM
Bebopbee raises $2 million to create match-3 casual puzzle games

Bebopbee raises $2 million to create match-3 casual puzzle games

Dean Takahashi February 24, 2021 8:00 AM
Quantum Tech Partners: Esports companies raised $2 billion in 2020, up 116%
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Quantum Tech Partners: Esports companies raised $2 billion in 2020, up 116%

Dean Takahashi February 24, 2021 6:30 AM
Unity: More people play games during the week than on the weekend

Unity: More people play games during the week than on the weekend

Dean Takahashi February 24, 2021 5:01 AM
Fry’s Electronics expected to shut entire retail chain

Fry’s Electronics expected to shut entire retail chain

Dean Takahashi February 23, 2021 10:44 PM
IronSource acquires creative management platform Luna Labs

IronSource acquires creative management platform Luna Labs

Dean Takahashi February 23, 2021 9:30 AM
GameSnacks launches ad-based HTML5 game platform on Google products

GameSnacks launches ad-based HTML5 game platform on Google products

Dean Takahashi February 23, 2021 9:15 AM
Beamable raises $5 million for Unity-based live game services platform

Beamable raises $5 million for Unity-based live game services platform

Dean Takahashi February 23, 2021 8:00 AM
Valorant’s Game Changers tournaments will highlight women and marginalized people

Valorant’s Game Changers tournaments will highlight women and marginalized people

Dean Takahashi February 23, 2021 8:00 AM
Bethesda faces broad class-action lawsuit over Fallout 4 DLC as Microsoft takeover looms

Bethesda faces broad class-action lawsuit over Fallout 4 DLC as Microsoft takeover looms

Dean Takahashi February 23, 2021 6:35 AM
Qualcomm launches XR1 AR Smart Viewer platform

Qualcomm launches XR1 AR Smart Viewer platform

Dean Takahashi February 23, 2021 6:00 AM
Nreal unveils enterprise edition of mixed-reality glasses

Nreal unveils enterprise edition of mixed-reality glasses

Dean Takahashi February 22, 2021 5:00 PM
Roblox plans to list shares on March 10, reports 82% revenue growth to $923 million for 2020

Roblox plans to list shares on March 10, reports 82% revenue growth to $923 million for 2020

Dean Takahashi February 22, 2021 4:13 PM
Comcast NBCUniversal picks 10 sports and esports startups for SportsTech Accelerator

Comcast NBCUniversal picks 10 sports and esports startups for SportsTech Accelerator

Dean Takahashi February 22, 2021 5:00 AM
CrowdStrike: Pandemic didn’t slow targeted cyberattacks by criminals and nation-states

CrowdStrike: Pandemic didn’t slow targeted cyberattacks by criminals and nation-states

Dean Takahashi February 22, 2021 2:00 AM
Candor crowdsources a database of tech job salaries

Candor crowdsources a database of tech job salaries

Dean Takahashi February 21, 2021 10:25 AM
Overwatch 2 deep dive: New maps and dynamic environments

Overwatch 2 deep dive: New maps and dynamic environments

Dean Takahashi February 19, 2021 5:43 PM
BlizzCon Online: J. Allen Brack opens with messages of gratitude and hope

BlizzCon Online: J. Allen Brack opens with messages of gratitude and hope

Dean Takahashi February 19, 2021 2:26 PM
Lucid Sight acquires Colyseus open-source multiplayer game engine

Lucid Sight acquires Colyseus open-source multiplayer game engine

Dean Takahashi February 19, 2021 10:30 AM
Facebook Gaming will host more than 90 community tournaments

Facebook Gaming will host more than 90 community tournaments

Dean Takahashi February 19, 2021 9:00 AM
The DeanBeat: The outlook for online game events in 2021

The DeanBeat: The outlook for online game events in 2021

Dean Takahashi February 19, 2021 8:00 AM
Avid Ventures raises $68 million for female-run VC fund targeting fintech and consumer startups

Avid Ventures raises $68 million for female-run VC fund targeting fintech and consumer startups

Dean Takahashi February 19, 2021 7:00 AM
Clubhouse grows to 8 million downloads for people starved for audio conversations

Clubhouse grows to 8 million downloads for people starved for audio conversations

Dean Takahashi February 18, 2021 1:15 PM
Call of Duty League postpones matches due to Texas power outages

Call of Duty League postpones matches due to Texas power outages

Dean Takahashi February 18, 2021 12:00 PM
GDC spreads out its events from March to July

GDC spreads out its events from March to July

Dean Takahashi February 18, 2021 12:00 PM

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