Dean Takahashi - Lead Writer, GamesBeat - VentureBeat

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.

Stories by Dean Takahashi

Sean, left, is responsible for Daniel in Life is Strange 2.

Why Life is Strange 2 writers ratcheted up the drama in Episode 3

Dean Takahashi May 24, 2019 9:31 AM

The big wolf and the little wolf in Life is Strange 2.

Life is Strange 2: Episode 3 impressions — Less choice, more drama

Dean Takahashi May 24, 2019 9:30 AM

Dean Takahashi tries out the Oculus Quest.

The DeanBeat: With Oculus Quest, it’s the convenience, stupid

Dean Takahashi May 24, 2019 8:00 AM

#SelfCare digital companion

Brie Code interview — How Tru Luv created the #SelfCare digital companion that takes care of you

Dean Takahashi May 24, 2019 7:30 AM

Carnival's Royal Princess cruise ship is outfitted to support Ocean Medallion wearables.

Carnival’s tiny Ocean Medallion wearable brings tech luxury to cruise ships

Dean Takahashi May 23, 2019 10:31 AM

Dreams hit early access in April and will ship sometime this year.

Dreams interview — How Media Molecule is letting the users take charge in early access

Dean Takahashi May 23, 2019 7:15 AM

Godzilla Defense Force has launched on mobile.

Nexon’s Godzilla Defense Force rampages onto iOS and Android

Dean Takahashi May 23, 2019 6:00 AM

nWayPlay will help smaller game developers launch real-time online games.

Exclusive

nWay launches platform for crossplay, real-time multiplayer games

Dean Takahashi May 23, 2019 5:30 AM

Fyusion's Fyuses

Fyusion raises $3 million from Itochu for 3D imaging and machine learning

Dean Takahashi May 23, 2019 12:01 AM

Acer's Nitro 5 laptop uses an AMD Ryzen Mobile processor.

Acer launches two laptops with AMD’s 2nd Gen Ryzen Mobile processors

Dean Takahashi May 22, 2019 9:00 PM

The Sandbox is getting a blockchain makeover.

Animoca Brands raises $2.5 million for The Sandbox blockchain gaming platform

Dean Takahashi May 22, 2019 4:30 PM

The Audi A8 has handwriting recognition on a touch display.

Audi A8 L review — Fully loaded with luxury tech

Dean Takahashi May 22, 2019 9:31 AM

Voicesell adds voice chat to mobile ecommerce sites.

VoiceSell raises $4 million for instant voice control for mobile ecommerce

Dean Takahashi May 22, 2019 9:00 AM

Siemens and Chronicle will monitor cyber threats for energy industry

Dean Takahashi May 22, 2019 8:00 AM

Mortal Kombat 11 tournament will wrap up July 5-7 p.m.

WarnerMedia and Eleague team up for Mortal Kombat 11 esports tournament

Dean Takahashi May 22, 2019 7:00 AM

Beat Saber, a VR hit

Oculus Quest: Beat Saber is a blast when it has no wires

Dean Takahashi May 22, 2019 6:30 AM

Entropia Universe

Entropia Universe company raises $500,000 in a virtual stock market offering

Dean Takahashi May 22, 2019 6:00 AM

The new Steam Chat mobile app is a modernized Steam chat experience available for free on iOS and Android platforms.

Steam Chat goes live on iOS and Android

Dean Takahashi May 21, 2019 7:41 PM

Call of Duty: Mobile is getting a deep battle royale mode.

Activision reveals Call of Duty: Mobile — Battle Royale mode

Dean Takahashi May 21, 2019 10:24 AM

Tencent has acquired Sweden's Sharkmob.

Tencent acquires Swedish game studio Sharkmob

Dean Takahashi May 21, 2019 9:15 AM

Just Cause 4 is getting a spring update.

Just Cause 4 gets Los Demonios DLC and spring update on July 3

Dean Takahashi May 21, 2019 9:00 AM

Man of Medan takes place on the high sea.

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan sails to PC and consoles on August 30

Dean Takahashi May 21, 2019 8:48 AM

You maneuver in VR by grabbing the environment and pushing off.

Lone Echo II interview — What Ready At Dawn has learned from its third VR game

Dean Takahashi May 21, 2019 7:10 AM

There are lots of Sagas to conquer in Asgard's Wrath.

Asgard’s Wrath — How Sanzaru is crafting a 30-hour Norse saga game in VR

Dean Takahashi May 21, 2019 7:05 AM

Joel Breton and Amir Rubin (right) of Sixense.

Exclusive

Sixense hires HTC Vive’s Joel Breton to run VR and AR content studio

Dean Takahashi May 21, 2019 7:03 AM

Jack and Olivia are aboard a mysterious ship in Lone Echo II.

Lone Echo II hands-on — Dodging electric fuzzballs in zero gravity isn’t simple

Dean Takahashi May 21, 2019 7:02 AM

Phantom Covert Ops

Phantom Covert Ops — How nDreams is making a covert stealth game in a kayak

Dean Takahashi May 21, 2019 7:01 AM

HP and Smile Direct Club can 3D print braces.

HP and Smile Direct Club want to disrupt orthodontics with 3D-printed braces

Dean Takahashi May 21, 2019 5:00 AM

HQ Trivia's new host is Matt Richards.

HQ Trivia aims for comeback with new cash prizes and a new host

Dean Takahashi May 21, 2019 12:01 AM

Lightning round speaker Nick Fortugno talks about Hello Team Solar's

VB Event

GamesBeat Summit 2019: 7 lightning talks in 39 minutes

Dean Takahashi May 20, 2019 11:33 AM

Playtika

Playtika doubles down with a new casual games lab

Dean Takahashi May 20, 2019 8:55 AM

Complexity Gaming's new headquarters.

Complexity Gaming opens fancy esports headquarters in Texas

Dean Takahashi May 20, 2019 7:00 AM

Tyffon's Corridor VR experience

Tyffon raises $7.8 million to expand its free-roam VR locations to the U.S.

Dean Takahashi May 20, 2019 6:01 AM

ARM's Space Analytics dashboard

Arm launches Space Analytics so property managers can use buildings better

Dean Takahashi May 20, 2019 6:00 AM

The VR Fund landscape for VR.

VR Fund: Virtual reality ecosystem has more than 550 companies

Dean Takahashi May 20, 2019 5:30 AM

Marvel and NetEase are making games together.

Marvel and NetEase will collaborate on new original entertainment

Dean Takahashi May 20, 2019 3:00 AM

Dragons start as eggs and you can raise them to adults in Game of Thrones: Conquest.

Game of Thrones: How to get your post-show gaming fix

Dean Takahashi May 19, 2019 1:15 PM

Stack Up helps veterans through games.

How Stack Up uses video games to save veterans from mental illness and suicide

Dean Takahashi May 19, 2019 10:25 AM

Stanley Pierre-Louis is acting CEO of the game industry lobbying group, the ESA.

Stanley Pierre-Louis — ESA’s new chief believes that E3’s center will hold

Dean Takahashi May 19, 2019 8:45 AM

Jensen Huang goes off script in Las Vegas.

Jensen Huang interview — ‘the foundations of gaming are just fine, just fantastic’

Dean Takahashi May 18, 2019 12:12 PM

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