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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.
Chainalysis: Web3 ownership of DAOs is surprisingly concentrated

Chainalysis: Web3 ownership of DAOs is surprisingly concentrated

Dean Takahashi June 27, 2022 5:00 AM
Scottish Games Week will debut in October

Scottish Games Week will debut in October

Dean Takahashi June 27, 2022 2:00 AM
Loco launches India’s first NFT platform for esports

Loco launches India’s first NFT platform for esports

Dean Takahashi June 26, 2022 11:30 AM
Gaming legend Bernie Stolar passes away

Gaming legend Bernie Stolar passes away

Dean Takahashi June 25, 2022 11:24 PM
Game devs react to the overturning of Roe v. Wade

Game devs react to the overturning of Roe v. Wade

Dean Takahashi June 24, 2022 4:00 PM
Miniclip will acquire Subway Surfers maker Sybo

Miniclip will acquire Subway Surfers maker Sybo

Dean Takahashi June 24, 2022 9:00 AM
The DeanBeat: Samsung’s cloud gaming TVs could be a big deal this fall

The DeanBeat: Samsung’s cloud gaming TVs could be a big deal this fall

Dean Takahashi June 24, 2022 8:00 AM
Tovera acquires SnifflesNFT as it chases after NFT fraud

Tovera acquires SnifflesNFT as it chases after NFT fraud

Dean Takahashi June 24, 2022 7:30 AM
Turkey’s Cypher Games raises $3.2M for casual mobile gaming

Turkey’s Cypher Games raises $3.2M for casual mobile gaming

Dean Takahashi June 24, 2022 5:30 AM
Rec Room hits 75M lifetime users and $1M in creator payouts for Q1

Rec Room hits 75M lifetime users and $1M in creator payouts for Q1

Dean Takahashi June 23, 2022 9:00 AM
Days Gone creator forms Liithos studio to make Ashfall Web 3 game

Days Gone creator forms Liithos studio to make Ashfall Web 3 game

Dean Takahashi June 23, 2022 6:00 AM
Why the OnlyFans leaders are moving into Web3 avatars with NFT startup Zoop

Why the OnlyFans leaders are moving into Web3 avatars with NFT startup Zoop

Dean Takahashi June 23, 2022 5:30 AM
Mythical Games’ Blankos Block Party will debut on Epic Games Store

Mythical Games’ Blankos Block Party will debut on Epic Games Store

Dean Takahashi June 22, 2022 11:00 AM
P&G Ventures and Transparent Collective highlight challenges for minority entrepreneurs

P&G Ventures and Transparent Collective highlight challenges for minority entrepreneurs

Dean Takahashi June 22, 2022 7:00 AM
CTRL expands beyond esports and games to bring healthy food to larger markets

CTRL expands beyond esports and games to bring healthy food to larger markets

Dean Takahashi June 22, 2022 7:00 AM
Cerebras Systems sets record for largest AI models ever trained on one device

Cerebras Systems sets record for largest AI models ever trained on one device

Dean Takahashi June 22, 2022 6:00 AM
Cloud platform Oorbit partners with music metaverse firm Pixelynx

Cloud platform Oorbit partners with music metaverse firm Pixelynx

Dean Takahashi June 22, 2022 5:30 AM
Parallelz raises $3M to instantly run any mobile app or game in a browser without quality loss or changes

Parallelz raises $3M to instantly run any mobile app or game in a browser without quality loss or changes

Dean Takahashi June 22, 2022 4:30 AM
Kiko Ventures will invest $450M in cleantech startups

Kiko Ventures will invest $450M in cleantech startups

Dean Takahashi June 21, 2022 11:00 PM
A metaverse moment for women at Nasdaq’s opening bell

A metaverse moment for women at Nasdaq’s opening bell

Dean Takahashi June 21, 2022 1:15 PM
Square Enix invests in cloud gaming platform Blacknut

Square Enix invests in cloud gaming platform Blacknut

Dean Takahashi June 21, 2022 8:51 AM
Manticore Games sets NFT utility standard for games in Core Metaverse

Manticore Games sets NFT utility standard for games in Core Metaverse

Dean Takahashi June 21, 2022 8:00 AM
Khronos Group launches standards effort for an open and interoperable metaverse

Khronos Group launches standards effort for an open and interoperable metaverse

Dean Takahashi June 21, 2022 6:00 AM
DICE chief Rebecka Coutaz interview: How EA’s Battlefield studio is improving quality and culture

DICE chief Rebecka Coutaz interview: How EA’s Battlefield studio is improving quality and culture

Dean Takahashi June 21, 2022 6:00 AM
GameRefinery analyzes how mobile games are using blockchain tech

GameRefinery analyzes how mobile games are using blockchain tech

Dean Takahashi June 21, 2022 5:30 AM
After a decade, Supercell’s 1st hit Hay Day keeps humming along

After a decade, Supercell’s 1st hit Hay Day keeps humming along

Dean Takahashi June 21, 2022 5:00 AM
Meta expands the “miniverse” with new Horizon Worlds experiences

Meta expands the “miniverse” with new Horizon Worlds experiences

Dean Takahashi June 21, 2022 1:00 AM
Mark Zuckerberg unveils ultra-realistic VR display prototypes

Mark Zuckerberg unveils ultra-realistic VR display prototypes

Dean Takahashi June 20, 2022 7:00 AM
Admix merges with Landvault to move into making metaverse experiences

Admix merges with Landvault to move into making metaverse experiences

Dean Takahashi June 20, 2022 5:00 AM
The DeanBeat: Why Neal Stephenson is starting a metaverse company 3 decades after Snow Crash

The DeanBeat: Why Neal Stephenson is starting a metaverse company 3 decades after Snow Crash

Dean Takahashi June 17, 2022 8:00 AM
Bandai Namco unveils gamified wearable Vital Hero for kids

Bandai Namco unveils gamified wearable Vital Hero for kids

Dean Takahashi June 17, 2022 5:45 AM
Clockwork Labs raises $22M for community sandbox MMORPG BitCraft

Clockwork Labs raises $22M for community sandbox MMORPG BitCraft

Dean Takahashi June 16, 2022 6:45 AM
Sknups raises $3.5M for blockchain game collectibles and unveils Dolce & Gabbana partnership

Sknups raises $3.5M for blockchain game collectibles and unveils Dolce & Gabbana partnership

Dean Takahashi June 16, 2022 6:30 AM
Genvid interview: The emerging genre of massive interactive live events (MILEs)

Genvid interview: The emerging genre of massive interactive live events (MILEs)

Dean Takahashi June 16, 2022 6:30 AM
Earth From Another Sun raises $4.5M for sandbox space conquest game

Earth From Another Sun raises $4.5M for sandbox space conquest game

Dean Takahashi June 16, 2022 5:30 AM
Animoca Brands acquires most of educational user-generated content firm TinyTap for $38.9M

Animoca Brands acquires most of educational user-generated content firm TinyTap for $38.9M

Dean Takahashi June 16, 2022 5:00 AM
Interactive Advertising Bureau updates guidelines for measuring 3D ads for the metaverse

Interactive Advertising Bureau updates guidelines for measuring 3D ads for the metaverse

Dean Takahashi June 15, 2022 1:10 PM
Saga raises $3.6M to make metaverse middleware

Saga raises $3.6M to make metaverse middleware

Dean Takahashi June 15, 2022 8:30 AM
McKinsey & Co.: Metaverse could reach $5 trillion in value by 2030

McKinsey & Co.: Metaverse could reach $5 trillion in value by 2030

Dean Takahashi June 15, 2022 7:46 AM
Games for Change unveils social impact G4C Award finalists

Games for Change unveils social impact G4C Award finalists

Dean Takahashi June 15, 2022 6:00 AM

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