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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.
Solos unveils AirGo A5 and AirGo V2 smart glasses with hands-free AI

Solos unveils AirGo A5 and AirGo V2 smart glasses with hands-free AI

Dean Takahashi June 24, 2025 6:00 PM
Portyl travel app brings ancient ruins to live with immersive AR

Portyl travel app brings ancient ruins to live with immersive AR

Dean Takahashi June 23, 2025 5:00 AM
Maximum Football launches on PC and consoles as community-driven football sim

Maximum Football launches on PC and consoles as community-driven football sim

Dean Takahashi June 19, 2025 11:16 AM
PowerZ is launching today on mobile as a magical learning game for kids

PowerZ is launching today on mobile as a magical learning game for kids

Dean Takahashi June 10, 2025 6:30 AM
IBM discloses plans to build first large-scale fault-tolerant quantum computer

IBM discloses plans to build first large-scale fault-tolerant quantum computer

Dean Takahashi June 10, 2025 3:00 AM
Pixels takes its multi-game Web3 staking system to Telegram via Sleepagotchi

Pixels takes its multi-game Web3 staking system to Telegram via Sleepagotchi

Dean Takahashi June 4, 2025 7:00 AM
Beamdog unveils MythForce 1.2 update with hero customization

Beamdog unveils MythForce 1.2 update with hero customization

Dean Takahashi June 3, 2025 9:00 AM
CampFire Studio will launch Soulmask DLC on June 5

CampFire Studio will launch Soulmask DLC on June 5

Dean Takahashi May 30, 2025 3:00 AM
Mystic Moose unveils MovieFlo.AI to make user-generated films

Mystic Moose unveils MovieFlo.AI to make user-generated films

Dean Takahashi May 29, 2025 5:30 AM
Acurast raises $5.4M for global decentralized cloud using smartphones

Acurast raises $5.4M for global decentralized cloud using smartphones

Dean Takahashi May 26, 2025 6:00 AM
Game of Thrones: Kingsroad launches on mobile and PC

Game of Thrones: Kingsroad launches on mobile and PC

Dean Takahashi May 21, 2025 4:15 PM
Nvidia and Microsoft accelerate AI processing on PCs

Nvidia and Microsoft accelerate AI processing on PCs

Dean Takahashi May 19, 2025 9:00 AM
Futureverse and Rakuten Wallet launch a pass to bring users onto Web3 more easily

Futureverse and Rakuten Wallet launch a pass to bring users onto Web3 more easily

Dean Takahashi May 8, 2025 12:00 AM
Gallium Studios finds Will Wright’s memories game, Proxi, as hard to pitch as The Sims

Gallium Studios finds Will Wright’s memories game, Proxi, as hard to pitch as The Sims

Dean Takahashi April 29, 2025 6:30 AM
Blockbusters, indie creators and social platforms reshape gaming in 2025 | Deloitte

Blockbusters, indie creators and social platforms reshape gaming in 2025 | Deloitte

Dean Takahashi April 24, 2025 6:30 AM
Mawari’s DIO network will offer AI-driven immersive 3D experiences

Mawari’s DIO network will offer AI-driven immersive 3D experiences

Dean Takahashi April 24, 2025 6:00 AM
Ubisoft and Immutable announce Might & Magic Fates game

Ubisoft and Immutable announce Might & Magic Fates game

Dean Takahashi April 23, 2025 6:00 AM
Motiviti took (at least) 11 years to make point-and-click adventure game Elroy and the Aliens

Motiviti took (at least) 11 years to make point-and-click adventure game Elroy and the Aliens

Dean Takahashi April 22, 2025 7:30 AM
Duolingo’s next move is teaching chess

Duolingo’s next move is teaching chess

Dean Takahashi April 22, 2025 12:00 AM
Q1 2025 global VC investment deals and deal amounts take a dip versus a year ago | NVCA

Q1 2025 global VC investment deals and deal amounts take a dip versus a year ago | NVCA

Dean Takahashi April 2, 2025 9:01 PM
Tencent invests $1.25B in Ubisoft’s new core games operating division

Tencent invests $1.25B in Ubisoft’s new core games operating division

Dean Takahashi March 27, 2025 1:36 PM
Monica Harrington was the hidden figure of Valve in its critical early years | The DeanBeat

Monica Harrington was the hidden figure of Valve in its critical early years | The DeanBeat

Dean Takahashi March 21, 2025 10:00 AM
Remedy unveils FBC: Firebreak — a 3-player co-op multiplayer FPS in the Control universe

Remedy unveils FBC: Firebreak — a 3-player co-op multiplayer FPS in the Control universe

Dean Takahashi March 20, 2025 2:45 PM
LightSpeed Studios will focus on original IP in future games

LightSpeed Studios will focus on original IP in future games

Dean Takahashi March 20, 2025 11:00 AM
Unity announces enhanced engine performance and stability with new platforms and AI workflows

Unity announces enhanced engine performance and stability with new platforms and AI workflows

Dean Takahashi March 19, 2025 9:00 AM
Roblox wants to improve discovery for its game creators

Roblox wants to improve discovery for its game creators

Dean Takahashi March 19, 2025 9:00 AM
Nvidia announces DGX SuperPOD with Blackwell Ultra GPUs

Nvidia announces DGX SuperPOD with Blackwell Ultra GPUs

Dean Takahashi March 18, 2025 1:00 PM
GM and Nvidia collaborate on AI for self-driving cars and vehicle manufacturing

GM and Nvidia collaborate on AI for self-driving cars and vehicle manufacturing

Dean Takahashi March 18, 2025 11:23 AM
Xbox unveils Copilot of Gaming as an AI sidekick for gamers

Xbox unveils Copilot of Gaming as an AI sidekick for gamers

Dean Takahashi March 13, 2025 8:00 AM
Nvidia unveils 50 Series upgrades like RTX Remix inside Half-Life 2 RTX demo ahead of GDC

Nvidia unveils 50 Series upgrades like RTX Remix inside Half-Life 2 RTX demo ahead of GDC

Dean Takahashi March 13, 2025 6:00 AM
Forge launches Forge Direct as a gamified hub for community-powered growth

Forge launches Forge Direct as a gamified hub for community-powered growth

Dean Takahashi March 12, 2025 8:00 AM
Longdue drops debut teaser and Kickstarter for Hopetown, spiritual successor to Disco Elysium

Longdue drops debut teaser and Kickstarter for Hopetown, spiritual successor to Disco Elysium

Dean Takahashi March 11, 2025 7:00 AM
Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding 2 debuts June 26 on PlayStation

Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding 2 debuts June 26 on PlayStation

Dean Takahashi March 9, 2025 2:25 PM
Blending the worlds of hardware, games and creators in gaming PCs | Jo Tan interview

Blending the worlds of hardware, games and creators in gaming PCs | Jo Tan interview

Dean Takahashi March 8, 2025 8:45 AM
Sparq unveils Crown U mobile sports game with AI and blockchain

Sparq unveils Crown U mobile sports game with AI and blockchain

Dean Takahashi March 5, 2025 6:00 AM
Will TSMC escape tariffs with pledge for $100B in U.S. chip manufacturing plants?

Will TSMC escape tariffs with pledge for $100B in U.S. chip manufacturing plants?

Dean Takahashi March 4, 2025 3:50 PM
Alienware launches 6 gaming monitors to go with latest graphics cards

Alienware launches 6 gaming monitors to go with latest graphics cards

Dean Takahashi March 4, 2025 6:00 AM
Canada-owned Ludia plans to add 50 new jobs and make acquisitions

Canada-owned Ludia plans to add 50 new jobs and make acquisitions

Dean Takahashi March 4, 2025 2:00 AM
Jam City sells Ludia game studio to Canadian institutional investors

Jam City sells Ludia game studio to Canadian institutional investors

Dean Takahashi February 28, 2025 4:10 PM
Billions.Network launches universally accessible verification platform for humans and AI

Billions.Network launches universally accessible verification platform for humans and AI

Dean Takahashi February 28, 2025 6:00 AM
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