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The DeanBeat: I’m surrendering to the aliens in XCOM 2. It’s too hard
![The DeanBeat: Nine memorable moments from gaming’s elite DICE Summit](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/DSCN2479.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The DeanBeat: Nine memorable moments from gaming’s elite DICE Summit
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Opinion
The DeanBeat: The joy of covering video games for 25 years
![The DeanBeat: Farewell to #GamerGate](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/zoe-quinn.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The DeanBeat: Farewell to #GamerGate
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Opinion
The DeanBeat: That Dragon, Cancer shows the emotional power of video games
![The DeanBeat: My rank is 3,440,250 in Call of Duty: Black Ops III multiplayer](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cod-dean.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The DeanBeat: My rank is 3,440,250 in Call of Duty: Black Ops III multiplayer
![The DeanBeat: Worldwide game revenues weren’t too shabby in 2015](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/casual-connect-2.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The DeanBeat: Worldwide game revenues weren’t too shabby in 2015
![The DeanBeat: The 10 best technologies of the Consumer Electronics Show](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/panasonic-transparent-display.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The DeanBeat: The 10 best technologies of the Consumer Electronics Show
![The DeanBeat: Our preview of next week’s CES 2016 tech extravaganza](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ces-ice.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The DeanBeat: Our preview of next week’s CES 2016 tech extravaganza
![The DeanBeat: 10 predictions for the game industry in 2016](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2016-predictions.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The DeanBeat: 10 predictions for the game industry in 2016
![The DeanBeat: My favorite games of 2015](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/until-dawn-sam-close.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The DeanBeat: My favorite games of 2015
![The DeanBeat: For Microsoft, it’s time to worry about the console war](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/halo-5-multiplayer.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The DeanBeat: For Microsoft, it’s time to worry about the console war
![DeanBeat: A big brain dump on video games in Montreal](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/brie-code-a.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
DeanBeat: A big brain dump on video games in Montreal
![The DeanBeat: Paris may give us a moment of clarity about who we pretend to be](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/canada-flag.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Opinion
The DeanBeat: Paris may give us a moment of clarity about who we pretend to be
![The DeanBeat: The top 25 public game companies have changed drastically in five years](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/newzoo-chart.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The DeanBeat: The top 25 public game companies have changed drastically in five years
![The DeanBeat: Seattle event marks the accelerated growth of virtual reality and augmented reality](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/david-brin.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The DeanBeat: Seattle event marks the accelerated growth of virtual reality and augmented reality
![The DeanBeat: How technology is advancing the cause of women in video games](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fifa16s1.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The DeanBeat: How technology is advancing the cause of women in video games
![The DeanBeat: GamesBeat 2015 will reveal the state of the game industry](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/game-of-thrones.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The DeanBeat: GamesBeat 2015 will reveal the state of the game industry
![The DeanBeat: Apple TV fails to kill off the video game consoles](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/new-2015-apple-tv.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The DeanBeat: Apple TV fails to kill off the video game consoles
![The DeanBeat: Will we see an indie boom or an indie apocalypse as mobile goes triple-A?](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/indie-game-the-movie.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The DeanBeat: Will we see an indie boom or an indie apocalypse as mobile goes triple-A?
![The DeanBeat: EA prospers by thinking about gamers](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/andrew-wilson.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The DeanBeat: EA prospers by thinking about gamers
![The DeanBeat: Casual Connect shows that the game business is a daily Darwinian struggle](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/DSCN4763.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The DeanBeat: Casual Connect shows that the game business is a daily Darwinian struggle
![The DeanBeat: The best nuggets from a summer of game leader interviews](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/DSCN4068.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The DeanBeat: The best nuggets from a summer of game leader interviews
![The DeanBeat: With China, your game strategy has to be ‘go big or go home’](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/chinajoy1.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The DeanBeat: With China, your game strategy has to be ‘go big or go home’
![The DeanBeat: Fallout Shelter is a rare free-to-play hardcore mobile gaming hit](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/fallout-shelter.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The DeanBeat: Fallout Shelter is a rare free-to-play hardcore mobile gaming hit
![The DeanBeat: Gaming technology is still blowing my mind](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Until-Dawn-E3-2015-02.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The DeanBeat: Gaming technology is still blowing my mind
![The DeanBeat: E3 signaled a bright future for gaming](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Uncharted-4-E3-2015-Drake-and-Sully-vista.jpeg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The DeanBeat: E3 signaled a bright future for gaming
![The DeanBeat: My picks for the best of E3 2015](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/DSCN2553.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The DeanBeat: My picks for the best of E3 2015
![The DeanBeat: Will we see creativity or imaginative exhaustion at E3?](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/fallout4.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The DeanBeat: Will we see creativity or imaginative exhaustion at E3?
![The DeanBeat: The flap about FIFA’s new female soccer players shows progress and setbacks](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ea-women-mocap.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The DeanBeat: The flap about FIFA’s new female soccer players shows progress and setbacks
![The DeanBeat: Has the next generation of mobile games arrived?](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dominations-main.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The DeanBeat: Has the next generation of mobile games arrived?
![The DeanBeat: Learning from the smartest people in the room](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/nolan-bushnell-gamesbeat-summit.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The DeanBeat: Learning from the smartest people in the room
![The DeanBeat: Bold ideas in gaming](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/nolan-bushnell-1.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The DeanBeat: Bold ideas in gaming
![The DeanBeat: Why games still need all of the technology that Moore’s Law can deliver](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/silicon-valley-pioneers.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The DeanBeat: Why games still need all of the technology that Moore’s Law can deliver
![The DeanBeat: The intriguing possibilities for Nintendo’s upcoming NX game hardware](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/nintendo-direct-satoru-iwata-with-mario-and-luigi.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The DeanBeat: The intriguing possibilities for Nintendo’s upcoming NX game hardware
![The DeanBeat: The game industry’s struggle with light and darkness](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/gdc-front.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The DeanBeat: The game industry’s struggle with light and darkness
![The DeanBeat: The promise and the peril of virtual reality](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/gear-vr-hands-on-5.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The DeanBeat: The promise and the peril of virtual reality
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The DeanBeat: It’s time for the U.S. to wake up and support game startups
![The DeanBeat: Tips on how to do your own PR for game-related stories](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/bemyapp1.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)