Dean Takahashi
Lead Writer, GamesBeat, VentureBeat
- Arts and Entertainment, Business and Finance, Technology, Metro San Francisco
- Silicon Valley
- • Website
About
lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat
Twitter Feed
15,040
followers 16,886
tweets Civilization V’s Brave New World expansion feels like a culture club (hands-on preview) | GamesBeat venturebeat.com/2013/05/17/civ… via @GamesBeat
Civilization V’s Brave New World expansion feels like a culture club (hands-on preview)
venturebeat.com — Under my leadership, Morocco had become the cultural center of the world. Culture flourished in my capital, Marrakesh, and it had become the top tourist destination in the world (thus spreading my ideology to other places).How Smooth McGroove quit his day job to record a capella versions of classic gaming tunes (interview) venturebeat.com/2013/05/18/how… via @GamesBeat
How Smooth McGroove quit his day job to record a capella versions of classic gaming tunes (interview)
venturebeat.com — The video game industry is gigantic. It supports billion-dollar empires like Nintendo and Activision. But it also supports tons of cottage industries as well. Take Smooth McGroove, a singer. McGroove is famous for his YouTube page, where he covers classic video game tunes in an a cappella style.The top 6 MMOs you should be playing this year | GamesBeat venturebeat.com/2013/05/18/the… via @GamesBeat
The top 6 MMOs you should be playing this year
venturebeat.com — Massively multiplayer online games have long suffered from a nauseating lack of originality, smothered in an endless monotony of grinding away on dire rabbits for experience points and completing a never-ending strings of cookie-cutter, carrot-on-a-stick fetch quests. That trend continues even to this day, as unimaginative clones promise a revolution while blatantly clamoring to be the next World of Warcraft.Yay back home after week in LA
@BenjaminCousins @will_luton send an email to dean at venturebeat dot com
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Google’s game service, EA axes online passes, and a look at The Last of Us venturebeat.com/2013/05/17/gam… via @GamesBeat
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Google’s game service, EA axes online passes, and a look at The Last of Us
venturebeat.com — If you follow VentureBeat but don't regularly check our GamesBeat site, here's a list of the best video game stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.Consoles that won’t die: The Sega Dreamcast | GamesBeat venturebeat.com/2013/05/17/con… via @GamesBeat
Consoles that won’t die: The Sega Dreamcast
venturebeat.com — Looking at the Dreamcast lineup for 2013, you'd be forgiven for thinking that Sega's 15-year-old home video game system had never gone away. Of all the supposedly dead consoles, the Dreamcast is surely the one that looks most alive. Despite the Dreamcast production lines shutting in 2001, the console's community is still fervently supporting new titles that continue to release.EA’s ulterior motive behind killing the Online Pass | GamesBeat venturebeat.com/2013/05/17/eas… via @GamesBeat
EA’s ulterior motive behind killing the Online Pass
venturebeat.com — If you cheered Electronic Arts' decision to end its three-year-old Online Pass program, I've got some advice: Don't fly the victory flag quite yet. I'm on record calling the Online Pass a fairly smart way to cut in on the used-game market.EA appoints New York Times digital-product expert to its board | GamesBeat venturebeat.com/2013/05/17/ea-… via @GamesBeat
EA appoints New York Times digital-product expert to its board
venturebeat.com — Electronic Arts' board of directors is getting some extra expertise in digital distribution. The publisher revealed today that it appointed Denise Warren, the New York Times executive vice president of digital products, to its board. Warren managed NYTimes.com for the national newspaper company and oversaw development of its digital products.Defiance developer cuts staff; MMO Rift unaffected | GamesBeat venturebeat.com/2013/05/17/def… via @GamesBeat
Defiance developer cuts staff; MMO Rift unaffected
venturebeat.com — Trion Worlds recently launched online-shooter Defiance on PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. Now that the studio has that game out the door, it's laying off some of its development staff. Trion confirmed to GamesBeat that it is cutting jobs, as first reported by IGN.Sign up to discover more journalists who cover Arts and Entertainment, Business and Finance, Technology, Metro San Francisco and more.
Create An AccountShare This Profile

