RP1 is a metaverse startup that has simulated putting 5,000 people together in a single metaverse plaza, or shard. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
The DeanBeat: Microsoft’s Phil Spencer joins our most diverse GamesBeat Summit event
Black Lives Matter. Border trouble. Anti-Asian hate. Trans athlete sports bans. Sexual harassment. Suicides and the pandemic. These racial, cultural, and social issues are making headlines, and they have spilled into the game industry. It is an important time to take stock of where we are as an industry when it comes to dealing with […]
The DeanBeat: How Sandbox VR will test our willingness to visit VR entertainment centers
After surviving bankruptcy, Sandbox VR got back to its business of creating VR entertainment centers in retail locations. It has reopened two locations and will open a new one in the Grand Canal Shoppes in the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas by the early summer. This is one of the things I never expected to […]
The DeanBeat: Our 360-degree view of the metaverse ecosystem
Our GamesBeat Summit: Into the Metaverse gave us a 360-degree view of the metaverse ecosystem as its being built. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
The DeanBeat: The best of CES 2021 as seen from afar
Dean Takahashi’s picks for the best of CES range from the Gardyn indoor gardening system to the Lasso recycler. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
The DeanBeat: The Game Awards show gaming’s past and future
The Game Awards inspires me to think about the possibilities of gaming. The show reviews our past and gives a glimpse of the future. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
The DeanBeat: Our next game event focuses on growth and the metaverse
With the help of partner Facebook, GamesBeat’s next big game conference will take place on January 26-27 and cover growth and the metaverse. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
The DeanBeat — The Walking Dead: Onslaught creator Survios raises $16.7 million for VR games
Survios has raised a $16.7 million round to continue building gripping VR games such as the just-launched The Walking Dead: Onslaught. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
The DeanBeat: The Final Hours of Half-Life: Alyx gives us a much-needed peek inside Valve
Geoff Keighley followed the creation of Half-Life: Alyx over four years and he published a peek inside Valve as a Steam app on Thursday. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
The DeanBeat: How the rest of 2020 looks for the game industry
The second half of 2020 will bring us lots of big games, online game events, and the launch of two major video game consoles. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi