Dean Takahashi

Silicon Valley

Editorial Director at GamesBeat

Been a journalist since 1987 and am Editorial Director for the independent GamesBeat. I cover games, chips, hardware, R&D, and more. Wrote two books on Xbox.

Articles

Implicit Conversions ports Xseed's Milano's Odd Job Collection to PS4

2 weeks ago | venturebeat.com | Dean Takahashi

Implicit Conversions, a maker of source-code-free retro game emulation, said it is porting XSEED Games’ Milano’s Odd Job Collection, a legendary Japan-exclusive 32-bit casual/simulation gem, into a modern console and PC game. The retro title will run on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School unveiled during Day of the Devs

3 weeks ago | venturebeat.com | Dean Takahashi

During the Day of the Devs digital showcase, iam8bit and Coin Crew Games will unveil Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School, the sequel to the award-winning Escape Academy. The original game came out in 2022, and it was played by more than four million players worldwide.
Brass Lion Entertainment unveils co-op action RPG Wu-Tang: Rise of the Deceiver

3 weeks ago | venturebeat.com | Dean Takahashi

Brass Lion Entertainment revealed its trailer for its debut game Wu-Tang: Rise of the Deceiver, a tentpole of Ghostface Killah’s Angel of Dust (AOD) franchise. The company unveiled the new game at the Summer Game Fest 2025 and the Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber farewell tour, marking the legendary supergroup’s long-awaited return to the world of video games.
Imagine Dragons brothers unveil Night Street Studios' zany 5v5 team shooter Last Flag

3 weeks ago | venturebeat.com | Dean Takahashi

It’s 1970s. The disco is sparkling, the crowd is roaring, and the most spectacular televised competition on the planet is about to begin. Welcome to Last Flag, a zany shooter game from Night Street Games, an indie game studio cofounded by Mac and Dan Reynolds (the brothers behind the music band Imagine Dragons — Dan is the lead singer and Mac is the manager). It’s a game where fame, fortune, and your flag are all up for grabs. And, yes, there will be Imagine Dragons music. Two teams. Two hidden flags.
IO Interactive marries Hitman with 007 and MindsEye

3 weeks ago | venturebeat.com | Dean Takahashi

IO Interactive unveiled the 007: First Light and MindsEye games at the Summer Game Fest show today. But on top of that, it announced integrations with IO Interactive’s Hitman: World of Assassination. Hakan Abrak, CEO of IO Interactive, took the stage at the show to reveal the news along with host Geoff Keighley and actor Mads Mikkelsen, the actor who plays LeChiffre, the villain in the Casino Royale movie.
Mundfish unveils two new games: The Cube and Ill

3 weeks ago | venturebeat.com | Dean Takahashi

Mundfish unveiled two new games it will publish — The Cube, a multiplayer RPG shooter, and Ill, a first-person action horror shooter game. The release date isn’t set yet for the game, which was revealed during Summer Game Fest and will debut on the PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. The Cube is a multiplayer RPG shooter, set on a giant floating cube with rotating rows and edges. Among them is hidden an unknown equation that can change the laws of reality. Will you survive the next turn?
Marvel's Deadpool VR coming for Meta Quest 3 and 3S

3 weeks ago | venturebeat.com | Dean Takahashi

Marvel’s Deadpool VR is coming to the Meta Quest 3 and 3S virtual reality headsets later this year from Twisted Pixel and Oculus Studios. At Summer Game Fest 2025, Marvel and Meta announced the new game, which is being made in collaboration with Marvel Games. Finally, it’s a chance to slip inside Deadpool’s sweaty skintight suit and really become the Merc with aMouth in all his flippy-shooty-off-the-wall glory. Marvel’s Deadpool VR features an all-new original story.
Mundfish Games announces Atomic Heart II after first game cleared 10M sold

3 weeks ago | venturebeat.com | Dean Takahashi

Mundfish Games announced that its action-adventure FPS franchise Atomic Heart will be back with a sequel coming to the PC and consoles. The first game debuted in xx and it sold more than 10 million copies. The new action-adventure, FPS, open-world RPG will debut on the PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
Raw Power Games unveils debut title Chronicles: Medieval

3 weeks ago | venturebeat.com | Dean Takahashi

Raw Power Games, a new studio of seasoned game industry veterans, unveiled the development of its debut title Chronicles: Medieval. Set in the brutal and beautiful European world of the 14th and 15th centuries, Chronicles: Medieval throws players into a sprawling, dynamic sandbox blending action and RPG depth on a strategic scale.
Tetris Company celebrates World Tetris Day with 520M units sold to date

3 weeks ago | venturebeat.com | Dean Takahashi

Tetris, the world’s most iconic puzzle game, continues to unite and inspire fans across generations as the globe celebrates World Tetris Day. Since its creation in 1984 by Alexey Pajitnov, Tetris has become a global cultural phenomenon, with over 520 million units sold and a legacy that shows no signs of slowing down. In celebration, I moderated a fireside chat yesterday with Henk Rogers, the man who brought Tetris to the world, in Los Angeles at our GamesBeat Engage event with Xsolla.