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.
Joined March 2008
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Despite its beautiful Ori games, Moon Studios is called an ‘oppressive’ place to work #Ori @GamesBeat #MoonStudios venturebeat.com/2022/03/18/d… via @VentureBeat
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Sad time again at Microsoft's Xbox division. gamesbeat.com/microsoft-will…
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If you miss Titanfall, this might be your game. gamesbeat.com/1047-games-emp…
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The Call of Duty Endowment raises money to place veterans in good jobs. gamesbeat.com/call-of-duty-e…
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Achoo. The platforms might get some chills from Sneeze. Our exclusive interview with Neil Trevett and Sean Mann. gamesbeat.com/metaverse-stan…
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I hope there will be more Anomalies like Mist in the DLC.
This one, in my opinion, is the most interesting and unique in the whole series, and therefore it's also my favourite 🥹
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Hollywood is a leading indicator of what could happen in games in California.
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My view of Summer Game Fest. gamesbeat.com/summer-game-fe…
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope
• Expansion DLC for the main game, starts in playtrough
• Dozens of hours of gameplay
• Branching storyline affecting both the ending, and the overall narration
• Two New Regions: CNPP & Iron Forest
• New Arch-Anomalies
• Expanded Main Map
• Planned to release alongside Patch 2.0 & Engine Upgrade
• Coming Summer 2026
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Jun 14
Will this game serve as the new Titanfall? Empulse from 1047 Games gets a demo at Steam Next and launches into early access on June 24. gamesbeat.com/1047-games-emp…
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Amir Satvat has earned his title as a game jobs champion. His ASGC has helped so many people with everything from job listing to mentoring. gamesbeat.com/amir-satvats-g…
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I’ll have to check this out
Jun 12
Prepare for takeoff. ✈️ Flight simulator is now available globally on web to all users. goo.gle/4fBYnWO
We've recently added many our most powerful professional desktop features to web. Elevation profiles, new import types, but there's always been one other feature you've been asking us to add to the web version of Google Earth, just for fun...
Where will you fly? Share your best maneuvers, views, and flyovers with us!
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Jun 12
Summer Game Fest 2023 & 2026. 💜💙
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Owen Mahoney on people missing the big picture with AI 🤔in #videogames.
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Jun 12
A big thank you to our first 5,000 followers! 🎉
You are here for the start of our journey to launch Senua and we couldn't be more energised and excited. We're a relatively small, passionate team of game developers (about 85 people) - your support means a lot. Thank you.
ALT The 'Senua' key art in a graphic with text that reads "Thank you". Senua, a celtic warrior, wields a sword in her right hand and an axe in her left.
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Summer Game Fest impressions. Top playable game was 1047 Games' Empulse. gamesbeat.com/summer-game-fe…
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Jun 12
Warner Bros $111bn sale to Paramount approved by US Justice Department bbc.in/4enbAk2
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Jun 12
We’ve seen the requests for Campaign Early Access.
Pre-order #MW4 digitally and start playing the campaign on October 16.
More reveals. More details. More MW4 to come.
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Jun 12
This just in: @riotgames is joining the State of Unreal next week!
Be there June 17 at 9AM CT as they take us through what they’ve been cooking in @TFT using Unreal Engine: epic.gm/unreal-fest-chicago-…
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Congrats to my long lost game journo friend Todd Mowatt on his recent video award and for writing this book. toddmowatt.com/
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My DeanBeat column on Summer Game Fest and the stellar games we saw in the past week. A GB Max story. gamesbeat.com/summer-game-fe…
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