Dean Takahashi

On the eve of Switch 2 announcement, the game industry has a lot at stake

The Nintendo Switch 2 is expected to be announced on Thursday, according to rumors across the industry. And on the eve of that announcement, the game industry is watching closely because there is so much at stake. We don’t have insider info on this rumor, but the implications are interesting. In terms of console sales, Matthew Ball, CEO of Epyllion and industry seer, noted in a 220-page slide deck that Nintendo provided most of the

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The 13 best ideas, products and services of CES 2025 | The DeanBeat

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More The CES 2025 tech trade show is finally over in Las Vegas, after a grueling six days for me and crowds that numbered 141,000. As one of 6,000 journalists at the show, I walked around a lot to find the coolest tech. At or ahead of CES 2025, I recorded dozens of press events, interviews, and sessions. My

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King launches Candy Crush Solitaire on mobile devices in February

King announced that it will launch Candy Crush Solitaire on mobile devices on February 6, 2025. It’s a sweet new chapter for Candy Crush, which is an extremely popular mobile game series. And it’s bit like the trend for card games that was started by Balatro. King, a division of Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard, described the new game as one of the biggest mobile games of all time meets the most popular card game of all

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Story uses Web3 to enable creators to capture the value they contribute to the AI ecosystem

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Story, an intellectual property blockchain, believes that creators, developers and artists should be able to be rewarded for what they contribute to AI. But it’s not easy to trace their contributions, and Story, which has raised $140 million to date (formerly Story Protocol), is doing something about that. Story, the world’s intellectual property blockchain has announced

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Oshkosh launches EV and other tech for specialty vehicles with safety, quiet and cleanliness in mind

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More At CES 2025 for the first time ever, Oshkosh launched a number of specialty vehicles with electric power, safety, quiet and cleanliness in mind. It’s an example of the trend of non-tech companies showing up with technology that makes products better but doesn’t take center stage. In this case, the 107-year-old company is bringing us EV

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RadioShack comes back to CES 2025 under new ownership

RadioShack, the iconic American chain of consumer electronics stores, went bankrupt in 2017. But it was acquried by El Salvador’s Unicomer Group in May 2023 and it’s back at CES 2025. RadioShack had been a beloved brand in the U.S. since 1921 and had more than 8,000 stores at its peak in 1999. Now its new owner is pledging a comeback and is showcasing 380 products at CES, the big tech trade show in Las

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