Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. He also wrote for the Mercury News, the Red Herring, the WSJ, the LA Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat conferences.