Game Reporter Dean Takahashi Leaving San Jose Mercury-News

February 15, 2008
Dean Takahashi, a tech reporter who covers the video game scene, is leaving his post at the San Jose Mercury-News at the end of February.

Takahashi, author of books detailing the development of both the Xbox (Opening the Xbox) and Xbox 360 (The Xbox 360 Uncloaked), dropped GP an e-mail to say that he will be joining the staff of Venture Beat as a blogger.

We will miss Dean's excellent game coverage for the Merc, and wish him well in his new gig.

UPDATE: Dean has penned his farewell column...
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Submitted by E. Zachary Knight (not verified) on Fri, 02/15/2008 - 09:12.
I hope him all the best.

I also don't blame him for leaving after the Cheif editor came out in support of the Cali anti-game law.

Submitted by mogbert (not verified) on Fri, 02/15/2008 - 10:38.
Kinda sad. I liked his coverage, it was nice to see someone in the "real world" putting gaming down in black and white.

Submitted by Pixelantes Anonymous on Fri, 02/15/2008 - 12:17.
Son of a...

He was one of the very few journalists who consistently wrote great articles on the video gaming industry.
http://pixelantes.blogspot.com/

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 02/15/2008 - 12:21.
@ Pixelante Anonymous,

I thought the exact same thing.

That's sad, I hope we get more people like him in future years.
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