Dean is lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat. He covers video games, security, chips and a variety of other subjects. Dean previously worked at the San Jose Mercury News, the Wall Street Journal, the Red Herring, the Los Angeles Times, the Orange County Register and the Dallas Times Herald. He is the author of two books, Opening the Xbox and the Xbox 360 Uncloaked. Follow him on Twitter at @deantak. Here’s our ethics statement.

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At 12% of total revenue, digital games are no longer an afterthought at Ubisoft (interview)

Chris Early, the head of digital publishing at the French game giant, says digital games grew 86 percent last year for the company.

Alternative browser maker Maxthon cuts a deal to break into smartphones

Chances are you haven’t heard of the Maxthon browser, which has 100 million users. Its maker wants to change that and turn it into the mobile browser of choice.