Dean Takahashi (born October 28, 1964) is an American business journalist and author specialized in the tech and video game industries.

[6] From 2003 to 2008, he worked as a columnist and journalist covering technology and the video game industry for the San Jose Mercury News.

[11][12][13][14] In 2011, Takahashi faced criticism for stating, in essence, that the game Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine was a clone of Gears of War.

[19][20][21][22] In 2020, following an investigation by three French media outlets revealing a "toxic corporate culture" within game development studio Quantic Dream, Takahashi published a counter-investigation.

[23] The piece was criticized as biased by some video game journalists, including Cecilia D'Anastasio,[24] and Jason Schreier.