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FoxNext unveils The X-Files Deep State mobile game coming in early 2018

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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FoxNext Games and Creative Mobile Games are unveiling The X-Files: Deep State, a mobile game arriving in early 2018 on iOS, Android, and Facebook.

The game arrives about the same time as the 11th season of The X-Files television show, which debuts on January 3, 2018. And it’s a sign that entertainment companies like Fox understand the potential of mobile games, which have become a $50 billion business, according to market researcher Newzoo.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles 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 Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.