Categories Posted inin Technology EEDAR deconstructs how to succeed in mobile and tablet games Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 7, 2014 3 min There's lots of ways to lose, but the winners win really big in mobile games. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Zynga shares more of its troubles with its flagship poker game Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 7, 2014 1 min Zynga Poker players rebelled, forcing an option for a "classic" game. And the new one didn't run well on a lot of devices. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Why King looks better than Zynga in the casual game market Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 6, 2014 3 min The two big players in the casual game market have switched positions in the last two years. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Technology King delivers the candy for investors as it beat Q3 earnings expectations Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 6, 2014 3 min Candy Crush Saga is now 51 percent of revenue, compared to 59 percent last quarter. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Zynga chairman Mark Pincus starts new Superlabs incubator Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 6, 2014 2 min The San Francisco startup will fund ideas that Pincus has been mulling over now that he has more time since giving up CEO duties at the social-gaming company. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Game studio Sleepy Giant pivots to become mobile marketing automation firm Adaptiv.io Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 6, 2014 3 min The studio shifts out of game publishing and moves to mobile-game monetization. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Red Hot Labs launches Toro to make mobile-ad buying easy on Facebook Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 5, 2014 3 min Early results show that Toro can cut the cost per install by 40 percent. The product comes from the team that created FarmVille. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Technology The DeanBeat: Like it or hate it, #GamerGate isn't losing steam Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 31, 2014 4 min On social media, there are more people talking about GamerGate than online privacy. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Gaming pioneer Atari launches social casino game with its classic video game brands Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 28, 2014 2 min The title is the first of multiple casino games that Atari has in the works. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Brian Reynolds revives Big Huge Games and unveils first mobile strategy title: DomiNations Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 27, 2014 4 min Brian Reynolds and Tim Train revive Big Huge Games with a Nexon-financed combat-strategy game for mobile. Continue Reading 4 min