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
Categories Posted inin Technology Playstudios raises $20M for social casino games with free Vegas 'comp' rewards Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 22, 2014 2 min MyVegas players have redeemed more than a million rewards with a retail value of $25M. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Technology By popular demand, Zynga brings Zynga Poker Classic back from retirement Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 22, 2014 2 min The social gaming company will now offer both the new Zynga Poker and Zynga Poker Classic. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Want 543X more effective mobile ads? Here's how: Rescue gamers Posted byby GamesBeat October 17, 2014 3 min The key take-away? When you give something to get something, you can get a lot. Continue Reading 3 min