Categories Posted inin Technology Social role-playing game Velvet Sundown lets you solve thong-related mysteries Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 17, 2014 3 min Finnish developer Tribe Studios wants the title to fit players' different tastes, however wacky or lewd they might be. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Here are our big speakers for GamesBeat 2014: Peter Molyneux, Zynga's Clive Downie, and Unity's David Helgason Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 15, 2014 5 min This is a first in a series of heavy-hitter speakers that we'll announced for our GamesBeat 2014 conference on Sept. 15-Sept. 16. Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Technology The DeanBeat: The best video games are becoming part of something larger Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 15, 2014 5 min The biggest game companies are thinking bigger when it comes to transmedia entertainment. Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Technology The unique, oddly sexualized culture of China's game industry in pictures (photo gallery) Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 13, 2014 7 min ChinaJoy is a trade show like no other, drawing 250,000 people to Shanghai. Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Line and Gumi team up to take Japanese mobile gaming to a global audience Posted byby GamesBeat August 8, 2014 2 min This strategic partnership is part of Gumi's plan to "become the top provider of smartphone and feature phone social games in the world." Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Technology The DeanBeat: Will China rule the world of gaming? Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 8, 2014 5 min China has the financial power, but the West still has its creativity. Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Zynga CEO explains his vision for long-term gaming leadership Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 7, 2014 3 min Don Mattrick says Zynga is being "purposefully competitive." Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Zynga misses Wall Street expectations, but it invests in NFL and Tiger Woods games for the ‘long term’ Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 7, 2014 4 min A year into his tenure, CEO Don Mattrick is having a hard time growing revenues, but he remains an optimist about investing in social mobile games. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Driving mobile consolidation, Tapjoy acquires 5Rocks analytics and marketing automation firm Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 6, 2014 2 min Tapjoy wants to be a one-stop shop for mobile app services. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Technology What games can teach everyone about user acquisition Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 5, 2014 3 min A tight integration between product developers and marketers can work wonders. Continue Reading 3 min