Categories Posted inin Technology Arkadium raises $5M for multiplatform casual games, leading with Windows 8 (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 14, 2013 3 min Arkadium went 12 years without raising money, but now it's doubling down. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Twitch hits 28M viewers a month as livestreaming games hits its stride Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 13, 2013 1 min This suggests that the video game community is becoming hooked on live events and watching other gamers play. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Pixowl aims to extend its indie success with Greedy Grub Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 13, 2013 3 min Indie studio aims to make Greedy Grub into another success story. Its first title scored 8 million downloads. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Fanhood launches March Madness as lines blur for fantasy sports and gambling Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 12, 2013 3 min Fanhood tries to outdo rivals and create the ultimate March Madness social game. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Happy birthday to you: Free stuff from Google for your Android phone Posted byby GamesBeat March 7, 2013 1 min Google Play turned one today, and in honor of the birthday, Google is celebrating by giving gifts. Gifts for you, that is, and your Android device. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Basis Science raises $11.5M and nabs Deepak Chopra and Esther Dyson as advisers Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 6, 2013 4 min Basis Sceince wants to use its lead to race ahead of the rumored Apple iWatch. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Technology A ‘big data’ experience revives the glory of SimCity (review) Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 4, 2013 11 min SimCity is back with its best installment in years. Continue Reading 11 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Scopely announces marquee game developers as mobile-platform partners Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 28, 2013 3 min Scopely is working with a small number of high-end mobile developers to make their games more successful. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Red Hot Labs raises $1.5M for mobile games and a platform to make them spread Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 28, 2013 2 min The company includes members of the team that created Zynga's smash hit social game FarmVille. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Technology With 7.5M users in Russia, Crytek’s free-to-play shooter Warface is coming to the U.S. (preview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 28, 2013 5 min The successful online shooter is making its way to the U.S., China, and Asia. Continue Reading 5 min