OpenFeint social network founder’s new game brings League of Legends formula to tablets

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OpenFeint founder Jason Citron is unveiling his new startup’s battle arena game, Fates Forever. This is the first title from his tablet-only game company, Hammer & Chisel, and it’s the company’s first attempt to become the “Blizzard of the post-PC era,” a reference to the extremely successful Blizzard Entertainment (World of Warcraft, StarCraft, Diablo).

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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.