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Kabam sells off ‘classic’ mobile games to China’s Gaea to focus on bigger titles

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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In order to focus on its biggest games, Kabam has sold off its classic mobile games and third-party publishing business to Chinese game firm Gaea Mobile for an undisclosed price.

The change is a big deal for Kabam, which has decided to double down on high-profit, big-name titles such as Marvel Contest of Champions. That title is the company’s current flagship. It has growing momentum, and it is about to be published through a joint partnership in China.

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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.