Categories Posted inin Business Why Brian Fargo thinks blockchain is key to an alternative PC game store Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 20, 2018 13 min Veteran game publisher Brian Fargo and other game industry veterans announced a plan to shake up PC digital game purchases this week with the... Continue Reading 13 min
Categories Posted inin Development Apple pulls unauthorized Cuphead for iOS game from App Store Posted byby GamesBeat December 18, 2017 1 min It’s the week before Christmas, and what just appeared? An iOS port of Cuphead — but unauthorized, it’s clear. Billed on Apple’s iOS App... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business When it comes to iOS app spending, men flock to Clash of Clans, women prefer Candy Crush Posted byby GamesBeat February 7, 2017 2 min A new study from the University of Southern California highlights the gender divide in the Apple App store, particularly when it comes to video... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Super Mario Run for Android is coming soon — you can pre-register now on the Play Store Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 29, 2016 1 min Don’t worry, Android owners. Soon, you too can get angry about paying $10 for a new Mario game on your device. Super Mario Run... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Apple says Pokémon Go set new App Store record in its first week Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 22, 2016 2 min Pokémon Go’s success is unlike anything that Apple’s App Store has ever seen before. Pokémon Go had more downloads in its first week on the... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Development How Apple’s App Store search ads will affect developers and users Posted byby GamesBeat June 9, 2016 4 min Apple’s App Store has gotten so big since launching in 2008 that apps are getting buried in search results and developers are missing out... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Apple App Store and Google Play downloads grew 8.2% in Q1 thanks to games Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 14, 2016 2 min Mobile is still growing, and gaming — as with nearly every emerging consumer technology — should get most of the credit. People downloaded 17.2... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Apple’s gaming censorship continues: The Binding of Isaac blocked from App Store Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 7, 2016 3 min Apple has repeatedly shown its contempt for gaming, and the company still hasn’t changed. Developer Tyrone Rodriguez, founder of studio Nicalis, revealed that Apple... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business App Annie 2015: Google Play saw 100% more downloads than the iOS App Store, but Apple generated 75% more revenue Posted byby GamesBeat January 20, 2016 2 min In 2015, Google Play saw 100 percent more downloads than Apple’s App Store. Double the number of downloads is a huge achievement. In 2014,... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: Worldwide game revenues weren’t too shabby in 2015 Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 15, 2016 4 min China may have hit the pause button, and the stock markets around the world tanked. Game investments and game industry acquisitions fell sharply in... Continue Reading 4 min