Categories Posted inin Business Plarium buys Finland’s mobile studio Futureplay to expand into casual games Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 2, 2021 2 min Plarium’s games have 390 million midcore mobile and PC players, and now it is expanding into the casual sector with an agreement to buy... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Record $25 billion in deals may be game industry’s Everest Posted byby GamesBeat October 28, 2018 3 min This year’s record $25 billion in game industry deals in over just 9 months could mean we’ve hit the peak of the market, as... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Tencent is the biggest fish in the $22 billion game investment pond Posted byby GamesBeat April 20, 2018 3 min In game-industry deal-making, there’s Tencent, then there’s everyone else. The Chinese behemoth led or participated in over $4 of every $10 invested in games... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Game Boss interview: How Huuuge is taking on the giants in social casino games Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 10, 2017 13 min Huuuge Games came late to social casino games, launching its Huuuge Casino in late 2015. But the company has carved out a niche in the $4... Continue Reading 13 min
Categories Posted inin Business After last year’s boom, social casino games remain strong Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 15, 2013 8 min Social casino games acquired by gambling companies are generating huge revenues even after the deals are done. Continue Reading 8 min