Fates Forever mobile game maker Hammer & Chisel raises funding from Benchmark and Tencent
Founder Jason Citron wants to use the money to reach a billion hardcore gamers on mobile devices.
The DeanBeat: Tearing down barriers to games and building them back up
In this new era of gaming, the barriers to success have changed.
How a seasoned venture capitalist at IDG Ventures views game investments (interview)
IDG Ventures' Phil Sanderson has quietly become one of the most successful venture capitalists backing games.
Hawken publisher Meteor Entertainment raises $18M as big launch draws near
Meteor Entertainment raised another $18M for its Hawken multiplayer mech combat game.
Warner Bros. making web video series out of Hawken mech-shooter game
Upcoming PC game Hawken joins the ranks of mech series Robotech and Gundam with a web program.
Kickstarter gives game developers control over their destinies
Developers are learning that they can go to their fans, not merely the big publishers, to obtain funding for their games.
17 reasons to go to GamesBeat 2012
We’ve been writing a lot of posts about our speakers at GamesBeat 2012. But here’s a summary of why we think this is the...
Meet our all-star GamesBeat 2012 moderators
We’re pleased to announce the all-star moderators for our annual GamesBeat 2012 conference next week, July 10-11 in San Francisco. Here’s the list in order of...
The DeanBeat: Will your game company survive the zombie apocalypse?
The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) video game trade show in Los Angeles was full of glitzy press conferences (like Ubisoft’s, pictured above). So many...
Indie studio Thatgamecompany raises $5.5M to create magical games for wider audiences
The journey of indie game developer Thatgamecompany is about to get a lot more interesting. The maker of Journey, a big hit and highly...