How Chillingo plans to find the next Flappy Bird (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 21, 2014 9 min The EA-owned publisher of third-party games is looking for big hits. It published Angry Birds, but Flappy Bird escaped it. Continue Reading 9 min
Candy Crush Saga is now in the fastest-growing mobile market of them all: China Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 17, 2014 2 min Tencent will release Candy Crush Saga on its QQ and Weixin apps soon. Continue Reading 2 min
Candy Crush Saga publisher pegs IPO riches for hiring-spree bender Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 2, 2014 2 min King is looking to bolster its development ranks as part of its effort to build up its game portfolio. Continue Reading 2 min
Japan’s gaming industry generated $10.8B in 2013 — half of that was from smartphones Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 31, 2014 2 min Huge hits like Candy Crush Saga, Puzzle & Dragons, and Clash of Clans are benefiting the most from this trend. Continue Reading 2 min
The DeanBeat: The questions to ask about the current state of games Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 28, 2014 15 min Here's the speech I made at the Game Developers Conference. Continue Reading 15 min
King CEO shakes off sour Candy Crush Saga investors Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 26, 2014 4 min King's stock price falls in its first day of trading, but its CEO says the social-game company can deliver in the long run. Continue Reading 4 min
Candy Crush Saga publisher’s share price quickly falls 11% in its market debut Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 26, 2014 2 min Investors are concerned about the publisher's over-reliance on one game and the publisher's slowing growth. Continue Reading 2 min
Maker of Candy Crush Saga to raise $500M on the stock market tomorrow, will be worth $7.6B Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 25, 2014 5 min The maker of Candy Crush Saga could raise more than $500 million at a valuation of around $7.6 billion. Continue Reading 5 min
Discover the state of mobile gaming in a fireside chat with SGN’s Chris DeWolfe (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 25, 2014 21 min SGN is making mobile games, but it hasn't abandoned Facebook as a proving ground for new ideas. Continue Reading 21 min
Analysts and game company CEOs eagerly await King’s initial public offering Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 25, 2014 9 min Here's what analysts and other gaming CEOs think about the upcoming King IPO. Continue Reading 9 min