East Coast Game Conference now taking applications for Casual Connect Indie Prize
For the second year in a row, industry event East Coast Game Conference (ECGC) has partnered with the game event Casual Connect to offer...
The DeanBeat: Publisher shakeups, Overwatch League debut, and crypto madness — gaming’s crazy week
It was another momentous week for games as I traveled to Disneyland for the Casual Connect USA 2018 event, which drew 1,400 attendees to...
Has Facebook become the game developer’s best friend?
Gaming is better with friends. And gaming is important at Facebook. Those are the takeaways that Brian Boland, vice president of publisher solutions at...
World War Doh wins Casual Connect USA’s best in show
The Casual Connect USA conference in Seattle earlier this week hosted the 19th Indie Prize Awards. It honored nine games from smaller studios across the...
The DeanBeat: Casual Connect’s mood reflects the highs and lows of gaming
The game industry always fluctuates between hope and despair. I witnessed that this week at the Casual Connect game event in Seattle. All sorts...
60 tips for being a leader on inclusivity, creativity, and diversity
If you want to be a leader when it comes to inclusivity, creativity, and diversity, take advantage of the collective wisdom of industry veterans....
Casual Connect shifts cities for its big game events
The Casual Games Association announced new locations for its game conferences in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. And the list of rotating events says...
How HTML5 instant games could disrupt the app stores in 2017
The app stores for Android and iOS have dominated the landscape for years, creating a lot of challenges for game makers who want to get...
1,887 developers make more than $1M annually from the mobile app markets
SINGAPORE — Success in mobile gaming is a lot broader than Supercell, King, and other publishers in the top 10 highest-grossing charts. The trouble...
Why finding a publishing partner in Southeast Asia is like Tinder and marriage
SINGAPORE — Game development is a tough business, but finding the right publishing partner has a lot more in common with dating than anything...