Jason’s 2020 Gloriously Geeky Gift Guide for the Geezer Geeks in your life Posted byby Jason Wilson November 23, 2020 6 min The holidays in 2020 will be unlike any in recorded history. With the COVID-19 pandemic still raging in the United States, many of us... Continue Reading 6 min
The DeanBeat — Here’s my Thanksgiving DeanBits Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 20, 2020 6 min This is my last column before Thanksgiving and before the Black Friday frenzy, and so I thought it would be better to write a... Continue Reading 6 min
Roblox files for IPO, a first for user-generated game platforms Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 19, 2020 4 min User-generated game platform Roblox publicly disclosed its filing to go public on the U.S. stock market today. The company did not say how much it... Continue Reading 4 min
Pllay raises $3 million so gamers can wager on duels in popular games Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 19, 2020 2 min Pllay has raised $3 million in funding for its skill-based video game wagering platform. It enables gamers to wager on 1-on-1 duels in their... Continue Reading 2 min
Former id Software president Todd Hollenshead takes over publishing at Saber Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 18, 2020 2 min Saber Interactive is a studio on the upswing. The rapidly expanding publisher Embracer Group acquired Saber for $525 million earlier this year. This came... Continue Reading 2 min
YellowHead: Advertisers get 3 seconds to grab attention in a social casino game Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 17, 2020 3 min Social casino game players aren’t the type to pay attention to ads. So advertisers have exactly 3 seconds to grab a user’s attention with... Continue Reading 3 min
Q&A with Zynga and GSN Games: Accelerating growth with app bidding Posted byby GamesBeat November 16, 2020 5 min This article is part of a Gaming Insights series paid for by Facebook. Bidding is a hot topic in app monetization, and with the... Continue Reading 5 min
Pitching your game: The essentials you need to know Posted byby Jason Wilson November 14, 2020 8 min Preparing a pitch [read Part 1 here] may not be as exciting as game development, but the more work you put in up front,... Continue Reading 8 min
Acqyr Exchange unveils cash rewards for gamers Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 10, 2020 5 min Acqyr Exchange is launching a rewards redemption program that lets gamers redeem earned rewards into cash across a number of games. The exchange is... Continue Reading 5 min
7 steps to boost mobile game revenue — without impacting your game Posted byby GamesBeat November 10, 2020 4 min This article is part of a Gaming Insights series paid for by Facebook. Whether you’re looking to increase revenue for a game that has... Continue Reading 4 min