Categories Posted inin Business Chartboost launches video and in-game ads to boost mobile game monetization Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 10, 2014 2 min Chartboost will make it easier for developers to drum up installs for games via video ads and in-game ads. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Report finds free-to-play microtransactions make up 79% of U.S. app store revenues Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 21, 2014 2 min While paid apps are still performing well, the free-to-play model is growing at a huge rate around the world. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business The great Flappy Bird clone rush: Here comes Ironpants, FlappyDoge, and more Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 11, 2014 4 min More than 140 games featuring the word "Flappy" appeared in one mobile-development platform's back end. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Development Top 10 mobile advertising companies: The VB Index report Posted byby GamesBeat January 21, 2014 1 min Google is in. Facebook is in. So are Chartboost, Flurry, and InMobi. HasOffers, Tapjoy, Millenial, and SponsorPay all also made the cut. The VB... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business The role of publishers is still evolving for mobile games Posted byby Jason Wilson October 29, 2013 3 min REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — One thing came out of this morning’s discussion on making mobile games successful. No one can agree on how to... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business GamesBeat panel spotlight: How hot developers use partners to make their games hotter Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 25, 2013 3 min Which partners will help your mobile game company go global? Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Mobile gaming startup Kiwi raises $9M from Sequoia Posted byby GamesBeat July 29, 2013 2 min Kiwi builds games for Android. All of its games are on Google Play's Top 100 grossing list and are highly rated in the Google Play store. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business GamesBeat weekly roundup: Ex-Windows boss takes over Xbox, Shigeru Miyamoto teases new project Posted byby GamesBeat July 12, 2013 3 min If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best video game stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Chartboost introduces service that helps developers optimize in-app purchases on mobile Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 11, 2013 2 min The new Chartboost Store is in beta and analyzes how digital goods are selling. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Gree searches for the billion-dollar game from its swanky S.F. headquarters (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 26, 2013 11 min With 450 people at its U.S. headquarters, Japan's Gree is chasing after the giant mobile game. Continue Reading 11 min