How Supercell kills its darlings to focus on potential hits
Supercell has outstanding mobile games, but it’s also known for killing off the projects that don’t work. The Helsinki, Finland-based company is known for games...
The DeanBeat: The time we put into games says a lot about us
You still have time to play video games? I get that question a lot these days. I pride myself on being a game journalist...
Nielsen: Mobile games live and die on how fast developers can crank out new content
Mobile gamers can be insatiable. And that appetite is the key challenge for developers trying to maintain momentum for a popular app. Nielsen, the intelligence...
Pokémon Go loses App Store’s top-grossing spot to Clash Royale
Nothing lasts forever — not even Pokémon fever. Developer Niantic’s Google Maps-powered location game that places digital creatures into your real world using augmented reality...
Games increase stranglehold on iOS and Google Play app stores by 22 percent in Q2 2015
Even before Pokémon Go’s launch in July, the mobile gaming industry was seeing growth. Mobile market insights group Sensor Tower will release its finding for the...
Clash Royale’s tournament update earns an extra $1.5 million in two weeks
Clash Royale earned an extra $1.5 million in revenue after launching its new tournament function, which adds a new level of competition to the popular...
Here are the apps that may be suffering from Pokémon Go’s popularity
Pokémon Go’s meteoric rise in popularity may be having a toll on rival game companies such as Supercell, according to a report by ad intelligence...
Pokémon Go outpaces Clash Royale as the fastest game ever to No. 1 on the mobile revenue charts
Mobile gaming doesn’t often get a blockbuster release, but it has had two so far in 2016 — although the latest has already easily...
45% of top-100 Android-game revenues in China belong to Tencent
The company that owns League of Legends and has a minority stake in Unreal Engine also owns an enormous chunk of the Chinese Android...
How mobile studios can use game influencers to overcome overcrowded app stores
GamesBeat recently held two “road show” events on mobile gaming influencers in New York and Seattle. At each event, we discussed the rise of influencers and...