Developer support builds for Ngmoco’s mobile social gaming network Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 1, 2012 2 min DeNA's Mobage network is big in Japan, and it is expanding in the West. Continue Reading 2 min
Founders leave DeNA’s Ngmoco mobile gaming division Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 26, 2012 2 min The mobile revolution in games isn't over yet, but Ngmoco's founders have left their parent company DeNA. Continue Reading 2 min
The Facebook game platform: Anyone can rise to the top of the charts (interview part two) Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 29, 2012 6 min Is Facebook fair as a platform? Sean Ryan, head of game partnerships at Facebook, says the charts tell us that it is. Continue Reading 6 min
MoMinis integrates its PlayScape ‘mega game’ into Android apps Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 4, 2012 2 min MoMinis has modified its PlayScape mega game so it is part of every game in its network, rather than a separate app. Continue Reading 2 min
Gree grows North American mobile game revenue by 38% in Q2 Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 16, 2012 2 min Gree grew its Q2 revenues by 38 percent over Q1 in North America. Continue Reading 2 min
Marvel War of Heroes distills superhero combat into card-based digestible chunks (preview) Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes August 6, 2012 3 min DeNA and Ngmoco teams up with Marvel Comics for Marvel War of Heroes, a battle card game for mobile devices. Continue Reading 3 min
Hasbro taps DeNA to get Transformers to play nice on the iPhone (preview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 3, 2012 2 min DeNA/Ngmoco gives a first look at its mobile Transformers game. Continue Reading 2 min
The DeanBeat: How fast will the shift to huge growth for mobile games happen? Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 3, 2012 4 min With the console market looking a little shaky and Facebook starting to slow down, mobile stands before the gaming industry as a potential savior. Continue Reading 4 min
Papaya Mobile’s new ad-exchange program could lure new developers to the platform (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 1, 2012 15 min Chief executive and cofounder Si Shen discusses Papaya Mobile's new mobile traffic exchange, AppFlood. Continue Reading 15 min
DeNA’s Neil Young: You have to ‘iterate the f*** out of your products’ to win (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 20, 2012 8 min Will DeNA's success in Japan, where mobile gaming has exploded, repeat itself in the U.S. as smartphone and tablet games come to the fore? And will DeNA-Ngmoco be able to outmaneuver rivals such as Zynga, Electronic Arts, and Gree? Continue Reading 8 min