DeanBeat: Game companies went on a $2.8B buying spree in 2011
The social and mobile games gold rush inspired lots of investments in 2011, as venture capitalists tried to find the next Zynga. But the...
Exclusive: PlayPhone launches its smartphone social gaming network
PlayPhone is formally launching its smartphone mobile social gaming network today after signing up more than 3 million users worldwide. I guess you could...
MoPub to become one-stop mobile ad server for games
MoPub, a mobile ad startup founded by former AdMob and Google employees, has new product updates today that will help it become a one-stop...
Gree shows off its global social gaming platform
Eager to compete with rival DeNA, Japan’s Gree has just released new details on its global social gaming platform. The borderless system will give...
Southeast Asian online game market expected to be worth $1 billion by 2015
The Southeast Asian online game market is expected to generate revenues of $1 billion by 2015, a figure that is effectively double the $474...
Mobile social games firm Ngmoco hires chief marketing officer
Mobile social games firm Ngmoco has hired a former Mattel executive, Michael Staskin, as its chief marketing officer. His job will be to ensure that...
DeNA buys Chilean mobile game firm Atakama Labs
Continuing its acquisition spree, Japan’s DeNA agreed to buy Chilean mobile social game firm Atakama Labs. The companies didn’t disclose the acquisition price, but...
OpenFeint replaces founder with new CEO
OpenFeint‘s co-founder Jason Citron has left the company and is pursuing new opportunities. He will be replaced by Naoki Aoyagi (pictured right). OpenFeint is...
China’s PapayaMobile reveals strong growth stats for mobile games
PapayaMobile, China-based maker of a mobile social networking platform for Android phones, now has more than 25 million users, up 940 percent since January...
Ngmoco names TV veteran as chief operating officer
Mobile gaming firm Ngmoco has named a TV executive as its new chief operating officer. The move positions Ngmoco to offer broader entertainment on its...