G.I. Joe: Battleground looks to capture the cartoon in a modern mobile game Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 23, 2013 2 min Joe fans can collect and do battle with their favorite heroes and villains from the animated series. Continue Reading 2 min
DeNA developing Dungeons & Dragons: Arena of War for mobile based on 'D&D Next' Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 23, 2013 2 min The D&D experience is getting optimized for mobile thanks to the experts at DeNA. Continue Reading 2 min
DeNA to publish Peter Molyneux’s Godus mobile game Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 20, 2013 2 min Japan's DeNA teams up with the renowned game developer Peter Molyneux. Continue Reading 2 min
Kabam’s new $50M fund helps Japanese mobile games head West Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 8, 2013 1 min Kabam will take a piece of revenue in exchange for localizing, marketing, and distributing Japanese games in U.S. and Europe. Continue Reading 1 min
DeNA’s first-person shooter The Drowning nears launch on the iPad (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 5, 2013 14 min The launch of The Drowning, a novel first-person shooter on the iPad, is drawing near. Continue Reading 14 min
The DeanBeat: Mobile monetization is the ‘biggest Achilles’ heel’ issue in the game industry Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 5, 2013 5 min Mobile monetization is separating the industry into the haves and have-nots. Continue Reading 5 min
Free-to-play publishers & game developers throw down at GDC Posted byby GamesBeat March 26, 2013 3 min Publishers got the money. Game devs got the IP. and GDC has this epic showdown between heavyweights in each category. Continue Reading 3 min
After last year’s boom, social casino games remain strong Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 15, 2013 8 min Social casino games acquired by gambling companies are generating huge revenues even after the deals are done. Continue Reading 8 min
The DeanBeat: Game industry predictions for 2013 Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 28, 2012 8 min Predictions are always embarrasing in hindsight, but we love going out on a limb. Continue Reading 8 min
MoMinis raises $6M for mega game portal on Android Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 10, 2012 2 min Israeli mobile-game company MoMinis has raised $6 million in a second round of funding from Gemini Israel Ventures. Continue Reading 2 min