The Nintendo Switch 2 could top 100M sold, even as the game industry isn’t in Kansas anymore | Trip Hawkins interview Posted byby GamesBeat April 30, 2025 21 min Trip Hawkins has a long legacy in video games, and he’s still making his voice heard in the industry as a new wave of... Continue Reading 21 min
Free-to-play pioneers raise $2M for new mobile studio in Barcelona Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 5, 2014 2 min The new dev house Omnidrone will use the cash to finish development of its first game and bring in a team to start on a second. Continue Reading 2 min
Trip Hawkins’ new game helps kids learn about their feelings Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 15, 2013 9 min The founder of Electronic Arts wants to make a lasting mark with IF, a game that helps kids deal with bullying and other emotional issues. Continue Reading 9 min
GamesBeat weekly roundup: King readies IPO? Valve’s new Steam OS brings PC games to TV Posted byby GamesBeat September 27, 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
Digital Chocolate sells its Barcelona studio to Ubiosoft Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 24, 2013 1 min Ubisoft also acquires Digital Chocolate Barcelona's original gaming properties. Continue Reading 1 min
Angry Birds maker Rovio hires new exec to lead game development Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 18, 2013 2 min His job will be to get the game mojo back for Rovio Continue Reading 2 min
How Digital Chocolate teamed with Betable to launch a real-money gambling game in the U.K. Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 16, 2013 4 min The Slots! Pocket UK mobile game is Digital Chocolate's first to span the borders of gambling and social casino games. Continue Reading 4 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
Digital Chocolate launches web racing game exclusively on Spil Games Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 17, 2012 2 min Spil Games is closing in on Facebook's 251 million monthly active gamers. Continue Reading 2 min
Three more partners bet on Betable for real-money gambling social games Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 31, 2012 4 min More game companies see the allure of real-money gambling Continue Reading 4 min