With $12M in funding, N3twork aims to build a web experience based on your interests, not your friends Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 6, 2013 3 min The founders of Ngmoco have moved on to create the interest-based network that gives you what you want on a topic. Continue Reading 3 min
Developers spent more to acquire loyal gamers in April Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 31, 2013 2 min Fiksu reveals the rising cost to find players for iOS apps. Continue Reading 2 min
Marissa Mayer and Yahoo are on fire, acquiring gaming company PlayerScale Posted byby GamesBeat May 23, 2013 2 min If I can paraphrase a popular Alicia Keys song, this woman is on fire. Marissa Mayer is clearly moving Yahoo back into the center of the Silicon Valley tech conversation. Continue Reading 2 min
AppsFlyer says social sharing delivers better results for app marketers than search Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 7, 2013 2 min If you're looking for high volumes of users, mobile ad networks can deliver them. Continue Reading 2 min
‘Like’ Company of Heroes 2 on Facebook to get in the closed beta Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 15, 2013 1 min Company of Heroes 2 beta is now easier than ever to get in to. Continue Reading 1 min
Signia Venture Partners’ Rick Thompson delivers the über-investor’s take on mobile gaming investments (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 14, 2013 6 min Signia Venture Partners VC is on the lookout for hot mobile game trends. Continue Reading 6 min
IMVU continues to retain engaged fans for its virtual chat rooms Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 8, 2013 2 min The online social-entertainment service has 3.3M monthly participants and a $55 million revenue run rate. Continue Reading 2 min
Second annual Unlock conference targets a small but elite game crowd Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 4, 2013 2 min It's an unstructured game conference that nobody is supposed to know about. Continue Reading 2 min
Unity’s David Helgason on why next-gen consoles are embracing indies (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 2, 2013 10 min Unity is cutting deals with everyone, and that's a sign that indie game developers are critical to every platform. Continue Reading 10 min
Facebook tells developers how to win at games in 2013 Posted byby GamesBeat March 26, 2013 2 min Facebook games are a double-edged sword, both delighting and pissing off users. Here are Facebook's recommendations for game developers in 2013. Continue Reading 2 min