King.com saw its Facebook desktop player numbers blossom after Candy Crush Saga’s mobile launch Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 26, 2013 2 min Candy Crush Saga has hit 10 million daily active players and become the largest game on Facebook. Continue Reading 2 min
Unity Technologies forms alliance to create better games on Facebook Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 26, 2013 3 min Facebook games are going to look better thanks to the alliance with 3D game engine maker Unity. Continue Reading 3 min
Facebook updates developers on local currency pricing Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 25, 2013 1 min Facebook is preparing developers to move to the new payment system. Continue Reading 1 min
Zynga will no longer require Facebook sign-in on Zynga.com Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 21, 2013 3 min Players will be able to play games without divulging their real names. Continue Reading 3 min
Casual game developer Wooga experiments with new genres and platforms in 2013 Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes February 22, 2013 3 min It has four games scheduled for release in the next two months: Pearl's Peril, Kingsbridge, Pocket Village, and Monster World mobile. Continue Reading 3 min
The DeanBeat: Sorting through the significance of Sony’s PlayStation 4 revelation Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 22, 2013 6 min We weigh the disappointments and the triumphs of Sony's big reveal. Continue Reading 6 min
2012 a very good year for casual game developer Wooga: It’s finally profitable Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes February 22, 2013 1 min Wooga currently has 50 million active monthly users across its mobile and web games. Continue Reading 1 min
King.com localizing 2 of its hugely popular free-to-play games for Japan and Korea Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 21, 2013 2 min The developer is preparing Candy Crush Saga and Bubble Witch Saga for release in the two Asian nations. Continue Reading 2 min
Cmune raises funding for first-person shooters on mobile and Facebook Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 19, 2013 1 min Will first-person shooters emerge as a big market on social and mobile platforms? Continue Reading 1 min
Game companies are adapting to platform changes more quickly Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 28, 2013 3 min If you recognize the patterns of platform history, you can anticipate changes and pursue the right strategy. Continue Reading 3 min