Categories Posted inin Business How Rick Thompson became the über investor for gaming (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 18, 2013 13 min The co-founder of Playdom is funding game companies; he thinks Zynga's chief executive ought to give up his supervoting rights. Continue Reading 13 min
Categories Posted inin Business Lode Runner’s 30th anniversary sees the gaming classic reborn for iOS and Android Posted byby GamesBeat January 17, 2013 1 min Lode Runner Classic, a remastered version of the classic 1983 video game, releases for iOS and Android smartphone devices today. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business The 5 worst gaming trends of 2012 Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 28, 2012 6 min We had some decent trends in gaming this year, but let's go negative. Continue Reading 6 min
Categories Posted inin Business Here’s the scorecard on our 2012 predictions for the game industry Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 28, 2012 7 min Before you read our forecast for 2013, take a look at how we did on last year's predictions. Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Business Dartmouth professor names Zynga’s Mark Pincus one of the worst CEOs of 2012 Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 18, 2012 2 min Zynga had a rough 2012. So rough that its chief executive is the fourth worst CEO of the year, according to one list. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: The accelerated change of the game industry Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 14, 2012 4 min Waves of change in the game business could either sweep you aside or take you to a new shore. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business GamesBeat weekly roundup: BioShock Infinite delayed, Epic Games president retires, and Kixeye expands to Canada Posted byby GamesBeat December 7, 2012 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
Categories Posted inin Business With a new leader, Ngmoco shoots for mobile gaming empire (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 6, 2012 9 min The new head of Ngmoco believes mobile games are leveling up. Continue Reading 9 min
Categories Posted inin Business Facebook announces top games of 2012: SongPop music trivia game comes out on top Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 5, 2012 1 min The variety of game types and origins is increasing on the social network. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Technology It’s not a divorce, but Zynga’s new contract with Facebook allows them to see others Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 29, 2012 3 min The deal isn't exactly a breakup, but it reflects changing conditions in the market. Continue Reading 3 min