Anil Dharni on how Gree is tightening its belt and its game quality (interview)
Gree International is focused on publishing fewer, higher quality games in the U.S.
Signia Venture Partners forming $100M fund for mobile, gaming, ed-tech startups
Signia Venture Partners is raising a $100 million fund. It was formed by Playdom Inc founder Rick Thompson-- who sold his company to Disney for $763.2 million in 2010-- and fellow tech industry veterans
Gree searches for the billion-dollar game from its swanky S.F. headquarters (interview)
With 450 people at its U.S. headquarters, Japan's Gree is chasing after the giant mobile game.
The DeanBeat: Game acquisitions rise 23 percent to $3.4B in 2012
The game industry set a new record for the money spent on acquisitions, but the number of deals dropped.
How Rick Thompson became the über investor for gaming (interview)
The co-founder of Playdom is funding game companies; he thinks Zynga's chief executive ought to give up his supervoting rights.
The DeanBeat: The pace of disruption from physical to digital gaming
Technology matters, but so does chronology. Disruption is happening in games, but at what pace?
Gree grows North American mobile game revenue by 38% in Q2
Gree grew its Q2 revenues by 38 percent over Q1 in North America.
The DeanBeat: At Casual Connect, massive confusion and angst about digital publishing 2.0
The definition of a game publisher has become confusing, and the ultimate answer this is important for developers.
Japan’s Gree moves mobile gaming into the spotlight at E3 (interview)
Japan's Gree flexed its muscle by showing off 21 mobile social games at E3.
Gree acquires mobile game maker Funzio for $210M
Japanese mobile social network Gree has acquired Funzio, a fast-growing maker of hardcore mobile and social games, for $210 million. Funzio has the rare...