Categories Posted inin Business Shakira’s new Love Rocks game with Rovio will have … no birds Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 8, 2015 1 min Rovio teased more tidbits about the mobile game it’s working on with pop star Shakira. And the title coming from the maker of Angry... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Glu reinvents James Bond with a mobile strategy game Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 1, 2015 3 min There have been 11 James Bond actors in the history of super spy 007 across dozesn of films. And there have been 26 video games and... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Mad Max, Jurassic World, and more: Grading this summer’s movie-based games Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes September 15, 2015 8 min This year’s batch of summer blockbusters took us on quite a trip. We drove through the blood-soaked Fury Road, attended a theme park filled... Continue Reading 8 min
Categories Posted inin Business EA Mobile believes that brands are only half of the answer in mobile games Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 22, 2015 16 min Quality and game play matter a lot too, says Bill Mooney in an interview with GamesBeat. Continue Reading 16 min
Categories Posted inin Business After a decade, Kim Kardashian maker Glu Mobile shoots for $1B revenues in five years Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 2, 2015 4 min Half the business could come from celebrity games like Kim Kardashian: Hollywood. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Britney Spears joins the celebrity rush to mobile gaming Posted byby GamesBeat April 30, 2015 1 min Glu Mobile has signed a five-year licensing deal with the singer. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business The Kardashian effect: Tencent pays $126M for 15% of Glu Mobile Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 29, 2015 1 min Chinese giant buys a stake in the game publisher that made Kim Kardashian: Hollywood mobile game. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Glu plays its trump card with sweepstakes to meet … Kim Kardashian Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 19, 2015 1 min Glu cashes in on Kim Kardashian's celebrity status to boost its mobile game. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Mobile gaming in public markets: Let’s take stock Posted byby Jason Wilson February 19, 2015 5 min Due to uncertainty over "when the next hit is" and "the catalog," public mobile gaming companies do not enjoy valuations on par with a range of other, often far less profitable -- but more predictable -- technology companies. But this will change. Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business Glu goes ‘Left Shark’ as it follows up Kim Kardashian with Katy Perry mobile game Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 5, 2015 2 min Glu is once again partnering with a celebrity that has a massive social media following. Continue Reading 2 min