The DeanBeat: Game acquisitions rise 23 percent to $3.4B in 2012 Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 25, 2013 7 min The game industry set a new record for the money spent on acquisitions, but the number of deals dropped. Continue Reading 7 min
MoMinis raises $6M for mega game portal on Android Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 10, 2012 2 min Israeli mobile-game company MoMinis has raised $6 million in a second round of funding from Gemini Israel Ventures. Continue Reading 2 min
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Wii U, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Xbox Live turns 10 Posted byby GamesBeat November 16, 2012 3 min This week, GamesBeat prepares for the Wii U launch Sunday with all the guides and reviews you’ll ever need, Call of Duty: Black Ops... Continue Reading 3 min
Glu Mobile lays off employees at two offices, closes a third Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 15, 2012 1 min The mobile developer will shutter its Sao Paulo office and cut staff from its Washington-state-based and San Francisco-based studios. Continue Reading 1 min
PlayHaven rounds up $8 million to finance international expansion Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 13, 2012 1 min The monetization firm will use this latest investment to further build its developer tools and to expand internationally. Continue Reading 1 min
Tapjoy runs into new drama over its app download incentives Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 13, 2012 4 min Tapjoy could be in hot water with Apple again, but first it's going to war with Michael Arrington. Continue Reading 4 min
Apple still hasn’t made Game Center interesting Posted byby GamesBeat November 7, 2012 5 min Apple's Game Center looks like an afterthought when compared to the success of iTunes, the iPhone, and the iPad. Continue Reading 5 min
EA readies oodles of mobile games for summer gamers Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 3, 2012 4 min EA's Summer Showcase was filled with mobile games from publishers Chillingo and PopCap, among others. Continue Reading 4 min
Pocket Gems launches All Talk voice-based mobile game Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 27, 2012 2 min With hundreds of thousands of mobile games available on smartphones, innovating isn’t that easy. But Pocket Gems hopes to stand out from the crowd... Continue Reading 2 min
Go huntin’ for deer with your smartphone Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 4, 2012 1 min Glu Mobile has acquired the Deer Hunter brand from Atari. This means that, sometime soon, you’ll be able to hunt deer on just about... Continue Reading 1 min