Categories Posted inin Business Source: Ouya exploring options for both investment in or sale of company Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 2, 2014 2 min Ouya could be a new chess piece in the battle for the living room. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: Getting an acquisition story wrong, and the lessons that come from it Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 29, 2014 6 min As tech titans battle, acquisitions are dynamic, not static, until they sign on the dotted line. Continue Reading 6 min
Categories Posted inin Business Amazon's Twitch acquisition is about beating Google and Apple Posted byby Jeff Grubb August 26, 2014 5 min Amazon is in a battle of ecosystems with Apple, Google, and others, and Twitch -- along with gaming as a whole -- is one of the weapons that Bezos plans to use in the fight. Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business In global gaming, Amazon gains an advantage, and Google loses a round Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 26, 2014 4 min While Google held back, Amazon charged into game livestreaming with enthusiasm. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Confirmed: Amazon could steal Twitch acquisition from Google Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 25, 2014 2 min A new rumor suggests that Amazon may be in late-stage talks to acquire the game livestreaming service. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Google Play hammers many Swing Copters clones right off the app market Posted byby Jeff Grubb August 22, 2014 2 min You will now only find one game with the "Swing Copters" name on Google Play. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Lessons from a game guru: Candy Crush Saga creator once survived six months without pay Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 18, 2014 19 min Tommy Palm seriously considered working at McDonald's. But he stuck with his career in video games. Continue Reading 19 min
Categories Posted inin Business Papaya Mobile's Appflood helps Chinese game makers succeed outside their homeland (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 12, 2014 6 min With Appflood, PapayaMobile is promoting itself as having the only transparent global mobile ad network. Continue Reading 6 min
Categories Posted inin Business Mobile user acquisition is still a hard slog. Listen to what the experts say about it. Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 1, 2014 22 min A trio of user acquisition pros answer a bunch of questions about getting quality mobile users. Continue Reading 22 min
Categories Posted inin Entertainment Google's $1B purchase of Twitch confirmed (updated) Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 24, 2014 2 min Google wants some of that video livestreaming magic. Continue Reading 2 min