Zynga gets Q2 boost from Words with Friends, Poker, CSR2 Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 1, 2018 3 min Zynga now generates more than 90 percent of its revenue from mobile games and just 10 percent from its legacy Facebook desktop games. And... Continue Reading 3 min
The DeanBeat: Casual Connect Europe shows inspiration and salvation for mobile game devs Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 1, 2018 4 min Mobile gaming has become half of the global game market, bringing in about $70 billion of the $137.9 billion annual take. But it’s not an... Continue Reading 4 min
Zynga buys 1010 maker Gram Games for $250 million Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 30, 2018 2 min Zynga has acquired 1010 mobile game maker Gram Games for $250 million in cash plus other considerations. Frank Gibeau, CEO of San Francisco-based Zynga,... Continue Reading 2 min
Gram Games extends mobile puzzle series with Merge Farm Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 31, 2017 2 min Gram Games has had more than 25 million downloads of its Merge puzzle franchise for mobile devices. And today, the company is launching the... Continue Reading 2 min
Gram Games’ puzzle masters unleash Merge Town Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 30, 2017 2 min Gram Games has generated more than 165 million downloads for its mobile catalog, and the company is launching its sixth puzzle game today, Merge... Continue Reading 2 min
Merge Dragons is Gram Games’ first free-to-play release Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 28, 2017 2 min Gram Games launched Merge Dragons on iOS as the first major free-to-play game from its new London studio. The puzzle adventure game will be... Continue Reading 2 min
Six! puzzle game generates 2 million downloads in a week Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 3, 2016 2 min Gram Games, the Turkish company that has specialized in hit puzzle titles for smartphones and tablets, has had its games downloaded more than 75... Continue Reading 2 min
Turkey’s puzzle game maker Gram Games shoots for another big hit with Six! Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 28, 2016 2 min First came 1010! Then Merged! And now there’s Six! That’s a lot of exclamation points from Gram Games, the Turkish company that has specialized... Continue Reading 2 min
Partnership is the key to propelling an indie game dev to global success Posted byby Jason Wilson August 21, 2016 3 min It often takes a partnership to make a good thing great. For our company, a creator of mobile games, collaborating with a savvy marketing... Continue Reading 3 min
Turkey’s Gram Games scores a second hit with 1M downloads of Merged! Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 8, 2016 3 min Turkey’s Gram Games scored a big hit last year with 1010, a Tetris-like puzzle game with a clever twist that was downloaded more than... Continue Reading 3 min