MoMinis integrates its PlayScape ‘mega game’ into Android apps Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 4, 2012 2 min MoMinis has modified its PlayScape mega game so it is part of every game in its network, rather than a separate app. Continue Reading 2 min
Chartboost’s Kiosk program creates new revenue opportunities for mobile game developers Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 28, 2012 2 min Chartboost's Kiosk program creates new revenue opportunities for mobile game developers. Continue Reading 2 min
Gree grows North American mobile game revenue by 38% in Q2 Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 16, 2012 2 min Gree grew its Q2 revenues by 38 percent over Q1 in North America. Continue Reading 2 min
Battle Bears creator SkyVu raises venture round for brand expansion (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 14, 2012 3 min The mobile gaming gold rush lives on: SkyVu raises a round from venture firm Lightbank and others. Continue Reading 3 min
The DeanBeat: How fast will the shift to huge growth for mobile games happen? Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 3, 2012 4 min With the console market looking a little shaky and Facebook starting to slow down, mobile stands before the gaming industry as a potential savior. Continue Reading 4 min
Papaya Mobile’s new ad-exchange program could lure new developers to the platform (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 1, 2012 15 min Chief executive and cofounder Si Shen discusses Papaya Mobile's new mobile traffic exchange, AppFlood. Continue Reading 15 min
A leader on Facebook, Germany’s Wooga makes its move into mobile games Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 30, 2012 13 min Jens Begemann still believes in Facebook, but the CEO of Wooga is also expanding into mobile social games. Continue Reading 13 min
DeNA’s Neil Young: You have to ‘iterate the f*** out of your products’ to win (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 20, 2012 8 min Will DeNA's success in Japan, where mobile gaming has exploded, repeat itself in the U.S. as smartphone and tablet games come to the fore? And will DeNA-Ngmoco be able to outmaneuver rivals such as Zynga, Electronic Arts, and Gree? Continue Reading 8 min
Benchmark’s Mitch Lasky: Game publishers will evolve or die (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 17, 2012 9 min What does one of the world's most successful and active game investors think of the future of the medium? Continue Reading 9 min
Jason Citron’s Phoenix Guild prepares for the post-PC world of gaming Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 10, 2012 2 min Jason Citron's latest venture, Phoenix Guild, lands funding, plans to build hardcore social games for tablets in the "post-PC world." Continue Reading 2 min