‘Hypercasual’ is mobile gaming’s new dominant force
In previous articles, we’ve defined the rise of the hyper-casual gaming genre and discussed its massive growth, and we’ve recently seen the resurgence of...
The DeanBeat: Fallout Shelter is a rare free-to-play hardcore mobile gaming hit
The game has been a big hit with Fallout fans, but its designers could learn a lot from mobile experts.
Is the candy crushed? Titanfall, Hearthstone, and other hardcore fare drove digital gaming in March
March digital game software sales were up 9 percent from a year ago.
Jason Citron’s Phoenix Guild prepares for the post-PC world of gaming
Jason Citron's latest venture, Phoenix Guild, lands funding, plans to build hardcore social games for tablets in the "post-PC world."
The DeanBeat: Can Microsoft’s Kinect gain cred from hardcore gamers?
Microsoft’s Kinect has always held out tantalizing promises. As a user interface, it brings computing devices to the edge of greatness but falls just...
CrowdStar finally makes a game for hardcore strategy fans (er, dudes)
CrowdStar has built its reputation on Facebook by making casual games that appeal to females, from Happy Aquarium to It Girl. But the company...
Raptr’s gamer social network surpasses a million daily active users
Raptr, the social network for gamers, has reached more than a million daily active users and more than 10 million registered users to date,...
Hardcore iPhone game Infinity Blade lands on DeNA’s social gaming network
Japanese mobile games portal DeNA announced today it’s bringing the popular iPhone game Infinity Blade, one of the first mobile games geared toward hardcore gamers, to...
Kabam raises $85M for hardcore social gaming business
Here’s a “kaboom” for all those social game skeptics out there. Kabam has raised $85 million in a fourth round of funding to fuel...
Rivet Games raises second round for web, social and mobile games (exclusive)
Rivet Games said today it has raised a second round of funding for its as yet-undisclosed web, social and mobile games. The San Francisco...