UCool’s Super Bowl ad game Heroes Charge is ‘cut-and-dried’ case of copyright infringement Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 25, 2015 3 min One of a handful of games that advertised during the biggest sports event of the year caught the attention of a rival company's lawyers. Continue Reading 3 min
China’s mobile game market is getting hotter — but winter may be coming Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 11, 2015 10 min Mobile game startups expect big valuations, and it's getting more expensive to acquire new titles. Failure rates are sure to rise. Continue Reading 10 min
YouTube viewers voted Liam Neeson’s Clash of Clans spot the No. 2 Super Bowl ad Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 13, 2015 2 min Neeson already helped Clash of Clans get the most views on YouTube, but it turns out that he is also doing that with style. Continue Reading 2 min
Forget Liam Neeson and Kate Upton — even the ‘worst’ Super Bowl game ad worked Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 11, 2015 3 min The 15 second ad for Heroes Charge helped move the game up the download and grossing charts on iPhone. Continue Reading 3 min
The Super Bowl’s biggest winner? It’s mobile Posted byby Jason Wilson February 6, 2015 3 min Mobile marketing has matured to the point in which reach and efficient ROI can be achieved simultaneously. Continue Reading 3 min
Ucool spent $2.25M on the worst-rated Super Bowl commercial Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 3, 2015 2 min Heroes Charge spent $2.25M on its 15-second Super Bowl ad. Continue Reading 2 min
Ucool to launch Super Bowl ad for Heroes Charge mobile game Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 29, 2015 2 min Results from earlier TV campaign were so good, the company is going big time. Continue Reading 2 min
Rumble Entertainment chief on the agony and ecstasy of making hardcore mobile games (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 29, 2014 12 min Greg Richardson believes that hardcore games like Rumble's KingsRoad will rule in mobile. Continue Reading 12 min
Mobile gamemaker Ucool launches a TV ad blitz for Heroes Charge Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 18, 2014 3 min The holiday TV blitz will help this hardcore battle game stand out from the pack, Ucool hopes. Continue Reading 3 min