Ranked: All 32 billion-dollar mobile Internet startups (report) Posted byby GamesBeat October 20, 2014 2 min A little less than two months ago there were 25 billion-dollar mobile Internet startups. In a sign of just how quickly the mobile ecosystem is... Continue Reading 2 min
Lionsgate exec: 'We're looking at our games business as the third leg of the stool' Posted byby GamesBeat September 15, 2014 1 min By building on the success of titles based on its franchises, like The Hunger Games, Lionsgate intends to go much deeper into the game business. Continue Reading 1 min
Big-spending players stage boycott in Kabam's Dragons of Atlantis: Heirs of the Dragon mobile game Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 26, 2014 6 min Longtime players who have spent a lot of money are voicing their complaints to Kabam. Continue Reading 6 min
Check out three more exciting speakers coming to GamesBeat 2014 Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 19, 2014 5 min Dan Connors of Telltale Games, Mike Frazzini of Amazon, and Chris Petrovic of Kabam will speak at GamesBeat 2014, taking place Sept. 15 and Sept. 16. Continue Reading 5 min
The DeanBeat: The best video games are becoming part of something larger Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 15, 2014 5 min The biggest game companies are thinking bigger when it comes to transmedia entertainment. Continue Reading 5 min
What games can teach everyone about user acquisition Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 5, 2014 3 min A tight integration between product developers and marketers can work wonders. Continue Reading 3 min
Kabam teams with State of Decay studio to create Pokémon-esque mobile game Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 4, 2014 2 min Kabam has raised a bunch of money and it's already putting it to work in deal with Undead Labs. Continue Reading 2 min
Mobile mover: After leaving Kabam, Andrew Sheppard is now the chief operating officer at Gree Posted byby Jeff Grubb August 4, 2014 2 min Sheppard will oversee all aspects of game production for Gree out of its San Francisco offices. Continue Reading 2 min
Kabam's worldwide studios chief quits to join Japan's Gree Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 2, 2014 1 min Kabam's game chief Andrew Sheppard leaves just a day after a big investment in Kabam. Continue Reading 1 min
The DeanBeat: The top 10 takeaways from Casual Connect Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 1, 2014 11 min More than 3,000 people heard 250 speakers talk. Here's our view of what mattered. Continue Reading 11 min