Asia’s mobile games make themselves at home in the U.S. Posted byby Jason Wilson August 4, 2019 7 min APAC mobile gaming brands are becoming mainstream. Not only are they setting trends globally, they are also winning big when it comes to revenue.... Continue Reading 7 min
The DeanBeat: What Facebook’s $16B acquisition of WhatsApp says about the rise of Asian games Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 21, 2014 3 min Will games prove to be the decisive source of monetization on mobile messaging networks? Continue Reading 3 min
How a Korean mobile studio uses messaging apps like Line and Kakao for global success Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 31, 2014 2 min Korean developer Devsisters is looking to find a hit in China, North America, and elsewhere on the messaging apps that specialize in game distribution. Continue Reading 2 min
Candy Crush Saga launches on hot messaging system Kakao Talk in South Korea Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 13, 2013 1 min Kakao Talk has grown rapidly in the past year, and that has drawn the world's biggest mobile game. Continue Reading 1 min
South Korea’s Kakao has become the ‘new El Dorado’ of mobile games Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 31, 2013 2 min Kakao's Eric Choi offers advice on how to succeed on the world's fastest-growing game platform. Continue Reading 2 min
At 1-year anniversary, Korea’s Kakao mobile game platform hits 30M users and 400M game downloads Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 16, 2013 2 min The network is on a tear, proving that mobile games can be blockbusters. Continue Reading 2 min
Com2Us rides the Kakao mobile games wave and expands to the U.S. Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 22, 2013 3 min The company is starting to benefit from games distributed on mobile messaging platforms such as Kakao Talk. Continue Reading 3 min
Japan’s Line mobile messaging app reaches 100M game downloads Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 14, 2013 1 min Mobile messaging apps are turning out to be a great way to get games noticed. Continue Reading 1 min