Categories Posted inin Business 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
Categories Posted inin Business Supercell, GungHo, King dominate March mobile game revenue. What else is new? (Lots) Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 30, 2014 3 min Smash Hit moves to the top in downloads, followed by Farm Heroes Saga and Flappy Wings. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business 247 game companies generate more than $1M in mobile revenue in the U.S. alone Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 15, 2014 2 min But three top mobile-game publishers are tightening their grip on the top rankings. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: The questions to ask about the current state of games Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 28, 2014 15 min Here's the speech I made at the Game Developers Conference. Continue Reading 15 min
Categories Posted inin Business Maker of Candy Crush Saga to raise $500M on the stock market tomorrow, will be worth $7.6B Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 25, 2014 5 min The maker of Candy Crush Saga could raise more than $500 million at a valuation of around $7.6 billion. Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business Candy Crush Saga publisher abandons the ‘Candy’ trademark in the U.S. after acquiring Candy Crusher Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 25, 2014 3 min King now has the rights to a 2008 mobile puzzler called Candy Crusher that it will use to protect its Candy Crush Saga property. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business How King built one of the strongest businesses in gaming — and what we learned from its IPO filing Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 19, 2014 8 min The King IPO will come down to how long Candy Crush Saga will last and whether it will lead to a whole series of blockbuster hits. Continue Reading 8 min
Categories Posted inin Business Candy Crush Saga reaches new heights as designer explains its success Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 6, 2013 3 min Candy Crush now has more than 500 million downloads, and King has 282 million monthly active users. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business GamesBeat weekly roundup: GTA Online’s rocky launch, Mojang revealed, and going to League of Legends school Posted byby GamesBeat October 4, 2013 2 min This week, legendary military thriller author Tom Clancy dies at 66, Grand Theft Auto V’s online mode launches but not without a few problems,... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business With a huge game like Candy Crush Saga, bad ads will happen Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 30, 2013 2 min King says it has frozen one ad network that has a publisher that is creating adware with Candy Crush Saga. Continue Reading 2 min