Ranked: All 32 billion-dollar mobile Internet startups (report)
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...
Line and Gumi team up to take Japanese mobile gaming to a global audience
This strategic partnership is part of Gumi's plan to "become the top provider of smartphone and feature phone social games in the world."
Disney takes one of Japan's top puzzle games into the global market with a new toy line
Line and Disney team up on a puzzle app with cute characters and a line of toys.
Has game investing turned into a gold mine or risky bubble speculation?
Five global investors weigh in on the state of investing in the game business -- and how entrepreneurs can maneuver in this heady environment.
How a seasoned venture capitalist at IDG Ventures views game investments (interview)
IDG Ventures' Phil Sanderson has quietly become one of the most successful venture capitalists backing games.
The DeanBeat: What Facebook’s $16B acquisition of WhatsApp says about the rise of Asian games
Will games prove to be the decisive source of monetization on mobile messaging networks?
The secrets to monetizing Western mobile games in Japan
None of Japan’s 10 best monetized games are from the West. Here's how to change that.
How a Korean mobile studio uses messaging apps like Line and Kakao for global success
Korean developer Devsisters is looking to find a hit in China, North America, and elsewhere on the messaging apps that specialize in game distribution.
Jens Begemann on Wooga’s plan to create million-dollar mobile blockbusters (interview)
Social-game developer Wooga found success on mobile with Jelly Splash, a color-tile matching game with more than 10 million downloads in eight weeks on iOS.
How Japan’s Line became an unintentional gaming-platform giant (interview)
Line's Akira Morikawa isn't targeting his messaging service at gamers, but they're playing a ton of titles on his network. Will that make it bigger than Facebook?