How Israel’s $1B game business thrives in a cutthroat global industry
TEL AVIV — I traveled to Israel for the first time last week to get a good look at the country’s $1 billion game...
An interview with Gabe Leydon, Machine Zone’s man on the Iron Throne
Gabe Leydon, the chief executive of Machine Zone, is the man on the Iron Throne of mobile gaming. His company’s Game of War: Fire...
The DeanBeat: GamesBeat 2015 put the spotlight on two kings of mobile
We had a wonderful GamesBeat 2015 conference with 116 speakers and moderators who showed us the breadth of gaming. I thoroughly enjoyed many of...
Mariah Carey commercial debuts for Game of War: Fire Age
Mariah Carey is in, and Kate Upton is out. The pop singer appeared in a new commercial for Game of War: Fire Age today....
Machine Zone and Kabam politely resolve their trade secret lawsuit
Machine Zone and Kabam were at each other’s throats in a legal battle over alleged corporate espionage. But all is settled now. The two...
FBI arrests former Game of War developer for threatening to distribute trade secrets
Don’t mess with mobile game developers. They’ve got the Federal Bureau of Investigations on their side. A former developer at studio Machine Zone, which...
The plot thickens in the Machine Zone vs. Kabam lawsuit
When Game of War mobile game publisher Machine Zone sued Kabam a couple of weeks ago for allegedly accessing a confidential Machine Zone document, the evidence...
Party foul: Game of War studio sues rival Kabam after friendly soirée banter got out of control
A conversation at a shindig at the recent Casual Connect game conference has led Machine Zone, the maker of the top-grossing Game of War: Fire Age mobile game, to file a trade secret theft lawsuit against mobile gaming rival Kabam.
This service tells you what Supercell, Machine Zone, and other big publishers spend on user acquisition
Mobile user acquisition costs are soaring. But how much is your competition spending? According to our recent research, most mobile-first companies are trying to...
Kate Upton is expensive. Sources say Machine Zone is trying to raise $500M for Game of War: Fire Age
Machine Zone's funding attempt seems puzzling.