The DeanBeat: If you blinked, you don’t know how big the mobile gaming industry has become Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 9, 2014 7 min The state of mobile gaming based on the speakers at Mobile Gaming USA. Continue Reading 7 min
Analysts see the positive in Andrew Wilson’s first holiday season as EA chief Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 29, 2014 2 min EA's new CEO gets a passing grade for his first holiday quarterly report. Continue Reading 2 min
Analysts expecting strong EA earnings from Battlefield 4 and FIFA 14 Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 28, 2014 3 min EA reports on holiday sales quarter (its first under CEO Andrew Wilson) after the market close today. Continue Reading 3 min
Analyst predicts no ‘red’ October: Software sales up 34 percent from 2012 Posted byby Mike Minotti November 11, 2013 1 min The PlayStation 3 is expected to be the best-selling console for the second consecutive month. Continue Reading 1 min
The gender inequality in core gaming is worse than you think Posted byby GamesBeat September 19, 2013 8 min Reports of a near even male/female split in the video game audience may be misleading. Continue Reading 8 min
Activision majority stakeholder Vivendi wants to squeeze cash from the publisher Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 8, 2013 3 min Vivendi's profits are dipping and its debts are mounting, so it is looking to Activision to add some cash to its balance sheet. Continue Reading 3 min
Wall Street analysts view Zynga’s choice of ex-Xbox boss Don Mattrick as both puzzling and positive Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 2, 2013 3 min Wall Street itself liked the hiring of Mattrick, with Zynga's stock rising another 10 percent this morning in addition to its 10 percent rise yesterday. Continue Reading 3 min
Ahead of Xbox One, Time Warner Cable brings 300 live channels to Xbox 360 Posted byby GamesBeat June 28, 2013 2 min Microsoft announced a deal with Time Warner Cable that will bring a ton of live channels to Xbox 360 owners, the company announced today. Continue Reading 2 min
Social publisher King’s potential IPO is probably not Zynga 2.0 Posted byby Jeff Grubb June 20, 2013 2 min Zynga's IPO disappointed in 2011, and now Candy Crush Saga developer King is hoping not to repeat history. Continue Reading 2 min
Xbox One priced at $499 in the U.S. Posted byby GamesBeat June 10, 2013 1 min Microsoft's "all-in-one entertainment device" will set you back $499, the company announced today during an E3 press conference. Continue Reading 1 min