The road ahead in gaming: Welcome to the Crossover Era
Crossing over from an existing market to an emerging one is what our GameBeat 2012 conference is all about. We're seeing this trend play out in every segment of games.
Gamevil boosts its multimillion-dollar investment of mobile-game developers (exclusive)
South Korea’s Gamevil has expanded dramatically on a global stage, investing more than $10 million in mobile game developers in the past year. Now...
Investors eagerly await Zynga’s Unleashed event today
Today, all eyes will be on Mark Pincus, chief executive of Zynga, to see whether he can keep his developers churning out games that can continue to capture the hearts of hundreds of millions of social gamers.
Roadhouse buys social/mobile game maker The Embassy Interactive
Tarrnie Williams, president of Roadhouse Interactive, speaks with GamesBeat about newly acquired development company, The Embassy Interactive, and how it will help them bring more free-to-play games to Facebook and mobile platforms.
App Annie launches analytics for Google Play Android apps
App Annie, a provider of app-store analytics, announced today that it has launched its free and premium products for Google Play, the Android App...
The9’s Chinese mobile game network reaches 10M users and 12M downloads (exclusive)
Online game operator The9 has set up a mobile game publishing business in China. Today, the company is announcing it has had more than...
This mobile app will help you meet people, and will pay you to do it
What if playing a game on your smartphone meant meeting a new friend, being entertained, and making actual cash? That’s what Japanese startup Phewtick...
DeNA’s Rage of Bahamut hits the top of the App Store
One of the biggest strategic shifts happening in gaming today is the investment that Japanese mobile social gaming network giants — Gree and DeNA...
Apple brings its iPhone Game Center to the Mac
Apple is adding its iPhone social gaming service, Game Center, to the Mac for the first time, the company announced at WWDC Monday. This will enable more social gaming features that allow players to easily find their game-playing friends and play with them.
Build a place for celebrity shoppers with PlayFirst’s Mall Stars mobile game
PlayFirst, the maker of Diner Dash, is launching a major new iOS game today called Mall Stars where you can create a mall that...