Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: Pokémon Go has a chance to change the world Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 15, 2016 5 min Everyone is talking about Pokémon Go as if it is changing the world. And it is. I don’t mean that I absolutely believe all... Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business Netmarble’s hit Soul King mobile game goes global Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 13, 2016 1 min Netmarble Games is determined to make a big splash in the West. The South Korean mobile game company’s latest attempt is Soul King, a... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Facebook: 43% of mobile gamers are parents Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 11, 2016 2 min Gaming has become a $99 billion market, with mobile games accounting for $36 billion of that in 2016, according to market researcher Newzoo. And... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Spain’s Digital Legends Entertainment evolves with realistic mobile shooter Afterpulse Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 5, 2016 3 min Digital Legends Entertainment is one of the companies that has carved out a niche in mobile shooters. The Spanish game studio has made popular touchscreen... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Why mobile game developers should take influencer marketing seriously Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 23, 2016 2 min The mobile game market is saturated, and user acquisition costs are out of reach for many small developers. But a new avenue of marketing... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Deus Ex: Go is the latest big budget franchise to get a mobile game Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 8, 2016 2 min The Deus Ex universe is expanding into mobile, as Square Enix is taking the wraps off of Deus Ex: Go. The announcement from the... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Chinese agency appears serious about approving every single mobile game Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 7, 2016 2 min A Chinese government agency in charge of censorship has issued a notice saying that mobile game makers must submit their content for approval with... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Google Play awards show the diversity of Android apps and games Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 20, 2016 1 min The Google Play group revealed its own inaugural awards during the Google I/O event for the best Android games of the year. Supercell’s Clash... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Ubisoft’s Hungry Shark World topped 10M downloads on mobile in 6 days Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 12, 2016 1 min Ubisoft Entertainment said today that its Hungry Shark World has topped 10 million downloads on mobile devices in just six days. The French video... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Unity Q1 report: 220,000 games, 4.2B installs on 1.7B devices Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 28, 2016 3 min Unity Technologies, maker of the popular Unity game engine used by millions of developers, issued a report today on the state of mobile gaming... Continue Reading 3 min