Mobile game maker Animoca Brands goes public in Australia (updated) Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 12, 2015 1 min Animoca Brands makes mobile titles based on brands such as Garfield and Ultraman. Continue Reading 1 min
Sequel to hugely popular Blood Brothers role-playing game coming to mobile in 2015 Posted byby GamesBeat December 16, 2014 2 min The first installment was on the Google Play store top 10 list for seven months. Continue Reading 2 min
Zynga will launch Empires & Allies mobile version with realistic art Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 16, 2014 2 min Zynga's game will test whether hardcore gamers will go for a Command & Conquer-like title. Continue Reading 2 min
Kabam’s No. 2 exec explores the ins-and-outs of monetizing mobile games Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 15, 2014 16 min Kabam's Kent Wakeford dissects how to think about the complicated matrix of mobile monetization. Continue Reading 16 min
SkyMobi is scouting the West for mobile games to take to China Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 10, 2014 3 min SkyMobi can reach a ton of gamers, and it wants to take Western games to the East. Continue Reading 3 min
China’s KTplay mobile social network drives 60M game downloads in 4 months Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 9, 2014 3 min KTplay, spun out of Yodo1 and funded in part by Alibaba, now has 4 million daily active users. Continue Reading 3 min
7 smart ways to use mobile app analytics Posted byby Jason Wilson December 5, 2014 4 min Going with your gut feeling may work occasionally, but if you're making decisions based on cold, hard data, you're going to be more successful. Continue Reading 4 min
The DeanBeat: Will Hollywood brands bring salvation from the rising cost of acquiring mobile gamers? Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 5, 2014 5 min It's not inconceivable that a mobile game will make the most profits for an entertainment property. Continue Reading 5 min
Animoca Brands launches two mobile games based on Japanese cartoon Astro Boy Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 4, 2014 2 min Brands are becoming plentiful in mobile games, and Animoca hopes to snare Astro Boy fans. Continue Reading 2 min
China’s Cmune capitalizes on its mobile shooter success with launch of innovative Bullet Rush Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 3, 2014 4 min Cmune's previous games have been downloaded 25 million times. Continue Reading 4 min