Categories Posted inin Technology With Epic Empire, Pocket Gems aims to prove casual mobile gamers aren’t dead Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 20, 2013 2 min While other mobile game firms are dashing into hardcore and midcore games, Pocket Gems is staying put. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business No longer a clone house, Developer TinyCo raises $20M for free-to-play mobile games (updated) Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 14, 2013 2 min The investment in mobile gaming firm from Pinnacle Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz shows growing momentum for the category. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Mobile game publisher Gamevil sees massive 108% boost in overseas sales Posted byby Mike Minotti November 12, 2013 1 min 2013 is shaping up to be a very good year for Gamevil. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Plain Vanilla’s QuizUp for iPhone will be the ‘biggest trivia game in the world’ Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 7, 2013 2 min QuizUp will try to outdo its competitors in mobile games with massive numbers of questions. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Disney’s Star Wars: Tiny Death Star game launches on mobile Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 7, 2013 1 min The clone of Tiny Tower launches on iOS, Google Play, and Windows Phone. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Playstudios launches MyVegas Slots mobile game with real-world rewards at MGM properties Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 6, 2013 3 min Players of the social mobile slot game can win "comps" at Las Vegas casinos. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business PlayPhone’s deal with Asian telecom puts its mobile-gaming portal in front of 480M customers Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 5, 2013 2 min PlayPhone and SingTel will open the new portal, called WePlay, in Singapore and then in other regions around the world. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Google’s Niantic Labs to launch massive augmented reality game on Dec. 14 Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 4, 2013 5 min The augmented-reality, mobile-only Ingress will formally launch on Dec. 14. People are already playing it in more than 200 countries. Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business Zynga’s share price up 10% after a ‘less terrible than expected’ third quarter Posted byby Jeff Grubb October 25, 2013 2 min Despite the jump, Zynga hasn't convinced analysts that it's on the path to profitability. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: Will your mobile game strategy take you more global or more local? Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 25, 2013 6 min CEOs from around the world weigh in on the best way to make mobile games in global and local markets. Continue Reading 6 min