Verizon launches games portal using PlayPhone technology Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 26, 2013 2 min PlayPhone makes it easy to find friends and play games with them on Verizon's new portal. Continue Reading 2 min
Com2Us rides the Kakao mobile games wave and expands to the U.S. Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 22, 2013 3 min The company is starting to benefit from games distributed on mobile messaging platforms such as Kakao Talk. Continue Reading 3 min
In the battle for talent, Warner Bros. will open game studio in San Francisco Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 22, 2013 2 min With all the news of studio closures, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment shows the digital side of the industry is growing. Continue Reading 2 min
After a year in development and $1M spent, Big Fish Games launches Fetch mobile game (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 21, 2013 3 min The game came from a love of canines, including a dog named Bear. Continue Reading 3 min
W3i rebrands as NativeX and launches native advertising Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 20, 2013 2 min Company also adds industry pioneer Trip Hawkins as a senior advisor. Continue Reading 2 min
Defeating mobile game clones: Why copyright protection is not enough Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 16, 2013 3 min Copycat mobile games are a particularly tough problem. Continue Reading 3 min
Pixowl aims to extend its indie success with Greedy Grub Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 13, 2013 3 min Indie studio aims to make Greedy Grub into another success story. Its first title scored 8 million downloads. Continue Reading 3 min
Rovio to launch Angry Birds cartoons inside its mobile games Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 11, 2013 2 min Angry Birds will truly be ubiquitous, and the videos may give a boost to Rovio's games. Continue Reading 2 min
Pocket Gems clears 100M game downloads and 150 employees (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 11, 2013 3 min The "mobile first" game company is starting to generate impressive revenues and profits on mobile platforms. Continue Reading 3 min
What U.S. developers can glean from Asia’s mobile apps market Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 9, 2013 4 min Asia’s mobile apps market can teach us a lot. At the close of last year, the Pew Research Center found that 87 percent of... Continue Reading 4 min