Chasing Temple Run, Zynga launches Running With Friends mobile game Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 6, 2013 3 min The new endless runner game lets you escape the bulls in Pamplona. Continue Reading 3 min
Scopely announces marquee game developers as mobile-platform partners Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 28, 2013 3 min Scopely is working with a small number of high-end mobile developers to make their games more successful. Continue Reading 3 min
Red Hot Labs raises $1.5M for mobile games and a platform to make them spread Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 28, 2013 2 min The company includes members of the team that created Zynga's smash hit social game FarmVille. Continue Reading 2 min
Cmune raises funding for first-person shooters on mobile and Facebook Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 19, 2013 1 min Will first-person shooters emerge as a big market on social and mobile platforms? Continue Reading 1 min
User acquisition may not be sexy, but it’s critical in mobile games (part 2) Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 19, 2013 8 min A panel of experts describes both paid and non-paid user acquisition tactics. Continue Reading 8 min
Gree and Yahoo Japan invest $2.2M in GxYz social-gaming business Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 18, 2013 1 min The joint venture will bring about social games on smartphones. Continue Reading 1 min
User acquisition may not be sexy, but it’s critical in mobile games (part 1) Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 18, 2013 13 min A panel of experts describes both paid and non-paid user acquisition tactics. Continue Reading 13 min
This 13-year-old boy runs his own mobile game startup Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 18, 2013 4 min Jordan Casey is making the rounds at game conferences and selling multiple iOS and Android games. Continue Reading 4 min
Qualcomm is ready to deliver mobile users a real gaming platform (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 8, 2013 10 min With $20 billion in revenue, Qualcomm is creating the mobile platforms that game developers will soon care about, if they don't already. Continue Reading 10 min
Gaming consumes a great share of dollars spent on the Google and Apple app stores Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 1, 2013 4 min December saw an astounding increase in revenues and downloads for mobile games. Continue Reading 4 min