The DeanBeat: How fast will the shift to huge growth for mobile games happen? Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 3, 2012 4 min With the console market looking a little shaky and Facebook starting to slow down, mobile stands before the gaming industry as a potential savior. Continue Reading 4 min
Saban Brands buys Zombie Farm iOS gamemaker The Playforge Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 2, 2012 2 min Saban Brands buys The Playforge, maker of mobile games like Zombie Farm, Zombie Life, and Tree World. Continue Reading 2 min
EA bullish on mobile as social games slow down Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 31, 2012 1 min Electronic Arts said today that revenue growth in social games is slowing down but mobile games are picking up. EA, one of the world’s... Continue Reading 1 min
Activision taps Swrve for mobile game analytics and A/B testing Posted byby GamesBeat July 25, 2012 1 min Activision Blizzard and Swrve are proving that mobile games are as important as those for consoles. Continue Reading 1 min
Study: 10 percent of mobile gamers play at church, while driving Posted byby GamesBeat July 24, 2012 2 min Mobile gamers play in some oddball places, according to a new study by publisher PopCap Games. Continue Reading 2 min
BitMonster Games startup unveils a beautiful 3D iPhone game Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 18, 2012 2 min BitMonster Games is working on Lili, a beautiful 3D mobile game. Continue Reading 2 min
Zynga’s Mark Pincus discusses how mobile could disrupt the game industry (video interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 18, 2012 2 min Zynga chief Mark Pincus isn't shy about expressing his opinion -- especially at our MobileBeat/GamesBeat 2012 conference last week. Here's the video. Continue Reading 2 min
Chartboost, TinyCo partnership seeks to ‘boost’ game development on Kindle Fire Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 9, 2012 2 min Chartboost and TinyCo are launching a program to fuel the creation of games on Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet. The endorsement shows that the Kindle... Continue Reading 2 min
The road ahead in gaming: Welcome to the Crossover Era Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 6, 2012 10 min Crossing over from an existing market to an emerging one is what our GameBeat 2012 conference is all about. We're seeing this trend play out in every segment of games. Continue Reading 10 min
Gamevil boosts its multimillion-dollar investment of mobile-game developers (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 5, 2012 2 min South Korea’s Gamevil has expanded dramatically on a global stage, investing more than $10 million in mobile game developers in the past year. Now... Continue Reading 2 min