Has Facebook become the game developer’s best friend?
Gaming is better with friends. And gaming is important at Facebook. Those are the takeaways that Brian Boland, vice president of publisher solutions at...
Why Japanese mobile sensation Monster Strike failed in North America
Mixi Inc.’s Monster Strike is a mobile juggernaut in Japan. It frequently ranks among the top-grossing mobile apps on both Android and iOS, boasts...
The metrics that matter for successful gaming companies
If you’re a gaming company seeking an edge over the competition, you’re probably also a big fan of game analytics. At the same time...
World War Doh wins Casual Connect USA’s best in show
The Casual Connect USA conference in Seattle earlier this week hosted the 19th Indie Prize Awards. It honored nine games from smaller studios across the...
Hearthstone’s Knights of the Frozen Throne expansion will launch August 10
Hearthstone fans might want to wear a jacket or something on August 10. That’s when the digital card game’s chilly new expansion, Knights of...
Star Trek: Discovery’s characters are heading to Timelines
Star Trek is getting its first new show in almost 15 years, and the franchise’s mobile game, Timelines, is taking advantage. Developer Disruptor Beam...
The DeanBeat: Casual Connect’s mood reflects the highs and lows of gaming
The game industry always fluctuates between hope and despair. I witnessed that this week at the Casual Connect game event in Seattle. All sorts...
Overwatch and Hearthstone help Blizzard hit a record 46 million active monthly players
Blizzard continues to be one of Activision’s biggest assets, as the publisher proved when it revealed its second quarter results for year 2017 today....
Minecraft’s community marketplace is now selling dungeons and more from 4 top creators
The Minecraft Marketplace is where the open world, block-building game’s fans can sell their creations to other players. Today, Minecraft developer Mojang is releasing...
Twitter’s new developer tool for Unity makes it easier to tweet inside a game
Twitter has updated its SDK (software development kit) for the Unity Engine. The free tool makes it possible for developers to implement Twitter features...