Apportable raises $5M for native cross-platform iOS and Android games Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 5, 2014 3 min Apportable makes it easy to get iOS games to run at full performance on Android. Continue Reading 3 min
Nintendo denies claim it is making ‘minigames’ for smartphones Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 28, 2014 2 min Nintendo claims that Nikkei misunderstood a statement from Satoru Iwata about using smartphones to promote its current products with apps that aren't games. Continue Reading 2 min
Player-acquisition costs rise on mobile even as revenues-per-gamer holds steady Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 23, 2014 2 min It cost more than $4 to acquire new players in December. Continue Reading 2 min
A great app or game is required, but not sufficient, for success in mobile marketing Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 6, 2013 5 min Here's five important lessons on how to acquire users with effective mobile marketing. Continue Reading 5 min
NaturalMotion’s A.I. breakthrough: Clumsy Ninja melds zany character with true human motion & reacts to you Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 21, 2013 4 min After 10 years in the making, Natural Motion launches Clumsy Ninja, an autonomous virtual character game. Continue Reading 4 min
Mathematical! New Adventure Time game coming to mobile this winter (first screenshot) Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 8, 2013 4 min The game will have Adventure Time heroes Finn and Jake skiing to avoid the Ice King. Continue Reading 4 min
Want to bring your mobile game to Asia? Here’s 5 tips for moving East Posted byby Jason Wilson October 30, 2013 3 min REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — At one point this year, GungHo Online Entertainment’s Puzzle & Dragons was making $3.75 million a day — it’s practically... Continue Reading 3 min
Party time rolls on for mobile gaming: Chinese firm Chukong raises a staggering $50M in latest funding round Posted byby Jeff Grubb October 18, 2013 2 min Chukong will use the influx of cash to expand its mobile-gaming development and publishing businesses. Continue Reading 2 min
Mobile gaming startup Kiwi raises $9M from Sequoia Posted byby GamesBeat July 29, 2013 2 min Kiwi builds games for Android. All of its games are on Google Play's Top 100 grossing list and are highly rated in the Google Play store. Continue Reading 2 min
The 'Third Wave': What mobile gaming’s maturation means for publishing, discoverability, and boring games Posted byby GamesBeat July 17, 2013 4 min The chief creative officer at Kiloo thinks it's a fantastic time to be developing mobile games. Continue Reading 4 min