The DeanBeat: This player spent $2 million in a mobile game. Then he led a boycott. Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 14, 2016 5 min Gree, the Japanese game company that owns mobile games such as Modern War, hit the gold mine with Stephen Barnes of Houston. The 59-year-old... Continue Reading 5 min
Gree’s Andrew Sheppard is placing his bets to take original mobile games higher Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 23, 2015 15 min Sheppard told us that mobile game companies need to scale up their efforts to compete on a global level. Continue Reading 15 min
Mastermind Studios: A star mobile gaming team breaks off on its own (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 23, 2014 2 min The creators of hit mobile games like Kingdom Age have formed their own studio with funding from IDG Ventures. Continue Reading 2 min
Players fight 1.4 million battles a day in mobile MMO Modern War (infographic) Posted byby GamesBeat August 9, 2013 1 min Mobile-game developer Gree's data shows the impact of "live events" on gamer participation and revenue. Continue Reading 1 min
Hardcore or bust: New wave of mobile strategy games target the core gamer Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes July 16, 2013 7 min We take a look at three real-time strategy games on mobile -- Champs: Battlegrounds, War of Nations, and Solstice Arena -- that developers specifically designed for the hardcore gamer. Continue Reading 7 min
Gree grows North American mobile game revenue by 38% in Q2 Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 16, 2012 2 min Gree grew its Q2 revenues by 38 percent over Q1 in North America. Continue Reading 2 min
Former EA leader Jamil Moledina switches focus to cross-platform social games Posted byby GamesBeat November 25, 2011 3 min Jamil Moledina envisions a future in which all games are cross-platform. And to help make that future a reality he left a job at... Continue Reading 3 min