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
Gree searches for the billion-dollar game from its swanky S.F. headquarters (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 26, 2013 11 min With 450 people at its U.S. headquarters, Japan's Gree is chasing after the giant mobile game. Continue Reading 11 min
Gree devours dinosaur mobile-game developer App Ant Studios Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 17, 2012 1 min Japanese mobile social network Gree continues to bulk up for the U.S. market as it acquires mobile-game developer App Ant Studios. Continue Reading 1 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
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
A leader on Facebook, Germany’s Wooga makes its move into mobile games Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 30, 2012 13 min Jens Begemann still believes in Facebook, but the CEO of Wooga is also expanding into mobile social games. Continue Reading 13 min
17 reasons to go to GamesBeat 2012 Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 9, 2012 5 min We’ve been writing a lot of posts about our speakers at GamesBeat 2012. But here’s a summary of why we think this is the... Continue Reading 5 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
Japan’s Gree moves mobile gaming into the spotlight at E3 (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 10, 2012 13 min Japan's Gree flexed its muscle by showing off 21 mobile social games at E3. Continue Reading 13 min
Japan’s Gree launches first U.S. mobile social game, Zombie Jombie Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 15, 2012 3 min It’s just a cute little zombie game, but it could be the start of something big. Gree has become a billion-dollar company in Japan... Continue Reading 3 min