Japan’s Gree launches first U.S. mobile social game, Zombie Jombie
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...
The Japan-China connection: DeNA and Sina team up in mobile gaming
Japan’s DeNA and China’s Sina have teamed up to form a big mobile gaming market. DeNA is a $1.4 billion company that operates the...
Viximo launches Social Zone platform for mobile games
Viximo, a platform for cross-platform social games, is broadening its distribution reach today with the launch of its Social Zone platform which helps make...
Gameloft Live enters the social mobile fray on Android, coming to iOS soon
Global games publisher Gameloft announced today its new gaming hub service, Gameloft Live. In a move that should surprise no one, the company has...
DeanBeat: Game companies went on a $2.8B buying spree in 2011
The social and mobile games gold rush inspired lots of investments in 2011, as venture capitalists tried to find the next Zynga. But the...
Exclusive: PlayPhone launches its smartphone social gaming network
PlayPhone is formally launching its smartphone mobile social gaming network today after signing up more than 3 million users worldwide. I guess you could...
Gree files suit against DeNA citing antitrust law violation
Japanese social games company Gree and telecommunications firm KDDI have filed a joint lawsuit against DeNA, claiming that the social game developer and operator...
Japanese firms battle for mobile social game supremacy
The Japanese are coming. In the wide open field of mobile social gaming, two large-scale Japanese companies, both of which have made major acquisitions...
Mobile social games firm Ngmoco hires chief marketing officer
Mobile social games firm Ngmoco has hired a former Mattel executive, Michael Staskin, as its chief marketing officer. His job will be to ensure that...
DeNA buys Chilean mobile game firm Atakama Labs
Continuing its acquisition spree, Japan’s DeNA agreed to buy Chilean mobile social game firm Atakama Labs. The companies didn’t disclose the acquisition price, but...