OMGPOP chief exec Dan Porter’s job goes pop
Almost exactly a year after Zynga bought one-hit wonder OMGPOP for a cool $200 million, OMGPOP chief executive Dan Porter has been replaced by Zynga VP Sean Kelly.
The DeanBeat: Will Battlefield 4 or Puzzle & Dragons reach $1B in revenues?
Puzzle & Dragons is generating $2.5 million in revenue a day.
The DeanBeat: Game acquisitions rise 23 percent to $3.4B in 2012
The game industry set a new record for the money spent on acquisitions, but the number of deals dropped.
Top game controversies of 2012
From game violence to sex chat, game companies got into hot water in 2012.
12 of the best games for your new mobile device
Those gifted with new mobile devices this holiday season have a world of fun awaiting their fingertips -- maybe too much fun.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Dragon Age III, Borderlands 2, and the BioWare doctors retire
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best video game stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
New departure from Zynga: Omgpop’s chief revenue officer (exclusive)
Zynga has lost former Omgpop chief revenue officer Wilson Kriegel.
Facebook outlines the opportunities in social games
Social games are more popular than ever, with new genres emerging, says Facebook's Sarah Brooks.
Draw Something goes global with 12 new languages and celebrity endorsements
Musical artists Enrique Iglesias and Jennifer Lopez will team up with Zynga as the company promotes 12 new languages coming to the hit mobile game Draw Something.
GamesBeat Weekly Roundup
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.