The DeanBeat: Tearing down barriers to games and building them back up Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 26, 2014 6 min In this new era of gaming, the barriers to success have changed. Continue Reading 6 min
Nexon CEO Owen Mahoney: Fun should matter above all else in the free-to-play market Posted byby GamesBeat September 15, 2014 2 min Nexon's partnerships succeed on great gameplay, not necessarily on cultural harmony. Continue Reading 2 min
GamesBeat 2014’s newest speakers feature execs from Nexon, OnLive, and Glu Mobile Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 10, 2014 4 min Our latest speakers are from companies that run the gamut from cloud gaming to mobile game Kim Kardashian: Hollywood. Continue Reading 4 min
Nexon chief Owen Mahoney explains deal with Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 21, 2014 13 min Why is Asia's Nexon cutting so many deals with Western game makers? Continue Reading 13 min
The DeanBeat: What the industry’s top leaders have to say about the video game business Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 27, 2014 13 min We talked to 18 game industry executives and developers about the state of the gaming. Continue Reading 13 min
Nexon's new CEO wants creative devs, free-to-play to be fair — and cloners to take a hike (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 17, 2014 15 min Owen Mahoney, new CEO of Asian free-to-play game giant Nexon, says we've gone through five years where the best game creators weren't being rewarded. Continue Reading 15 min
Nexon partners with Austrian game developer Socialspiel Entertainment to firm up its Western mobile efforts Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 27, 2014 2 min The Japanese publisher is uniting with a studio founded by formers employees of Rockstar Games and Deep Silver. Continue Reading 2 min
Analysts and game company CEOs eagerly await King’s initial public offering Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 25, 2014 9 min Here's what analysts and other gaming CEOs think about the upcoming King IPO. Continue Reading 9 min
Nexon’s Owen Mahoney sees salvation through original hardcore games, not Flappy Bird copycats (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 23, 2014 11 min Nexon's Owen Mahoney is driving his company toward more creative free-to-play titles. Continue Reading 11 min
Asian gaming giant Nexon announces Owen Mahoney as successor to CEO Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 13, 2014 2 min Nexon's revenues grew 43 percent in the past year. Continue Reading 2 min