Playtika doubles down with a new casual games lab
Playtika said it is launching an independent division dedicated to the creation and rapid development of casual games. The Playtika Casual Games Lab plans to...
Playtika acquires casual card game developer Supertreat
Social casino game giant Playtika announced it has acquired Supertreat, the Austria-based creator of card games on mobile devices. The move is part of an ongoing plan...
Playtika acquires casual mobile game maker Wooga for over $100 million
Social casino game giant Playtika announced it has completed its acquisition of Wooga, the Berlin-based maker of casual games. We heard the price was more...
World Series of Poker: How Playtika’s Montreal team has kept the mobile game on top
Social casino games have become a $4.2 billion business, and Israel-based Playtika has about a quarter of the market. The company, which was acquired...
Game Boss interview: How Huuuge is taking on the giants in social casino games
Huuuge Games came late to social casino games, launching its Huuuge Casino in late 2015. But the company has carved out a niche in the $4...
How Jam City CEO Chris DeWolfe sees the freakin’ mobile game world
Chris DeWolfe did OK as a founder of MySpace. But it didn’t turn out to be Facebook. But he can’t complain. DeWolfe is now...
Playtika deal drives game acquisitions to record $25 billion this year
The total value of game industry acquisition deals has exceeded $25 billion so far this year, according to tech advisor Digi-Capital. The $4.4 billion...
China’s Giant leads consortium to buy Playtika for $4.4 billion
A consortium of Chinese companies led by Giant has agreed to pay $4.4 billion for Playtika, the social casino game company in Herzliya, Israel,...
The DeanBeat: A report from the stormy seas of gaming at Casual Connect
Every year, I enjoy going to the Casual Connect USA conference in San Francisco. It’s a place to listen to talks, roam the hallways, gossip...
Playtika CEO explains how games have arrived in Israel
Robert Antokol is the chief executive of Israel’s largest game company, Playtika. A division of Caesars Interactive, the Tel Aviv company has 1,200 employees,...