Rage of Bahamut developer invests $680K in Japanese indie game Airship Q Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 27, 2014 2 min Japanese open-world crafting game Airship Q now has a much bigger budget than the $11,000 it raised in crowdfunding. Continue Reading 2 min
American McGee will launch Hell Invaders card battler on DeNA’s Mobage network Posted byby Jeff Grubb June 6, 2013 1 min One of the most successful mobile publishers is helping McGee bring his collectible-card game to mobile. Continue Reading 1 min
DeNA’s first-person shooter The Drowning nears launch on the iPad (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 5, 2013 14 min The launch of The Drowning, a novel first-person shooter on the iPad, is drawing near. Continue Reading 14 min
Ben Cousins wants to prove mobile first-person shooters aren’t a pipe dream (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 6, 2012 10 min Ben Cousins has made games like Electronic Arts' Battlefield series. Now he is bringing shooter games to mobile devices. Continue Reading 10 min
With a new leader, Ngmoco shoots for mobile gaming empire (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 6, 2012 9 min The new head of Ngmoco believes mobile games are leveling up. Continue Reading 9 min
DeNA invests in its golden goose, taking 20 percent stake in Cygames for $92M Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 7, 2012 1 min Rage of Bahamut developer now part of DeNA's gamemaker stable. Continue Reading 1 min
Temple Run developer has figured out how to make money on Android Posted byby Jeff Grubb October 12, 2012 1 min Monetization specialization firm W3i will implement its offer-sharing platform in the endless runner game to help the studio earn a big payday. Continue Reading 1 min
In a twist, Zynga to import two mobile games from its Japan division Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 12, 2012 2 min Zynga is bringing over two of its Japanese role-playing games. Continue Reading 2 min
Marvel War of Heroes distills superhero combat into card-based digestible chunks (preview) Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes August 6, 2012 3 min DeNA and Ngmoco teams up with Marvel Comics for Marvel War of Heroes, a battle card game for mobile devices. Continue Reading 3 min
Hasbro taps DeNA to get Transformers to play nice on the iPhone (preview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 3, 2012 2 min DeNA/Ngmoco gives a first look at its mobile Transformers game. Continue Reading 2 min