The DeanBeat: The gaming world is flat, but you can tilt it in your direction
TOKYO – I’m third-generation Japanese-American. My grandparents came from Japan as farmers about 100 years ago. I considered it an honor to be able...
Good grief! SGN changes its name to Jam City and acquires game rights for Peanuts
SGN Games has changed its name to Jam City, and to celebrate its new direction, the Los Angeles company has acquired the rights to...
SGN chief bets on the rise of Hollywood franchises in mobile games
Hollywood and games have had a weak bond when it comes to making money from each other. But in the era of mobile games,...
South Korea’s Netmarble finally brings its near-$1B mobile gaming business to the U.S.
Netmarble Games has grown to nearly $1 billion in sales, but it hasn’t been well known as a game publisher in the West. That...
SGN uses celebrity Ken Jeong of The Hangover in a funny Cookie Jam ad
Humor seems to be the prevailing trend in mobile gaming ads. The latest to show this is mobile game publisher SGN, which used comedian actor Ken...
Western developers may bag just a 20% revenue share in China — and it may be worth it
Western developers publishing mobile games in China may wind up with revenue shares that could be as low as 20 percent — or even...
South Korea’s Netmarble sinks $130M into SGN, ‘fastest-growing major mobile studio in U.S.’
A South Korean mobile games firm that wants to expand in the U.S. starts a beautiful friendship with a U.S. company that wants more Asian air time.
Cookie Jam maker SGN hires female exec to run its S.F. office
Melissa Bachman-Wood, a veteran with experience on games like Battle Pirates and The Sims, will lead SF studio.
SGN teams up with NetEase to take Cookie Jam mobile game to China
NetEase will modify the game for the Chinese market and publish it in app stores.
SGN unveils official mobile game for The Book of Life animated film
Match-3 style game Sugar Smash will debut with the movie's premiere.