The DeanBeat: A big week for game company acquisitions
It was a heck of a week for game company transactions, illustrating the huge opportunities in gaming and growing investor interest — as well...
Storm8’s journey from a Facebook gaming startup to a $300 million acquisition
Storm8‘s years of making mobile games paid off this week when Stillfront Group agreed to buy the Redwood City, California-based company for $300 million...
Stillfront Group acquires Storm8 for $300 million
Stillfront Group announced today that it is acquiring 100% of Califonia mobile gaming studio Storm8. Stillfront is calling this one of the biggest acquisitions...
Storm8 lays off about 130 from its social mobile gaming studio
Social mobile game publisher Storm8 laid off a large number of its employees this week. By one account, the San Mateo, California-based company cut about...
Why it’s hard to go from building games on console to mobile
It’s exceedingly hard to take a hit game franchise on consoles and make it successful on mobile devices. Pokémon Go has made that seem easy, but...
Dream City: Metropolis is the latest urban-planning sim from Storm8
Navigating the corridors and alleys of cities can often make a person feel small, but video games are here to make you feel big again....
Storm8’s Candy Blast Mania adds tournaments, bringing innovation to match-3 games
If you’re getting tired of match-3 games, maybe adding some live competition will earn back your interest. Candy Blast Mania, a match-3 puzzle game for...
The DeanBeat: 10 predictions for the game industry in 2016
The video game business is unpredictable. But if you can predict the trends with a reasonable degree of accuracy, your company can gain a...
The branding game: It’s about savvy partnerships and communication, not ‘brand slaps’
It wasn’t long ago that mobile game companies could easily get a license to make branded games featuring movie or cartoon characters. But brand...
Clue comes to mobile … in Bingo form
Was it Colonel Mustard in the dining room with the candle stick? Bingo! Storm8 announced today that it has released Clue Bingo, a free-to-play...