Tencent reportedly nears deal to buy majority stake in Supercell
(Reuters) — Tencent Holdings Ltd, China’s biggest social network and online entertainment firm, is nearing a deal to buy a majority stake in Supercell Oy,...
SoftBank plans to sell Puzzle & Dragons maker in deal valued at $685 million
SoftBank Group plans to sell most of its stake in GungHo Online Entertainment to management of the game publisher in deal valued at ¥73...
The rise and fall of Nintendo’s Miitomo: Massive downloads don’t mean success
As we outlined in our previous post in April, Nintendo’s first mobile app, Miitomo, debuted and quickly shot to the No. 1 rank on...
Nexon’s Owen Mahoney: Artistry is key to solving mobile gaming’s malaise
At his core, Owen Mahoney is a business guy. But the chief executive of Asian gaming giant Nexon doesn’t talk like one. At our...
Report says SoftBank considering sale of Supercell at $5B-plus valuation
Supercell is as close to being the Pixar of mobile games as any other company. Japan’s SoftBank Group knows this, and so it may not...
With patience, I defeated Supercell’s monetization strategy in Clash Royale
It took me 55 days, but I finally have the Prince. One of the most powerful characters in Supercell’s Clash Royale is very hard...
Will Apple’s paid search product level the playing field for game publishers?
Recent reports claim that Apple soon will release a paid search offering for App Store searches. Sponsored search opportunities can provide consumers new ways...
Supercell stakes a beachhead in the mobile gaming clash in Iran (updated)
Update, 2:15 p.m. August 31: Cafe Bazaar says there are numerous errors in this guest post: Supercell is left with 61 percent of revenues...
Handy Games CEO Chris Kassulke on crunch, VR, and mobile gaming
Germany’s Handy Games isn’t really well known on the global gaming stage. But it has been around for 16 years, and surviving that long...
Supercell’s Clash Royale on pace for $1B year after $110M debut last month
Supercell knows how to make money. The mobile publisher earned $80 million from it’s newly released head-to-head strategy battler Clash Royale last month, according to industry-tracking firm NewZoo.