SoftBank investment values Clash of Clans maker Supercell at astonishing $5.5B Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 4, 2015 3 min SoftBank recently paid $1.2 billion to get an additional 22% stake in Supercell. Continue Reading 3 min
SoftBank boosts its stake in Clash of Clans developer Supercell to 73 percent Posted byby Mike Minotti June 1, 2015 1 min Clash of Clans developer Supercell is attracting more deals. Continue Reading 1 min
Why Liam Neeson was a wise investment for Clash of Clans developer Supercell Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 26, 2015 1 min Neeson pitched for Clash of Clans during a Super Bowl ad that people have watched nearly 58 million times on YouTube. Continue Reading 1 min
Kabam explains its pivot into triple-A mobile and China (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 18, 2015 8 min Kabam's Kent Wakeford explains shifts in the mobile-game business. Continue Reading 8 min
Unity’s John Riccitiello is bored with Clash of Clans clones — but not platform wars and virtual reality Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 12, 2015 10 min The CEO of Unity Technologies wants to democratize game development and make developers rich through services. Continue Reading 10 min
Instagram, Snapchat, and the new age of game marketing Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 8, 2015 8 min Game marketing has changed, with marketers chasing gamers on social networks and even Super Bowl ads. Continue Reading 8 min
VC Bing Gordon reflects on marketing games, hacking growth, and investing in social Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 6, 2015 13 min I had a wandering conversation with the partner at Kleiner Perkins about the latest in gaming. Continue Reading 13 min
Clash of Clans maker Supercell tests a new game: Smash Land Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 1, 2015 1 min Smash Land just hit the App Store. Is it Supercell's newest hit? Continue Reading 1 min
Supercell dreamed up that $9 million Clash of Clans Super Bowl ad in a hot tub Posted byby GamesBeat March 27, 2015 2 min The most-viewed Super Bowl ad was about thanking the players, not monetization or user acquisition, says Supercell's Jimmy Lee. Continue Reading 2 min
Clash of Clans developer Supercell’s revenues tripled in 2014 Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 24, 2015 2 min With $1.7 billion in revenues, Supercell is one of mobile gaming's biggest successes. Continue Reading 2 min