Categories Posted inin Business EA Mobile believes that brands are only half of the answer in mobile games Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 22, 2015 16 min Quality and game play matter a lot too, says Bill Mooney in an interview with GamesBeat. Continue Reading 16 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Facebook highlights the rising power of Europe’s game industry Posted byby GamesBeat June 11, 2015 3 min Facebook recently hosted a summit for 150 CEOs of European gaming companies that demonstrated just how important that industry has become in this region. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business 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
Categories Posted inin Business 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
Categories Posted inin Business 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
Categories Posted inin Business 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
Categories Posted inin Business 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
Categories Posted inin Business 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
Categories Posted inin Business 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
Categories Posted inin Business 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