Categories Posted inin Business 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
Categories Posted inin Business 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
Categories Posted inin Business GameFounders accelerator helps game startups take wing in both the East and the West Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 19, 2015 13 min GameFounders hopes to put Malaysia and other Asian nations on the map of the game industry. Continue Reading 13 min
Categories Posted inin Business Shark Punch raises $1.2M to fix game discovery with its Playfield community platform Posted byby GamesBeat February 25, 2015 3 min Playfield enters open beta today, and Shark Punch says it will fix the problem of game discovery for gamers and developers. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business How mobile gaming has evolved, as seen through prism of its global awards (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 20, 2015 7 min Maarten Noyons of the International Mobile Gaming Awards sheds light on the trends of mobile games. Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: It’s time for the U.S. to wake up and support game startups Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 20, 2015 6 min The U.S. government and big corporations should do more to create American game startups and the jobs that come with them. Continue Reading 6 min
Categories Posted inin Business YouTube viewers voted Liam Neeson’s Clash of Clans spot the No. 2 Super Bowl ad Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 13, 2015 2 min Neeson already helped Clash of Clans get the most views on YouTube, but it turns out that he is also doing that with style. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Forget Liam Neeson and Kate Upton — even the ‘worst’ Super Bowl game ad worked Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 11, 2015 3 min The 15 second ad for Heroes Charge helped move the game up the download and grossing charts on iPhone. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Liam Neeson’s Clash of Clan’s spot is the most viewed Super Bowl ad on YouTube Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 6, 2015 2 min The "Taken" star's ad has more than 30 million views on Google's video platform. That's more than sad dogs, Kim Kardashian, and Kate Upton. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business How Space Ape aims to become one of the big hairy brutes of mobile gaming (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 2, 2015 19 min Space Ape has a chance to be one of the big players in mobile games. Will its next game do the trick? Continue Reading 19 min