Categories Posted inin Technology Peak Games dominates mobile social games in the Middle East and Turkey Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 15, 2013 3 min After three years, the Istanbul startup has more than 11.8 million daily active players. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business After Playfish, social-game veterans return with Samurai Siege, earning $50K a day Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 13, 2013 3 min Space Ape Games has scored a hit with real-time-strategy title Samurai Siege for tablets. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Plants vs. Zombies 2 shambles to the top of the iOS App Store Posted byby GamesBeat September 30, 2013 2 min Plants vs. Zombies 2 was the most downloaded game in the iOS App Store last month, while Candy Crush Saga continues to dominate the Google Play store. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Former Angry Birds, Clash of Clans partnership lead joins mobile studio Scopely Posted byby Mike Minotti September 27, 2013 1 min Michail Katkoff takes his free-to-play expertise from Supercell to Scopely. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Former EA CEO Riccitiello on the big chance to create lasting value in gaming (full transcript) Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 2, 2013 14 min John Riccitiello says distribution is king in games, but content will eventually rule. Continue Reading 14 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Why ex-Xbox boss Don Mattrick may be Zynga’s savior Posted byby Jason Wilson July 10, 2013 3 min Zynga has all the resources a company needs to stage a big comeback. All it needs now is the proper leadership. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Supercell and GungHo’s cross-promotion mutually boosts presence in Japan and U.S. Posted byby GamesBeat June 27, 2013 3 min Supercell and GungHo Online Entertainment's mobile crossover event comes down to regional influence and shared inside knowledge. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business How game publishers like Kabam and Zynga use mobile ads to get on app store leaderboards Posted byby GamesBeat June 26, 2013 3 min Getting to the top of the app store charts is critical for maximizing monetization. But how do top publishers like Kabam, Zynga, and Supercell get there ... and stay there? Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Developers team up for Puzzle & Dragons and Clash of Clans cross promotion Posted byby Jeff Grubb June 24, 2013 1 min GungHo and Supercell form a tag-team to promote each other's games. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Former EA/Playfish exec joins board of red-hot mobile gaming startup Supercell (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 30, 2013 9 min Kristian Segerstrale is joining the board of the maker of the enormously lucrative Clash of Clans mobile game. Continue Reading 9 min