Categories Posted inin Business Chinese game giant Tencent’s profits rise 46 percent in Q3 but fall short of analysts’ expectations Posted byby GamesBeat November 12, 2014 2 min Revenues took a hit because of problems with a new log-in protocol. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Tencent makes more money than EA or Activision as global spending embraces PC, mobile over consoles Posted byby Jeff Grubb October 1, 2014 2 min Six of the top 10 highest-grossing companies by game revenues are mobile or free-to-play first. The other companies are adopting those business models as well. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Sega's Crazy Taxi: City Rush rolls over its mobile game rivals in August downloads Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 24, 2014 2 min Old stalwart Sega manages to beat Dong Nguyen's Swing Copters to the top spot in late-summer downloads. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Tencent looks to the West for innovation in untapped genres coming to China Posted byby GamesBeat September 17, 2014 2 min Tencent is looking to introduce new genres to its Chinese audience with Western partners. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Technology The DeanBeat: How to achieve total world domination and make a trillion dollars in games Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 12, 2014 6 min If you dominate games, that's a springboard for dominating entertainment. Continue Reading 6 min
Categories Posted inin Business GamesBeat 2014 will address the ambitions of the world’s biggest game company — and how to fight cyber bullies Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 5, 2014 5 min Our newest speakers come from Tencent, Sony Online Entertainment, Pixelberry, and Fyber Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Technology The unique, oddly sexualized culture of China's game industry in pictures (photo gallery) Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 13, 2014 7 min ChinaJoy is a trade show like no other, drawing 250,000 people to Shanghai. Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Business Papaya Mobile's Appflood helps Chinese game makers succeed outside their homeland (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 12, 2014 6 min With Appflood, PapayaMobile is promoting itself as having the only transparent global mobile ad network. Continue Reading 6 min
Categories Posted inin Business Tencent supporting Razer's Nabu smartband to provide in-game rewards for real-world actions Posted byby Jeff Grubb August 12, 2014 2 min Timi Run Everyday is getting support for Nabu, and it will now give players in-game gold and items for burning calories and getting plenty of sleep. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Technology The DeanBeat: Will China rule the world of gaming? Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 8, 2014 5 min China has the financial power, but the West still has its creativity. Continue Reading 5 min