A new generation of J.R.R. Tolkien games is coming | Lee Guinchard exclusive interview Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 13, 2024 19 min In his office, Lee Guinchard has a bunch of paraphernalia honoring J.R.R. Tolkien and his works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.... Continue Reading 19 min
The intellectual property map of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 13, 2024 6 min The rights to The Lord of the Rings and all things Middle-earth are complicated. This primer brings us up to date. There’s a video... Continue Reading 6 min
Jersey Jack’s pinball wizards dissect the state of their beloved games Posted byby GamesBeat November 8, 2015 14 min We have a discussion with one of pinball's top rule designers: Keith Johnson Continue Reading 14 min
Jersey Jack Pinball and the man that sparked pinball’s revival Posted byby GamesBeat November 7, 2015 9 min We talk shop with the head of Jersey Jack Pinball about the industry and his games Continue Reading 9 min
Kabam’s No. 2 exec explores the ins-and-outs of monetizing mobile games Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 15, 2014 16 min Kabam's Kent Wakeford dissects how to think about the complicated matrix of mobile monetization. Continue Reading 16 min
Kabam’s mobile games win loyal players who aren’t so easy to please (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 9, 2014 19 min While others are banking on super blockbuster hits, Kabam is betting on a portfolio strategy to win in mobile and social. Continue Reading 19 min
A walk on the California coast with Eric Schiermeyer, the cofounder and former analytics expert at Zynga (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 2, 2014 19 min We ran a story earlier this week on Eric Schiermeyer, the co-founder of Zynga and the analytics expert behind its success, and his new... Continue Reading 19 min
Peter Molyneux believes ripping people off with free-to-play games won’t last (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 17, 2014 20 min At 22cans, the elder gaming statesman is working on new schemes for monetization of his upcoming game Godus -- without the ripoffs or long waits. Continue Reading 20 min
Updated: Kabam launches new Hobbit games in advance of 'The Desolation of Smaug' film release Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 6, 2013 2 min Kabam plans to cash in on the huge awareness of The Hobbit film coming Dec. 13. Continue Reading 2 min
Comb your hairy feet: Lego The Hobbit is coming in 2014 Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 25, 2013 1 min Lego, Warner Bros., and TT Games are coming together again, this time for Lego adaptations of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit films. Continue Reading 1 min