The road ahead in gaming: Welcome to the Crossover Era
Crossing over from an existing market to an emerging one is what our GameBeat 2012 conference is all about. We're seeing this trend play out in every segment of games.
Non-gamers, here’s why you should care about games
As an early investor in social gaming, I’m often speaking on panels to audiences of gamers, investors, and game company execs. At one such...
The DeanBeat: GamesBeat 2012 to focus on crossover strategies
GamesBeat 2012 is going to be all about crossover strategies. The game industry as we know it is changing. We’re seeing established companies cross...
With Eric Schmidt as backer, HealthTap raises $11.5M for mobile patient-doctor Q&A network
HealthTap has raised $11.5 million in a first round of funding to expand its expert online physician community, which answers questions that patients pose...
Mayfield Fund snags game investor Tim Chang as managing director
Venture capitalist Tim Chang is leaving Norwest Venture Partners to become a managing director at the Mayfield Fund. Chang made a name for himself...
Venture capitalist Tim Chang describes the white-hot landscape of game investments
The emerging landscape of games is attracting a lot of money, thanks in part to excitement about Zynga’s upcoming initial public offering and some...
Reflections on GamesBeat 2011 and the road ahead in mobile games
Our well-attended GamesBeat 2011 conference took place this week, and here’s what you missed. As I noted in a preview story on mobile games, the conference was...
17 reasons to attend GamesBeat 2011
We’ve been writing a lot of posts about our speakers at GamesBeat 2011. But here’s a summary of why we think this will be...
Meet our all-star panel of judges for our game start-up contest, Who’s Got Game?
VentureBeat is delighted to announce our all-star panel of judges for our third-annual Who’s Got Game? contest. This contest selects the best game start-up...
Lumosity raises $32M round for brain games
Lumosity has quietly amassed more than 14 million members for its brain-training games, which help you improve your core mental abilities. That in turn...