Will Cut the Rope 2 be another mobile blockbuster? Zeptolab's Misha Lyalin hopes so (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 9, 2013 13 min Cut the Rope 2 is coming soon, but most of Zeptolab's people are working on brand new games. Continue Reading 13 min
You can't escape the NSA — even on World of Warcraft and Xbox Live Posted byby GamesBeat December 9, 2013 1 min Spycraft ain’t like it used to be. In its efforts to keep track of as much information about potential terrorists as possible, the National... Continue Reading 1 min
Candy Crush Saga reaches new heights as designer explains its success Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 6, 2013 3 min Candy Crush now has more than 500 million downloads, and King has 282 million monthly active users. Continue Reading 3 min
King is running TV commercials for Candy Crush in Japan, and they're working Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 6, 2013 2 min King's mobile game is growing with the help from an old-media ad campaign. Continue Reading 2 min
The DeanBeat: How quickly will we become bored with the new consoles? Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 6, 2013 5 min The new consoles don't have a critic's favorite. With no killer app, will we get bored quickly? Continue Reading 5 min
Android's share of global device sales growing 14-times faster than iOS Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 5, 2013 2 min Market-research firm IDC and app-tracking company App Annie have a report on mobile and handheld gaming for Q3 2013. Continue Reading 2 min
Mobile game publisher Kabam drops $18M to put its name on UC Berkeley's football field Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 5, 2013 2 min In a milestone for social mobile game companies, Kabam sponsor's the football field at Cal. Continue Reading 2 min
The iPad has a huge hit in Natural Motion's Clumsy Ninja, with 10M downloads in a week Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 4, 2013 4 min NaturalMotion says its autonomous virtual character is taking off in all territories, with fans that cross all age groups and genders. Continue Reading 4 min
Microsoft’s ‘Threshold’ initiative will further unify Windows across mobile, desktop, and Xbox One Posted byby GamesBeat December 2, 2013 2 min After bringing the Windows core to Windows Phone and the Xbox One, Microsoft is planning even further integration between all of its platforms in... Continue Reading 2 min
The DeanBeat: The Xbox One cost $471 to make. The PS4 costs $381. And why this matters in the long run Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 29, 2013 4 min The battle between the Microsoft Xbox One and the Sony PlayStation 4 is well under way. Actual sales for the first selling season won’t... Continue Reading 4 min