Categories Posted inin Technology PlayFab raises $2.5M to offload boring but necessary tasks for game developers Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 19, 2014 4 min PlayFab handles backend infrastructure for digital games so designers can focus on fun. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Technology FunPlus Group sells its game subsidiary to Chinese holding company for $960M Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 19, 2014 3 min FunPlus will use its huge war chest to create "disruptive game experiences." Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Happitech measures your heart rate to help control its Skip a Beat mobile game Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 13, 2014 3 min The technology measures your heart rate through an iPhone camera. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business The mastermind behind Kim Kardashian's insanely popular app explains how the hit game was created Posted byby GamesBeat August 13, 2014 3 min There’s no doubt that “Kim Kardashian: Hollywood” is this summer’s surprise hit app, giving fans and players alike the opportunity to live out their... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Consolidation wave grows as Dutch mobile game marketer iQU buys HoneyTracks analytics startup Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 12, 2014 3 min The deal is one of many taking place in the middleman market for understanding and monetizing mobile games. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business China's mobile game market to grow a scorching 93% to $2.9B in 2014 (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 4, 2014 4 min That expansion should continue at a compound annual growth rate of 37.6 percent from 2013 to 2018. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Mobile user acquisition is still a hard slog. Listen to what the experts say about it. Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 1, 2014 22 min A trio of user acquisition pros answer a bunch of questions about getting quality mobile users. Continue Reading 22 min
Categories Posted inin Business Chartboost partners with China's Chukong Technologies to take game monetization global Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 30, 2014 2 min U.S. developer monetization firm reaches into China's fast-growing market. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Tapstream: New SMS-based mobile user acquisition tool has 'order of magnitude' higher returns Posted byby GamesBeat July 29, 2014 2 min Would you send a text to a friend about a hot new app you discovered? Tapstream says you just might, and that its brand-new... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Titanfall gives EA a huge boost to its second-quarter earnings Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 22, 2014 2 min A multiplayer mech combat game lifts EA's earnings beyond expectations. Continue Reading 2 min