Categories Posted inin Business Analysts and game company CEOs eagerly await King’s initial public offering Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 25, 2014 9 min Here's what analysts and other gaming CEOs think about the upcoming King IPO. Continue Reading 9 min
Categories Posted inin Business Nexon’s Owen Mahoney sees salvation through original hardcore games, not Flappy Bird copycats (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 23, 2014 11 min Nexon's Owen Mahoney is driving his company toward more creative free-to-play titles. Continue Reading 11 min
Categories Posted inin Business How a seasoned venture capitalist at IDG Ventures views game investments (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 16, 2014 16 min IDG Ventures' Phil Sanderson has quietly become one of the most successful venture capitalists backing games. Continue Reading 16 min
Categories Posted inin Business Inside Nvidia’s plan to give $100K to the next hot emerging startup (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 7, 2014 11 min Nvidia's top investment executive, Jeff Herbst, also tells us what he looks for investments. Continue Reading 11 min
Categories Posted inin Business Zynga spares its YoVille social game from the ax Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 5, 2014 2 min Zynga is considering selling YoVille back to its original creator, Big Viking Games. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Don Mattrick shows his poker hand for turning Zynga around in mobile (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 3, 2014 9 min The Zynga CEO is putting his stamp on the company, starting with three new mobile versions of flagship games. Continue Reading 9 min
Categories Posted inin Business Zynga tries to retake mobile gaming with FarmVille 2: Country Escape Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 3, 2014 3 min Zynga is launching a new mobile version of its FarmVille 2 game aimed at positioning the embattled social-gaming publisher for the next generation of... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Zynga launches a major overhaul to its flagship poker game Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 3, 2014 4 min Zynga leaves behind its cartoon style and goes with a more "immersive" look. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Technology With three new games, Zynga is fighting to matter in mobile Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 3, 2014 4 min For the past couple of years, Zynga’s problem was clear. The social gaming giant dominated the charts on Facebook, but not on mobile. And... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Zynga gives Words With Friends a mobile makeover Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 3, 2014 2 min New features include a dictionary, so now you can find out how to pronounce the word "qi" if you friend uses it against you. Continue Reading 2 min