GamesBeat weekly roundup: Wii U, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Xbox Live turns 10
This week, GamesBeat prepares for the Wii U launch Sunday with all the guides and reviews you’ll ever need, Call of Duty: Black Ops...
The DeanBeat: The right strategies for the social casino gaming bubble
Even inside a bubble, you can operate with a rational business strategy by outwitting the other companies.
Zynga brings its match-three gem game to mobile
Ruby Blast is available now on iOS. An Android version is due out soon.
Kixeye: Zynga is ‘desperate’ to get hands on its secrets
Kixeye claims that it is actually Zynga that is attempting to steal trade secrets.
Zynga juggles leadership team as CFO departs for Facebook
David Ko will step into chief operations officer role
Diablo-like Legends: Rise of a Hero launches on Zynga.com
Legends: Rise of a Hero is a free-to-play role-playing social game that focuses on collecting loot, recruiting friends, and building your kingdom.
Zynga moves into ‘midcore’ games with acquisition of November Software (exclusive interview)
Midcore games offer a chance to get more engaged and lucrative players.
Which company is worth more: Zynga or THQ?
In the short run, buying Zynga is a better deal than taking over THQ.
Is Gree really spending money on user acquisition like there’s no tomorrow? (interview)
Sho Masuda is the man in charge of spending at Japan's Gree, which is trying to break into the U.S. mobile games market.
Tapjoy’s ad network now reaches a billion mobile devices (interview)
Tapjoy Reconnect motivates individuals to complete actions in exchange for rewards from mobile-app developers.