Blitz: Rise of Heroes is a midcore game.
Blitz: Rise of Heroes is a midcore game.
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Whaleapp hits 40M mobile game downloads thanks to Blitz: Rise of Heroes

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Whaleapp has hit 40 million mobile game downloads thanks to Blitz: Rise of Heroes, the first midcore title that the casual game maker has launched.

The Israel and Ukraine-based company has seen 158% growth in the past three months, and Whaleapp’s tentpole titles — Hidden Hotel, Family Zoo, and now Blitz: Rise of Heroes — have amassed 40 million installs.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.