The DeanBeat: Game acquisitions rise 23 percent to $3.4B in 2012

The game industry set a new record for the money spent on acquisitions, but the number of deals dropped.

Online gaming firm Aeria Games merges with Japan’s Gamepot

The deal combines a top Japanese game publisher with Aeria's free-to-play online game business.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Gamescape 2012, a history of Batman in video games, and Donkey Kong’s failing liver

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

Aeria Games assimilates three of Ijji’s most popular online shooters

Ijji Games' A.V.A, GunZ, and Soldier Front are now integrated into the Aeria Games service.

GamesBeat Weekly Roundup

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

Aeria Games’ Ignite service connects free-to-play gamers in over 30 countries

Aeria Games' Ignite service delivers streamlined access to the company's massive network of free-to-play games while socially connecting players in over 30 countries.

GamesBeat Weekly Roundup

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

Aeria Games gets strategic investment from Sony division

Aeria Games announced today that it has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Sony's So-net Entertainment subsidiary. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based maker of multiplayer online games will use the money to expand further in the fast-growing free-to-play segment.

Aeria Games joins the mobile-gaming fray

Aeria Games, one of the players in the free-to-play online game market, is moving into mobile games with the announcement today of its Aeria Mobile division.

Santa Clara, Calif.-based Aeria Games has a big presence in free-to-play downloadable games with …

Aeria Games hits 23M “power gamers” and acquires its first mobile game

Web gaming maker Aeria Games said today that its free-to-play online games have an audience of 23 million “power gamers.” The company is also moving into mobile games with the acquisition of an as-yet-unnamed upcoming title from Punch Entertainment.

Aeria …