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

January 25, 2013 8:00 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

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

After 2 years, Legacy of a Thousand Suns is a ‘truly social’ social game

November 9, 2012 8:30 AM Stephanie Carmichael
Stephanie Carmichael

5th Planet credits its success with social game Legacy of a Thousand Suns to many factors, but one most of all.

Social mobile game maker Zattikka goes public on London Stock Exchange

April 16, 2012 9:57 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Zattikka, a London-based maker of browser and mobile games, has gone public on the London Stock Exchange.

The company is a social game developer that is making a Monty Python game in collaboration with the Ministry of Silly Games. Zattikka …