The DeanBeat: After Zynga’s crash, game investments dive 42 percent in 2012

Game investments were red hot in the first half, but slowed after Zynga's sinking market value crushed valuations.

Newzoo warns of a gap between investor thinking and game-market opportunities

Investors are worried about the U.S. retail game market. But overall game-industry sales are at $68 billion, growing 7 percent a year.

Turkish gaming climbs to $450 million in 2012 (infographic)

Turkey's gaming presence is on the rise for the year 2012, as a Newzoo survey infographic shows an estimated $450 million gaming market for the country full of dedicated massively multiplayer and social gamers.

Microsoft’s SmartGlass reflects the ubiquity of tablets and smartphones (infographic)

Microsoft's SmartGlass program could potentially reach 29 million consumers in the United States and Western Europe.

Apple dominating Android with 84 percent of mobile gaming revenue

There’s a reason why so many developers feels iOS users are more valuable than Android: Apple is killing it in mobile gaming with 84 percent of all mobile gaming revenue in the US.

“When analyzing Apple’s successful monetization, there is …

Report: Number of U.S. mobile gamers reaches 100 million

A new report from international market research firm Newzoo is highlighting the ever-increasing popularity of mobile gaming. According to the Mobile Games Trend Report, the number of Americans who play video games on their smartphone, tablet, or iPod Touch has …

Analysts: Market for new game handhelds shrinking compared to heyday

The legacy of Nintendo’s Game Boy may not end with the 3DS, but two industry analysts suggest the Kyoto, Japan-based company’s line of portable video game players and its ilk may be past their prime.

Nintendo’s 3DS and Sony’s upcoming …

For publishers, the next consoles mean new digital revenue streams

Sony’s PlayStation 3 and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 weren’t designed with a wide array of post-release revenue opportunities in mind, which has caused a number of video game publishers to implement slipshod measures such as online passes or subscription services. This …

Report: Sci-fi MMOs dominated by free-to-play players

As Electronic Arts prepares to release its heavily publicized, subscription-based online game Star Wars: The Old Republic, market analysis firm Newzoo has released new data showing science fiction and space-themed MMOs are dominated by free-to-play games.

Sci-fi and space massively …

Brazil social gaming market to hit $238 million by 2014

The market for social games in Brazil is expected to grow as large as $238 million by 2014, according to a study released by social research firm SuperData. That’s a significant increase from the $136 million the market is expected …

Newzoo: Free-to-play MMO spending increases 24 percent in U.S.

Americans are spending 24 percent more on free-to-play massively multiplayer online games (MMOs) this year than they did in 2010, according to a new market report from Newzoo.

Consumers spent a total of $4.9 billion on free-to-play (F2P) MMO games …

Emerging markets will spend billions on games this year

Gamers are expected to spend billions of dollars in emerging markets this year such as Brazil, Mexico and Russia, according to market researcher Newzoo, based in Amsterdam.

Newzoo’s data shows that gaming is spreading rapidly around the globe, thanks to …