Game science will give you an advantage over your competitors
Guest Post Science and creativity combine to make games that succeed.
Gree searches for the billion-dollar game from its swanky S.F. headquarters (interview)
April 26, 2013 10:00 AM
Dean Takahashi
With 450 people at its U.S. headquarters, Japan's Gree is chasing after the giant mobile game.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Supercell raises $130M, BioShock Infinite tops March sales, and more …
April 19, 2013 9:25 AM
Jasmine Maleficent Rea
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best video game stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
Institutional Venture Partners explains why it bet big on game studio Supercell
April 17, 2013 12:31 PM
Dean Takahashi
Investor believes that mobile growth is huge and Supercell is more than a one-hit wonder.
Valued at $770M, Clash of Clans game studio Supercell raises $130M
April 17, 2013 8:50 AM
Dean Takahashi
Thanks to Clash of Clans and Supercell, daily revenue is now at $2.4 million. Is it the fastest-growing game company in history?
Mobile dominates new game sector investments in Q1
April 10, 2013 5:00 AM
Dean Takahashi
Mobile and online game investment dollars grew 35 percent to $191 million.
How all app publishers can benefit from the mobile gaming industry’s best practices
Guest Post Free-to-play has revolutionized the monetization model in gaming by charging players based on their willingness to pay, instead of displaying one set price for all. Indeed, through a dynamic pricing scheme for in-app purchase items, free-to-play has enabled game publishers to monetize the whole of the price/demand curve.
The DeanBeat: Will Battlefield 4 or Puzzle & Dragons reach $1B in revenues?
March 29, 2013 8:00 AM
Dean Takahashi
Puzzle & Dragons is generating $2.5 million in revenue a day.
Clash of Clans mobile gamemaker Supercell is raising more than $100M at an $800M valuation
March 28, 2013 1:36 PM
Dean Takahashi
Clash of Clans has proven to be an addictive game with high monetization.
Dedicated handheld consoles took a beating from iOS and Android during Q4 2012
February 21, 2013 3:06 PM
Dan Crawley
With over 20 billion games downloaded across all smartphone and tablet platforms in 2012, the mobile gaming market is shifting inexorably away from dedicated handheld consoles.
User acquisition may not be sexy, but it’s critical in mobile games (part 2)
February 19, 2013 8:00 AM
Dean Takahashi
A panel of experts describes both paid and non-paid user acquisition tactics.
User acquisition may not be sexy, but it’s critical in mobile games (part 1)
February 18, 2013 8:00 AM
Dean Takahashi
A panel of experts describes both paid and non-paid user acquisition tactics.
Gaming consumes a great share of dollars spent on the Google and Apple app stores
February 1, 2013 10:00 AM
Dean Takahashi
December saw an astounding increase in revenues and downloads for mobile games.
Why your free-to-play users aren’t coming back
Guest Post Retention is the foundation of the free-to-play model. Here are three reasons why your users aren't coming back.
The DeanBeat: The iPad mini brings out the imagination of game developers
October 26, 2012 8:00 AM
Dean Takahashi
The iPad mini is drawing a lot of praise from developers who want Apple to complete in the mobile gaming revolution.
