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.

Viximo launches Social Zone platform for mobile games

March 1, 2012 5:00 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Viximo, a platform for cross-platform social games, is broadening its distribution reach today with the launch of its Social Zone platform which helps make mobile apps more social.

The company is attacking the problem of discovery, which is more difficult …

Non-Facebook social games to hit $5.6B in revenue by 2014

October 10, 2011 11:57 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Facebook isn’t the only platform where social games are booming. Revenue from non-Facebook social games is expected to grow from the current amount of $3.2 billion to $5.6 billion by 2014, according to estimates released today by social app platform …