After last year’s boom, social casino games remain strong

Social casino games acquired by gambling companies are generating huge revenues even after the deals are done.

Gas Powered Games’ chief Chris Taylor struggles to stay positive after crowdfunding failure

Taylor says, "This business is really, really tough."

Developers wary about investing in Windows Phone 8 games

Windows 8 might be popular among game developers, but the phone version of Microsoft's software will face a tough road catching up with Google and Apple.

Introducing the finalists for our GamesBeat 2012 ‘Who’s Got Game’ Competition

Drumroll, please…. Here’s our finalists for our best game startup battle, dubbed the Who’s Got Game? competition. The finalists go up on stage for five minutes at our GamesBeat 2012 conference and make their pitches in front of a panel …

Meet the judges for our GamesBeat 2012 ‘Who’s Got Game’ game-startup competition

We’d like to formally introduce our judges for the Who’s Got Game contest for the industry’s best game startup. They include:

Ann Burkett is the chief executive of the Game Dojos Accelerator and chair of the Silicon Valley Independent Game …

Mobile game discovery isn’t ready for primetime

Even high-quality games are still getting lost amid the thousands of apps on the various mobile app stores.

Getting your app discovered is still a lot harder to do on a mobile platform than it is on a social game …

Reflections on GamesBeat 2011 and the road ahead in mobile games

Our well-attended GamesBeat 2011 conference took place this week, and here’s what you missed.

As I noted in a preview story on mobile games, the conference was all about the wide-open battle for control of the emerging mobile gaming market. …

GamesBeat 2011: Meet the moderators

We’ve collected some of the finest journalists covering the game industry to moderate the 28 different sessions at GamesBeat 2011, which takes place July 12-13 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. Our full agenda is here. Please meet the …