The DeanBeat: 10 takeaways about game investments from GamesBeat 2012

We examined many investment issues at GamesBeat 2012. This week's DeanBeat distills them to the 10 most important.

Gaming investors say the iPad will be this generation’s console

Anticipating an explosion in mobile gaming in the next five years, investors say they are placing bets on what they see as the underserved market for iPad and tablet games.

“People say tablets have been overhyped…but I say they haven’t …

GamesBeat 2012 analyzes the state of game investments

We’re pleased to announce that we have a panel on investing in the game business, one of the hottest investment categories of the past couple of years, at our annual GamesBeat 2012 conference on July 10-11 in San Francisco.

This …

As social games boom, Spark Capital hires former Zynga exec as first venture partner

Zynga’s rise to a social gaming juggernaut traded on the public markets—which now boasts a market cap roughly equal to long-established companies like Electronic Arts—highlights the rapid transformation of the gaming industry.

Boston’s Spark Capital, eager to tap the next …

Zynga’s Adventure World social game goes live

Zynga just launched its Adventure World social game on Facebook, speeding the pace of its game introductions as it prepares for an initial public offering.

Zynga is methodically using its newly hired and acquired game teams to create Facebook games …

Adventure World social game is another big test for pre-IPO Zynga

Zynga‘s Adventure World launch, coming in the next few weeks, is a big test for the social game publisher. If the Indiana Jones-style title takes off, Zynga will have a much better chance of pulling off its initial public offering, …