Gree searches for the billion-dollar game from its swanky S.F. headquarters (interview)

With 450 people at its U.S. headquarters, Japan's Gree is chasing after the giant mobile game.

Gree devours dinosaur mobile-game developer App Ant Studios

Japanese mobile social network Gree continues to bulk up for the U.S. market as it acquires mobile-game developer App Ant Studios.

The DeanBeat: How fast will the shift to huge growth for mobile games happen?

With the console market looking a little shaky and Facebook starting to slow down, mobile stands before the gaming industry as a potential savior.

17 reasons to go to GamesBeat 2012

We’ve been writing a lot of posts about our speakers at GamesBeat 2012. But here’s a summary of why we think this is the must-attend game conference for you.

We’re gathering the industry’s top CEOs, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, investors, journalists, …

The road ahead in gaming: Welcome to the Crossover Era

Crossing over from an existing market to an emerging one is what our GameBeat 2012 conference is all about. We're seeing this trend play out in every segment of games.

Japan’s Gree launches first U.S. mobile social game, Zombie Jombie

It’s just a cute little zombie game, but it could be the start of something big.

Gree has become a billion-dollar company in Japan with its mobile social games network. Now it is launching Zombie Jombie, the first title made …

OpenFeint replaces founder with new CEO

OpenFeint‘s co-founder Jason Citron has left the company and is pursuing new opportunities. He will be replaced by Naoki Aoyagi (pictured right).

OpenFeint is one of the early successes in mobile games, proving a platform for making mobile games more …