How Electronic Arts is chasing Puzzle & Dragons with Tetris Monsters Posted byby Jeff Grubb August 8, 2013 2 min Tetris Monster combines the puzzle game with fighting-monster role-playing mechanics -- just like Puzzle & Dragons. Continue Reading 2 min
Former EA CEO Riccitiello on the big chance to create lasting value in gaming (full transcript) Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 2, 2013 14 min John Riccitiello says distribution is king in games, but content will eventually rule. Continue Reading 14 min
Puzzle & Dragons developer releases new game Freak Tower Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 26, 2013 1 min GungHo's Freak Tower is a free-to-play mobile tower-building game. Continue Reading 1 min
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Don Mattrick leaves Microsoft for Zynga, Ubisoft’s uPlay service hacked Posted byby GamesBeat July 5, 2013 3 min 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. Continue Reading 3 min
How Puzzle & Dragons coerces players to pay big bucks Posted byby Jeff Grubb June 28, 2013 3 min A designer reveals how free-to-play games "trick" people into spending money. Continue Reading 3 min
Supercell and GungHo’s cross-promotion mutually boosts presence in Japan and U.S. Posted byby GamesBeat June 27, 2013 3 min Supercell and GungHo Online Entertainment's mobile crossover event comes down to regional influence and shared inside knowledge. Continue Reading 3 min
Developers team up for Puzzle & Dragons and Clash of Clans cross promotion Posted byby Jeff Grubb June 24, 2013 1 min GungHo and Supercell form a tag-team to promote each other's games. Continue Reading 1 min
Nexon exec: the game war will be won in digital online markets, not consoles (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 15, 2013 15 min The chief financial officer of Nexon saw very little that would impact the future of the game industry at E3. Continue Reading 15 min
Candy Crush Saga and Puzzle & Dragons continue revenue dominance on mobile Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 30, 2013 2 min The same games are topping the revenue charts even as new titles invade the most-downloaded list for iOS and Android. Continue Reading 2 min
Former EA/Playfish exec joins board of red-hot mobile gaming startup Supercell (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 30, 2013 9 min Kristian Segerstrale is joining the board of the maker of the enormously lucrative Clash of Clans mobile game. Continue Reading 9 min