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Funzio’s Big Exit to Gree Fueled by Only Three Hit Game Titles

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 4 at 4:42 pm PT

Funzio’s $210 million sale to Tokyo-based Gree this week makes it the second mobile game company with a relatively short operating history to be snapped up recently.

Japan’s Gree Buys Mobile Social Game Developer Funzio for $210 Million

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 1 at 5:09 pm PT

Gree, the Tokyo-based company that bought OpenFeint for $100 million last year and is trying to build a global mobile social network, has acquired Funzio for $210 million.

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Ngmoco Hires Former Mattel Exec to Head Up Marketing

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on October 13, 2011 at 8:00 am PT

Following the recent appointment of a new COO, San Francisco-based Ngmoco continues to fill out its executive team. It has hired Michael Staskin as CMO to lead global marketing and communications, including the launch of Mobage, a mobile games platform. Previously, Staskin was VP of Marketing at Sisal, a gaming and lottery company in Italy; before that, he held several positions for Mattel. He will be based in San Francisco.

Ngmoco Hires COO From Current TV Ahead of Major Growth Spurt

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on August 23, 2011 at 8:00 am PT

Ngmoco has hired Joanna Drake Earl to be its second in command as the game company grows and begins to fully execute its vision of being a mobile entertainment network.

U.S. Mobile Game Revenues Expected to Double in 2011

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on August 18, 2011 at 1:20 pm PT

U.S. mobile game revenue has started accelerating, fueled by new game publishers coming into the space and the ability to make more than 99 cents per download through the rise of the free-to-play business model.

DeNA Gains Traction in the U.S. With AT&T Social Games Partnership

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on August 4, 2011 at 5:51 pm PT

A week after launching its social network on Android, Japan-based DeNA already has some surprises in the works, including its first carrier partnership in the U.S.

DeNA Launches Social Game Network on Android Worldwide

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on July 27, 2011 at 8:14 am PT

Looking to build a very large game network, Japan-based DeNA has launched a social games platform on Android in English-speaking countries around the world.

Game Studios Are Hot Acquisition Targets in the Race to Mobile and Social

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on July 22, 2011 at 10:05 am PT

Following the intense bidding war for PopCap last week, it’s likely that more blockbuster purchases will come. So, who will be next?

Is There a Myspace Mafia, Too? Because Leaving Seems to Have Paid Off for Many Ex-Execs.

Kara Swisher in Social on June 13, 2011 at 11:28 am PT

When the selling of Myspace winds down in the next week or so, it’ll probably attract a spate of comments about what a failure the whole social networking enterprise turned out to be. That is, unless you think of the mob of former execs who have worked at the company over time, many of whom have moved on to some more golden opportunities after leaving Myspace.

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Japanese Game Leader DeNA’s CEO Steps Down

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 25, 2011 at 3:09 pm PT

DeNA, which runs Mobage-town, one of Japan’s largest mobile gaming networks, said its founder, President and CEO Tomoko Namba, is retiring due to a family health issue but will continue as a board member and adviser, Reuters reports. Namba, one of Japan’s rare female executives, will be succeeded by Isao Moriyasu, DeNA’s COO and GM of Social Media Business and COO. Last year, DeNA acquired ngmoco in the U.S. for $400 million.

Funzio’s Big Exit to Gree Fueled by Only Three Hit Game Titles

Japan’s Gree Buys Mobile Social Game Developer Funzio for $210 Million

Ngmoco Hires Former Mattel Exec to Head Up Marketing

Ngmoco Hires COO From Current TV Ahead of Major Growth Spurt

U.S. Mobile Game Revenues Expected to Double in 2011

DeNA Gains Traction in the U.S. With AT&T Social Games Partnership

DeNA Launches Social Game Network on Android Worldwide

Game Studios Are Hot Acquisition Targets in the Race to Mobile and Social

Is There a Myspace Mafia, Too? Because Leaving Seems to Have Paid Off for Many Ex-Execs.

Japanese Game Leader DeNA’s CEO Steps Down

PapayaMobile Raises $18 Million for a Mobile Game Network

Is There a Second Act for Kevin Rose?

IFund Companies Turning Down Buyout Offers as Mobile Heats Up

China's Tencent Buys Riot Games for $400 Million

Who Is DeNA? Ngmoco Explains the Japanese Company's U.S. Ambitions.

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Casual Games Start-Up OMGPOP Raising a Serious Funding Round

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Game On: DeNA Buys iPhone Developer Ngmoco for $400 Million

KPCB Doubles Down on iFund: $200 Million for iPhone and iPad Apps

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PS3, Xbox, Wii and…iPhone?

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