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Topic > GamesBeat 2012
![Akamon Entertainment raises $3.65M for “internationalizing” social games](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
![John Spinale navigates Disney’s push into social gaming (interview)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
John Spinale navigates Disney’s push into social gaming (interview)
![The DeanBeat: What GamesBeat 2012 tells us about the road ahead in gaming](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
The DeanBeat: What GamesBeat 2012 tells us about the road ahead in gaming
![Zynga’s Mark Pincus discusses how mobile could disrupt the game industry (video interview)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Zynga’s Mark Pincus discusses how mobile could disrupt the game industry (video interview)
![GamesBeat weekly roundup: Angry Birds, the Ouya console, and Penny Arcade’s ad-free gambit](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Angry Birds, the Ouya console, and Penny Arcade’s ad-free gambit
![The panoramic view of GamesBeat 2012](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
The panoramic view of GamesBeat 2012
![GamesBeat 2012: Two days in pictures](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
GamesBeat 2012: Two days in pictures
![GamesBeat 2012 roundup: The Crossover Era, Ouya, the iPad as this generation’s console](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
GamesBeat 2012 roundup: The Crossover Era, Ouya, the iPad as this generation’s console
![Xbox co-creator recruits arcade-game “dream team” to make iPad and iPhone games (interview)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Xbox co-creator recruits arcade-game “dream team” to make iPad and iPhone games (interview)
![Even Will Wright’s PowerPoint slides are fascinating](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Even Will Wright’s PowerPoint slides are fascinating
![Social gaming startup Akamon claims top prize in our ‘Who’s Got Game’ competition](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Social gaming startup Akamon claims top prize in our ‘Who’s Got Game’ competition
![Design guru Yves Béhar dishes on the Ouya console (video interview)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/yves-behar.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Design guru Yves Béhar dishes on the Ouya console (video interview)
![Rising costs of marketing iPhone games scares developers](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Rising costs of marketing iPhone games scares developers
![Ouya designer Yves Béhar’s dream: Reboot the console world (exclusive)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Ouya designer Yves Béhar’s dream: Reboot the console world (exclusive)
![If your kids like Pokémon, they’ll go nuts for Nukotoys (with video)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/promomonsterology_0.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
If your kids like Pokémon, they’ll go nuts for Nukotoys (with video)
![Mobile industry bigwigs Tapjoy and Kontagent form partnership (exclusive)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Mobile industry bigwigs Tapjoy and Kontagent form partnership (exclusive)
![Indie devs: Quality content trumps following trends, free-to-play ‘is kind of a slum’](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Indie devs: Quality content trumps following trends, free-to-play ‘is kind of a slum’
![Game pioneer Will Wright wants to make games ‘as personal as our dreams’](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Game pioneer Will Wright wants to make games ‘as personal as our dreams’
![Zynga’s Mark Pincus says focus more on content, less on investing in platforms](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Zynga’s Mark Pincus says focus more on content, less on investing in platforms
![Dean Takahashi’s opening comments for GamesBeat 2012](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Dean Takahashi’s opening comments for GamesBeat 2012
![17 reasons to go to GamesBeat 2012](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
17 reasons to go to GamesBeat 2012
![Zynga’s 1.8 trillion minutes and other cool facts about the game industry](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Zynga’s 1.8 trillion minutes and other cool facts about the game industry
![Betable’s potential jackpot: Bringing real gambling to social casino games](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Betable’s potential jackpot: Bringing real gambling to social casino games
![The road ahead in gaming: Welcome to the Crossover Era](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
The road ahead in gaming: Welcome to the Crossover Era
![Here’s what you’re missing from YouWeb and TapJoy at GamesBeat and MobileBeat 2012](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/gamesbeat-reflections-top-dean-takahashi-steve-perlman1.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Here’s what you’re missing from YouWeb and TapJoy at GamesBeat and MobileBeat 2012
![Where is app user acquisition headed? Join us at GamesBeat 2012 to find out](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Where is app user acquisition headed? Join us at GamesBeat 2012 to find out
![GamesBeat 2012 features more than 80 of the game industry’s best and brightest](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/screen-shot-2012-07-03-at-10-24-02-am1.png?resize=162%2C140&strip=all)
GamesBeat 2012 features more than 80 of the game industry’s best and brightest
![Game acquisitions heated up in the second quarter while investments slowed](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Game acquisitions heated up in the second quarter while investments slowed
![Introducing the finalists for our GamesBeat 2012 ‘Who’s Got Game’ Competition](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/screen-shot-2012-06-29-at-3-04-35-pm.png?resize=177%2C164&strip=all)
Introducing the finalists for our GamesBeat 2012 ‘Who’s Got Game’ Competition
![Relief for developers? Apple app downloads pick up in May while marketing costs dip](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Relief for developers? Apple app downloads pick up in May while marketing costs dip
![GamesBeat 2012 analyzes the state of game investments](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
GamesBeat 2012 analyzes the state of game investments
![Our latest round of GamesBeat 2012 speakers](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Our latest round of GamesBeat 2012 speakers
![GamesBeat 2012 panel will examine the rise of social casino games](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
GamesBeat 2012 panel will examine the rise of social casino games
![GamesBeat 2012 panel will feature Kickstarter crowdfunding lessons](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
GamesBeat 2012 panel will feature Kickstarter crowdfunding lessons
![The DeanBeat: GamesBeat 2012 to focus on crossover strategies](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
The DeanBeat: GamesBeat 2012 to focus on crossover strategies
![The DeanBeat: GamesBeat 2012 in July will focus on disruption, change, and innovation](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)