GREE: App Ant acquisition will fuel western advance
CEO Aoyagi says everything is going to plan
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GREE
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gree-corp.com
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GREE provides Japan's leading mobile social gaming platform, and is at the forefront of mobile technology. With over 25 million users, GREE was ranked as Japan's fastest-growing tech company by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu in 2010.
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Yoshikazu Tanaka
CEO
Kenneth Mei
Marketing Manager, User Acquisition
Shane Stevens
CTO, GREE MELBOURNE
Steven Spagnolo
CEO, GREE MELBOURNE
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Accolades
Articles featuring GREE
GREE ramps up US assault with App Ant acquisition
San Francisco studio joins social giant
GREE: iPhone 5 doesn't need to be revolutionary to be a best seller
UK studio director Mori keeping the faith
GREE announces social TV service for Japanese smartphones
And forms merchandising subsidiary
GREE aiming for 10% of sales to come outside of Japan
Aoyagi says North American efforts on form
GREE announces new partnerships, including Battle Bears dev SkyVu
InfiniDy, Oceanside and Gamenauts also on board
GREE's North American assault backed up by 38% sales jump in Q2
Nearly $30 million grossed
GDCE 2012: GREE stresses the importance of science and sharing for freemium success
Check. Plan. Do. Profit.
GREE's London studio to 'capture the essence of European culture'
UK CEO Shima talks tactics
GREE expands in UK with new London studio
Taking on Tech City
GREE bolsters platform with MobPartner promo tools
French network signs up for support
GREE's Japanese games failing to gain ground in the US
Lost in translation
Indie studio flexibility key to GREE's global growth, says Eros Resmini
Hit the spots other developers can't
GREE makes indie play with four new partnerships
Hothead, Soma, SpaceGum, and SiuYiu on board
GREE continues gains in the west with new Vancouver studio
First game due in 6-8 months
Down on DeNA, Namco Bandai partners up with GREE for global social splash
Sleeping with the enemy
GREE confirms first splash at GamesCom 2012 in Cologne
Business and consumer presence planned
GREE, DeNA and other Japanese social giants clamp down on dodgy practices
Gacha and real money trading revised
One month after GREE deal Funzio VP Jamil Moledina leaves
Job done
GREE grabs near 50% stake in month old Japanese social gaming studio GeePlus
Making gains at home
GREE begins assault on western gamers with new 'Come Play' promo site
It all starts now
GREE acquires Korean social studio Paprika Lab
Library bound for social platform
GREE's Ethan Fassett on winning the platform battle with Zynga, Facebook, EA and the rest
It's about money but more
PopCap turns to GREE to tailor Bejeweled for Japanese push
Bejeweled Legend exclusive to region
GREE scores fresh Sid Meier games as platform partners with 2K
New Civilization and Pirates! titles on way
Resident Evil on board as GREE takes 6 new games to E3
Global platform push also on cards
GREE launches open beta for global games platform
New SDK on offer
GREE signs up Mind Candy to take Moshi Monsters mobile
Continuing platform's western assault
GREE looks to rock E3 with big South Hall stand and opening night party
Here comes mobile
As Facebook floats, GREE and DeNA still down more than 20% following complete gacha ban
Regulatory fight back
GREE, DeNA and 4 other Japanese social gaming firms outlaw 'complete gacha' mechanism
All releases, all platforms
GREE's new social gaming platform set to be live in 153 countries and 14 languages by September
20 game released a month from July
GREE announces plans to self-police social platform
Looking to deliver 'worry-free' environment
GREE CEO Yoshikazu Tanaka on becoming the Nintendo of social mobile games, but bigger
Still ahead of the curve
Funzio had sales of $12 million during Q1 2012, $5 million in April
Putting that $210 million deal into perspective
GREE booms another record quarter with Q3 FY12 sales up 182% to $560 million
Cash pile up to $625 million
GREE and DeNA's share price down over 20% on back of Japanese investigation into 'gacha' IAP mechanism
Too close to gambling
GREE acquires US hardcore social publisher Funzio for $210 million
Set to support firm's global mobile platform
GREE's San Francisco studio makes Android debut with Dino Life
Looking to 'free games from geography'
Crowdstar and iWin sign up for GREE's global social platform
Social star building its library
GREE and DeNA to limit teenage monthly spending in Japan
Industry moves before it's pushed
GREE brings Lil' Pirates developer IUGO into the fold with minority investment
Canadian studio bulks out free-to-play capacity
F2P 2012: Social games 'inefficient' if they don't tap into a platform, says GREE's Kyoko Matsushita
#f2psummit Right tools for the job
GREE's US studio unveils second iOS game Alien Family
More titles bound for launch in coming months
GREE partners with brand agency Dentsu for global Platform push
Marketing expertise to build GREE name
GREE's North American studio serves up first iOS release Zombie Jombie
US expansion continues
Eros Resmini on how GREE will compete in the winner takes all platform battle with DeNA, Facebook and Zynga
Going social, going global
GREE wins $3 million in damages from DeNA over fishing game copyright infringement
DeNA appeals the ruling
GREE's Tanken Doriland caught up in virtual card copying scam
Selling on auction sites for $350+
GREE gets Assassin's Creed as it signs deals with Ubisoft and Gameloft
French duo behind Japanese social platform