Japanese monster social network Kaiju’s got game at GamesBeat 2011
This year’s winner of VentureBeat’s “Who’s Got Game” startup competition is Kaiju Empire, a social games maker that creates games built around outlandish Godzilla-style...
Games creator Outfit7 hits 150M downloads, doesn’t want funding
Outfit7 announced at GamesBeat today that they have hit 150M downloads between their iOS and Android offerings. Additionally, they have no interest in receiving...
Roar Engine shows how to build a game in four minutes
Roar Engine got up on stage today at MobileBeat 2011 and showed us how they could build a social game in four minutes. The company did...
Here are GamesBeat’s 2011 startup standouts
VentureBeat’s GamesBeat conference features a competition for gaming companies that have some kind of innovative or disruptive technology. This year, the competition features a...
Sony’s network guru: PlayStation Network downtime was a ‘great experience’
Most companies would call a hacking attack that brings a critical service offline a disaster. Sony’s president of network entertainment Tim Schaaff thinks it’s...
Tapjoy CEO lashes out at Apple for restricting choice, revenue
Tapjoy CEO Mihir Shah is upset at Apple, and he’s not afraid to let his anger show. Shah took the stage at MobileBeat 2011...
Sony starts $20M fund to secure PlayStation Network exclusives
PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable manufacturer Sony has started a $20 million program to fund independent developers making exclusive downloadable games for its consoles,...
Kontagent brings social gaming analytics to mobile devices (exclusive)
Social gaming analytics provider Kontagent is bringing its analytics tools to mobile apps, the company announced Wednesday. It’s typically harder to collect data on...
Updated: Is Angry Birds maker Rovio in the process of raising more funding?
[Update: Another audience member also asked if Rovio was raising money, to which a representative of the company said it was serious about raising...
The value of Bitmob
I ran into Bitmob co-founder Dan "Shoe" at E3 this year and began telling him a story. He put me on hold until we...