Jam City’s Cookie Jam hits 100 million downloads as Cookie Jam Blast debuts
Jam City announced that Cookie Jam has passed 100 million mobile downloads, and the company is launching Cooking Jam Blast as a new match-3...
How 1APP wants to disrupt the app stores with infinite distribution
Mobile app developers face a lot of friction when it comes to getting people to use their apps. They have to advertise the app...
Apple’s App Store is creating twice as many million-dollar publishers as Google Play
Apple’s App Store is creating twice as many newly minted $1 million publishers as Google Play in the U.S., according to a report by...
Why alternative app stores and emerging markets are good for developers
With huge mobile game revenues on iOS and Android, it isn’t second nature to think about alternatives. But Ravi Belwal, head strategic partner manager for...
Top Gear mobile game dev Motorious Entertainment raises $894,000
Helsinki mobile game developer Motorious Entertainment said it has raised $894,000 (€800,000) in a new round of funding. That will help the company gear...
Game engine maker Unity raises $400 million in private equity from Silver Lake
Game engine maker Unity Technologies isn’t hurting for money. The company has raised $400 million in private equity from Silver Lake, according Unity CEO...
Call of Duty shows off more of its new take on World War II
Sledgehammer Games unveiled more details about the upcoming Call of Duty: WWII during a livestream today on Facebook. Speaking on “Making Call of Duty,”...
Take-Two teases mystery game in 2018 from one of ‘2K’s biggest franchises’
Take-Two Interactive teased a new game during its earnings call today, saying that it would launch an unnamed game under the 2K label in...
Supercell acquires 62% of London’s Space Ape Games for $55.8 million
Clash of Clans maker Supercell has acquired 62 percent of London-based Space Ape Games for $55.8 million. The deal is another sign of consolidation...
Transformers roll out into VR in China
Hasbro and Dan Mintz’s Hollywood film studio DMG Entertainment are launching interactive Transformers virtual reality and augmented reality centers in China — a nation where...