Andrew Sheppard appointed CEO of Gree International Entertainment
Andrew Sheppard has been appointed CEO of Gree International Entertainment, the U.S.-based division of Japan’s mobile gaming giant Gree. Based in San Francisco, Shepppard...
New game studio Good Catch unveils Black & White Bushido
New console and PC game studios don’t come along every day. But a new one just popped up in London: Good Catch, a new...
Zynga takes virtual farmers into new territory with FarmVille: Tropic Escape
Zynga is taking its prized FarmVille casual game brand into a new territory today with the launch of FarmVille: Tropic Escape, where you do...
Futureplay Games raises $2.5 million for ‘view-to-play’ mobile entertainment
Futureplay Games has raised $2.5 million to fund more titles in its “view-to-play” ad-based mobile gaming portfolio. Started by former Angry Birds veteran Jami...
Plarium launches mobile fantasy game Throne: Kingdom at War
Plarium has collected more than 250 million players for its social, mobile and web games, including Stormfall and Soldiers Inc. Now it is launching...
While Q4 printer outlook is weak, HP says it’s gaining share in PCs
Hewlett-Packard said its outlook for the current quarter is weaker than expected due to falling printer demand, but Dion Weisler, president and CEO of...
RockYou expands into influencer marketing with Fanbread acquisition
RockYou has grown into one of the top video ad networks in the world by monetizing mobile and social games with advertisements. It’s now...
Pokémon Go is ‘the most successful mobile launch in history,’ SuperData says
The Pokémon franchise scored a double victory in the month of July with the launch of the mobile game Pokémon Go, as the augmented reality...
Activision is locked and loaded for its Call of Duty XP fan event
Activision Publishing is about to kick its marketing for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare into high gear with its big fan event next week,...
Wands casts a spell as it soars to the top of Samsung Gear VR store
You can’t play as Harry Potter in virtual reality yet. But the next best thing is Wands, a spellcasting VR game where you can...