Is Amazon going to challenge Zynga in social games?
Amazon.com‘s recent hire of a veteran games designer suggests the massive retailer may be about to get into the business of publishing games itself....
Paymentwall’s in-game payment options gain a good following
Paymentwall said today that more than 1,000 developers have adopted its alternative payment methods for virtual goods in social games, including special ads known...
Happy Cloud joins crowded games-on-demand market
The latest entrant in the crowded games-on-demand market is Happy Cloud, a startup that lets you stream games to your computer so you can...
Lolapps merges with 6waves to build social gaming powerhouse
Two leading social game companies — 6waves and Lolapps — are merging today in order to form a more powerful challenger to market leaders...
Mobile game discovery isn’t ready for primetime
Even high-quality games are still getting lost amid the thousands of apps on the various mobile app stores. Getting your app discovered is still...
Exent launches all-you-can-eat mobile game subscription service
Mobile game discovery is a huge problem, since it’s easy for great games to get lost in overcrowded app stores. So Exent is giving...
American smartphone customers are consuming lots of media
The smartphone has finally gone mainstream in the U.S., and cell phones aren’t just for calling and texting anymore. A new study indicates there’s...
The rise of tablet gaming
Tablet gaming could be a huge market, disrupting traditional game hardware markets. With more than 25 million units sold, the iPad has become much larger...
Reflections on GamesBeat 2011 and the road ahead in mobile games
Our well-attended GamesBeat 2011 conference took place this week, and here’s what you missed. As I noted in a preview story on mobile games, the conference was...
CrowdStar and YouWeb launch $10M fund to invest in mobile developers
CrowdStar and YouWeb have launched a $10 million fund to invest in mobile social game developers. The fund is an acknowledgement that game maker...