Backflip proves indie iPhone developers can create multiple hits — and make money
Backflip Studios has managed to defy the odds on the iPhone by coming up with games that have become big hits over and over....
New speakers, sponsors for DiscoveryBeat; today is last day for early-bird discount
We’ve got some great momentum for VentureBeat’s upcoming DiscoveryBeat event, which will attack the problem of how to get attention for an app in...
French game maker Gameloft ditches the Android platform
[Updated] French mobile phone games publisher Gameloft said it is giving up on the Google Android platform. The company said it is cutting back...
Playhaven creates lots of fan communities for iPhone game developers
Playhaven is making it easy for gamers to create fan communities around iPhone games. It does so by creating online forums for fans on...
Facebook bans offer providers Gambit and Tatto Media due to questionable ads
Facebook has banned offer providers Gambit and Tatto Media from providing offers in games and apps on the social network. The development is one...
Offerpal Media sets standards to lock out scam offers
[Updated with interview] Burned by a scandal in its offer business over inappropriate promos, Offerpal Media is moving to set standards that forbid offers...
Microsoft’s Xbox Live chief on banning modders and browsing Facebook photos on TV
Microsoft launched Xbox Live as an online gaming service in 2002 amid great skepticism. It didn’t really take off until Halo 2 launched in...
Boku gains momentum with mobile payments for social games
Mobile payments provider Boku has gained a lot of momentum as a provider of alternate payment for social games. The company said in September...
Game ad firm NeoEdge merges with game developer, hires new CEO
NeoEdge, a company that offers a way to insert video ads into online games, is going through some big changes — in part driven...
Flurry launches AppCircle to help apps get discovered
With 100,000 apps in Apple’s AppStore, it has become ridiculously hard to get an app discovered. At any given time, perhaps 100 apps are...