The NPD Group buys EEDAR to make an even bigger game-market research juggernaut
Two different kinds of game market researchers are getting married. The NPD Group, which releases data on sales in the game industry on a...
Candy Crush Saga’s $1,400 whales are popular: TV, film, and music want their cash, too
Digital distribution is affecting all forms of media, and gaming has figured out an answer that other industries are starting to look to. Candy...
Google Play unveils indie festival featuring 30 new games
Winning over the hearts and minds of developers is a great way to make your platform succeed. That is part of why Google is announcing today...
Why Luigi wears green and other trivia
Luigi apparently means “renowned fighter” in Italian. YouTube channel Did You Know Gaming‘s latest video looks at Mario’s brother, sharing plenty of trivia and...
Turkey’s puzzle game maker Gram Games shoots for another big hit with Six!
First came 1010! Then Merged! And now there’s Six! That’s a lot of exclamation points from Gram Games, the Turkish company that has specialized...
Mobile gaming rules TV in the dog days of summer
Apparently, viewers are hyped on vikings, race cars, and mobile militaries. With no console games charting, mobile brands dominate the leaderboard, featuring familiar names...
Diving into the Samsung Galaxy Apps store: Lil Wayne, cloud vikings, and doodle mobsters
Join me back in the app store wilds, where I doodle with the mob, "sqvad" up with Lil Wayne, and help raid some clouds!
Publisher 505 Games’ secret to success: ‘true collaboration’ with developers
Ian Howe doesn’t have the chops to be a game designer. While he’s had hundreds of ideas, someone always shoots them down. But that’s...
Nintendo acquires Jesnet to control how its products reach Japanese consumers
Nintendo is taking more control of the retail side of the supply chain in Japan. The Mario publisher revealed that it is acquiring the...
GameFly is bringing game-streaming to Mexico’s booming market
GameFly announced today that it is partnering with Mexican internet service Totalplay Telecommunications to bring GameFly Streaming to the country. GameFly Streaming enables users to play games without a console or discs thanks to cloud-computing.