Categories Posted inin Business Make it Candy Crush Saga time: King opens Japanese office to better serve the important market Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 22, 2014 3 min King is also starting a new series of TV advertisements in Japan to promote the social puzzler. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Forget ripoff: Disney Magical World is better than Animal Crossing Posted byby Mike Minotti April 22, 2014 3 min Disney Magical World is more game, less life-sim than the Nintendo franchise that inspired it. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business 2K saves Borderlands and Civilization from the GameSpy apocalpyse Posted byby Mike Minotti April 22, 2014 1 min 2K released a list of games migrating from GameSpy to Steamworks -- and a list of those that'll soon lose online support. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Nintendo embraces the idea of a ‘season pass’ for Mario Golf: World Tour Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 22, 2014 2 min Nintendo will give players a discount if they purchase all of Mario Golf's add-ons in one bundle. This is a first for the Japanese publisher. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Marvel Puzzle Quest’s road to the mythical $1 ARPDAU, Part 5: Adventures in consumables Posted byby Jason Wilson April 22, 2014 5 min In the previous parts, we touched mainly on things that had worked well from an ARPU perspective for Marvel Puzzle Quest. That’s a bit... Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business Brazilian gamers turn their attention — and spending — to free-to-play Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 22, 2014 2 min The "B" in BRIC is playing more microtransaction-based PC games than ever before. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Why Blizzard says Heroes of the Storm is a ‘hero brawler’ Posted byby GamesBeat April 22, 2014 8 min Heroes of the Storm is no different than Defense of the Ancients or League of Legends at the most basic level. But calling it a “hero brawler” could help players foster closer relationships with their characters. Continue Reading 8 min
Categories Posted inin Business Marketers have to adapt as half of all console game sales go digital Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 22, 2014 2 min By 2018, 50% of all game sales will be digital. This leads to more challenges that companies never had to deal with before. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Adenda lets games and apps display animations on your Android phone’s lock screen Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 22, 2014 2 min Adenda can run animated notifications or ads on your lock screen. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Heroes of the Storm is bound for China Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 22, 2014 2 min The joint venture to take the online battle game to China will last three years. Continue Reading 2 min