Categories Posted inin Business Monetization meets analytics as PlayHaven merges with Kontagent Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 11, 2013 3 min The merger will create one of the meaty mobile monetization and analytics companies. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business After 20 years, Doom co-creator John Romero looks back on the impact of a seminal (and Satanic) game (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 11, 2013 13 min Doom gave birth to a whole economy within the game business, and Romero talks about what it all meant. Continue Reading 13 min
Categories Posted inin Business iOS board game Small World 2 expands to Android and Steam with cross-platform play Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 11, 2013 1 min Developer Days of Wonder wants fans to play the game with each other despite the barrier of using different platforms. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Cool 3D graphics come to mobile as DeNA publishes Crytek’s The Collectables Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 11, 2013 2 min The German triple-A game developer moves into mobile via the third-party route with its first free-to-play mobile game based on the CryEngine. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business The war begins in spring: Bethesda reveals launch date for The Elder Scrolls Online Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 11, 2013 1 min Bethesda's MMO will hit PC and Mac in April. It will later debut for Xbox One and PS4 in June. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Microsoft sells more than 2 million Xbox Ones in 2.5 weeks Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 11, 2013 1 min A week after Sony announced PS4 crossed 2.1 million in sales, Microsoft claims it is nearly keeping pace. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Angry Birds Go! is a decent-enough kart racer with some annoying drivers (review) Posted byby GamesBeat December 11, 2013 5 min Developer Rovio's Angry Birds franchise is branching out from wholesale pig murder with this free-to-play kart racer out today for Android and iOS devices. Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business Xyo opens its ad program for its contextual mobile app search engine Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 11, 2013 3 min Xyo debuts an ad program that helps apps get discovered in a contextual way. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Everyplay Replay game-recording service driving user acquisition on mobile Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 11, 2013 1 min Applifier's video-sharing service is driving up to 7.5 percent of user acquisition for some indie developers. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Will Rovio recapture its glory as Angry Birds Go! debuts on a global stage? Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 11, 2013 3 min Rovio is turning on its marketing engine to make the next Angry Birds game a winner. Continue Reading 3 min