Social gaming startup Akamon claims top prize in our ‘Who’s Got Game’ competition
Marketing local, social, and casino games to underserved markets in Latin America and Southern Europe net Akamon the top prize.
Browser developer Kixeye: We will absolutely rival hardcore games
Kixeye branching away from Facebook to browsers and continuing its pursuit of hardcore gamers.
Design guru Yves Béhar dishes on the Ouya console (video interview)
(About) 5 good minutes with Ouya designer Yves Béhar (video).
Angry Birds console versions cost at least 10x the mobile equivalents
Angry Birds is famous for two things: 1. It's cheap. 2. It's a downloadable title. So it's bizarre that Angry Birds Trilogy, a collection of the original Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons, and Angry Birds Rio, is neither of those things.
‘Days of getting lucky’ are gone for mobile game developers
The leaders of Kontagent and Tapjoy detail how mobile game developers need real plans to gain audiences.
Earthbound’s battle with Giygas is a soundtrack of absolute terror
In 1995, I clutched an abnormally large box in my hands, wondering at the images and text on its back. I crinkled up my...
Ouya designer Yves Béhar’s dream: Reboot the console world (exclusive)
Yves Béhar's designs have shaken up the world of laptops and speakers. He now turns his attention to consoles with Ouya.
Kickstarter gives game developers control over their destinies
Developers are learning that they can go to their fans, not merely the big publishers, to obtain funding for their games.
Mass Effect 3: Earth downloadable content targets more warzones, recruits new soldiers, and boosts difficulty
Mass Effect 3's upcoming downloadable content pack, named Earth, brings the co-op multiplayer slugfests to the homefront with three Earth-based maps, new weapons, and a new (and punishing) difficulty tier.
Ouya gaming console smashes Kickstarter record in one day
Android-based gaming console Ouya is now the eighth Kickstarter project to earn over $1 million.