In Q2, developers favored Apple’s iOS over Google’s Android
Developers are a critical battleground in the war of apps between Apple and Google. And Apple’s pulling ahead, according to Flurry’s latest stats. In the...
Nintendo announces Netflix movie streaming on 3DS
Nintendo announced today that owners of its 3DS portable gaming system will be able to watch Netflix streaming movies and TV shows. The app...
News Blips: PSN profits for Sony, XCOM’s new genre, THQ on next-gen density, and more
My finger hovered briefly over the button that would send the "download" command for Sony's offering of free games — until I realized my...
Applifier launches mobile game-discovery service
Applifier, which helps games get discovered on Facebook, has launched a new mobile discovery bar to make it easier for social games to spread...
Video Blips: Call of Juarez: The Cartel, Mortal Kombat, Storm, and more
Urban warfare games always hand us policemen or crooks to play with, but I'm still holding out for a civilian class with cover-based "cower"...
Roar Engine shows how to build a game in four minutes
Roar Engine got up on stage today at MobileBeat 2011 and showed us how they could build a social game in four minutes. The company did...
iSwifter snags 500K users to play Facebook games on the iPad (updated)
iSwifter, the company that can stream Flash-based Facebook games so they can be played on the iPad, said that users have downloaded the iSwifter...
Sony starts $20M fund to secure PlayStation Network exclusives
PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable manufacturer Sony has started a $20 million program to fund independent developers making exclusive downloadable games for its consoles,...
Badgeville raises $12M to lead the way in gamification
Gamification startup Badgeville has raised $12 million in a second round of funding to add game-like features to non-game applications. Kris Duggan, chief executive of...
Kontagent brings social gaming analytics to mobile devices (exclusive)
Social gaming analytics provider Kontagent is bringing its analytics tools to mobile apps, the company announced Wednesday. It’s typically harder to collect data on...