Facebook paid $1.4B to game developers in 2011
Facebook paid more than $1.4 billion to game developers (and other app makers) in 2011, according to a Facebook talk at the Game Developers...
Otoy buys Refractive Software and announces cloud-based digital animation technology (exclusive)
Cloud-gaming startup Otoy is making some big moves in advance of next week’s Game Developers Conference, including its first acquisition: the animated film technology...
Iddiction’s App-o-Day aims to cure App Store discovery woes with “Groupon for apps”
Discovery is still a huge problem on the Apple App Store, with 578,716 active apps and no sure-fire way to stand out. Iddiction hopes...
Ludei’s CocoonJS enables blazing-fast HTML5 mobile games (exclusive)
As the lingua franca for the web, HTML5 is becoming the format of choice for making cross-platform apps. But when it comes to games,...
Kiip entices more game developers into its mobile-rewards network
Rewards-network Kiip is about to kick off a big effort to get more game developers to use its mobile program. The company is announcing...
Dylan’s Desk: You will soon be using a Kinect, even if you don’t have an Xbox
In Microsoft's vision of the future, Kinect sensors are everywhere: In your living room, your kitchen, at school, and even in the supermarket, above the fruit display.
And why not? The $150 motion-sensing device provides a cheap way to add gesture and voice controls to any application.
Zynga launches Zynga.com, to expand beyond Facebook in a big way
In a gigantic strategic step, Zynga announced today that it is launching a new Zynga.com destination website where users can play its social games...
The high cost of being indie (infographic)
Being indie ain’t easy. Without the safety blanket of a publisher or the wallet of an angel investor, many indie devs rely on personal...
Viximo launches Social Zone platform for mobile games
Viximo, a platform for cross-platform social games, is broadening its distribution reach today with the launch of its Social Zone platform which helps make...
Kabam launches its first hardcore social game on mobile
Kabam is launching its first hardcore game for mobile devices today. The new Kingdoms of Camelot: Battle for the North game will be available...