Is Amazon going to challenge Zynga in social games?
Amazon.com‘s recent hire of a veteran games designer suggests the massive retailer may be about to get into the business of publishing games itself....
Paymentwall’s in-game payment options gain a good following
Paymentwall said today that more than 1,000 developers have adopted its alternative payment methods for virtual goods in social games, including special ads known...
Happy Cloud joins crowded games-on-demand market
The latest entrant in the crowded games-on-demand market is Happy Cloud, a startup that lets you stream games to your computer so you can...
Lolapps merges with 6waves to build social gaming powerhouse
Two leading social game companies — 6waves and Lolapps — are merging today in order to form a more powerful challenger to market leaders...
Mobile game discovery isn’t ready for primetime
Even high-quality games are still getting lost amid the thousands of apps on the various mobile app stores. Getting your app discovered is still...
Exent launches all-you-can-eat mobile game subscription service
Mobile game discovery is a huge problem, since it’s easy for great games to get lost in overcrowded app stores. So Exent is giving...
Spil Games introduces social features for cross-platform mobile browser games
Spil Games said it has completed the first steps toward true cross-platform gaming on mobile browsers. The features are an important milestone in Spil’s...
Nolan Bushnell aims to disrupt schools with edutainment
Game entrepreneur Nolan Bushnell, the father of video games, said that he plans to disrupt education with a new startup aimed at getting kids...
Storm8 comes on strong with three new Android games (exclusive)
Storm8 has launched three strong games on Android mobile devices in recent weeks, bringing to 13 the number of titles the mobile game company...
Outspark announces digital distribution platform for online games
Outspark, a publisher of free-to-play online games, is launching a new digital distribution platform today called Flint. The platform will help third parties distribute...