Big Fish Games adds Luxury Slots to its mobile social-casino game
These kinds of games generated $36 million in revenues in the last three months for Big Fish.
Global growth for social casino games slows to 8.6% in Q2 as big companies dominate
Social casino games grew 8.6 percent in the second quarter to $663.7 million, according to a report by Eilers Research. That growth isn’t as fast as it once was, but it shows that the market is becoming mature and established. Social casino games have become a $2.7 billion worldwide industry in a short few years thanks to rapid growth on Facebook and mobile.
EA Mobile is launching global user-acquisition campaigns on Twitter
EA Mobile is finding that targeted user acquisition campaigns really work on Twitter.
Disney takes one of Japan's top puzzle games into the global market with a new toy line
Line and Disney team up on a puzzle app with cute characters and a line of toys.
Amazon gives 30 Android apps away for free
The Amazon Fire phone may not be shipping for another month or so, but the company is eager to generate lots of buzz for the new phone.
30 new MobileBeat speakers, and tickets shoot up $200 at 5 p.m. Pacific today
MobileBeat is coming right up, and the price shoots up today (June 27) at 5 p.m. Pacific! This is your last to chance to...
After taking on cyberbullying, one developer zeroes in on another tough subject: eating disorders
High School Story will enable gamers to talk to counselors about body-image issues and more.
Gamer globe: The top 100 countries by 2014 game revenue
Gamers will spend $82 billion in 2014 on Clash of Clans, FIFA 2014, and millions of other games.
Essential strategies for soft-launching your mobile game
If you’re ready to launch a mobile game, competition is stiff – there are more than 200,000 games in the App Store – but opportunity is vast – mobile game usage grew 66% last year. That means getting it right the first time is critical, because if you don’t, you risk losing your audience and could jeopardize your game’s monetization.
Exclusive: Zynga affirms its support of LGBT people & their rights after launching Duck Dynasty slots game
Zynga's experienced a host of problems over the last couple of years. You might want to add a public-relations kerfuffle to that list now.