Mobile takes a bigger share of social casino games in the first quarter
Caesars Interactive continues to lead the sector with 17.8% market share in Q1.
Want people to play your free-to-play game? Don’t be greedy
How many poorly designed or frustratingly greedy free-to-play games are you playing at the moment? None I’m guessing – which puts you firmly in the majority. Indeed, our research shows that poor game design causes between 60-80% of players to leave a game for good following a disappointing first session.
Webinar: Distributed Denial of Service — Real War Stories and How to Win
Worried about cyber warfare? Join Akamai’s security expert Matthew Mosher and GamesBeat lead reporter Dean Takahashi to hear about the latest online attacks and the toolkits companies are using to take worldwide gaming platforms offline.
Trivia app Quizup's branded categories & Google team-up hint at future money-making model
Trivia app Quizup today quietly expanded into new territory with the launch of branded topics, the first of which involves a major player: Google. Players of...
Twitch's speakeasies: Livestreaming site begins rolling out invite-only group chat rooms
Twitch wants broadcasters and their friends to have an easy place to get together and chat.
With Boom Beach, Supercell guns for a third smash hit — and it’s already at No. 2
In less than a month, the mobile title has shot to No. 2 on the iTunes free-apps charts.
King CEO shakes off sour Candy Crush Saga investors
King's stock price falls in its first day of trading, but its CEO says the social-game company can deliver in the long run.
Facebook is buying Oculus for $2B to ‘get ready for the platform of tomorrow’
“Mobile is the platform of today, and now we’re also getting ready for the platforms of tomorrow,” said Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg,...
Angry Birds maker signs up with Orchestrate, the database that wants to rule them all (exclusive)
"Front-end designers, Ruby programmers, Node programmers -- people who haven't used a lot of databases, they're coming to us."