Categories Posted inin Technology After great success on mobile, Kabam launches new Hobbit game on the web Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 21, 2013 2 min Kabam returns to Facebook in a big way with the launch of a new Hobbit game. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Zynga will no longer require Facebook sign-in on Zynga.com Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 21, 2013 3 min Players will be able to play games without divulging their real names. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Agawi launches platform to make PC games work on Android devices Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 21, 2013 2 min A number of publishers with 15 games will launch on Agawi's Android platform. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Kiip relaunches $100K Build Fund to recruit more developers into its mobile-rewards network Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 21, 2013 2 min Pepsi will offer rewards for the fitness and health portion of the Build Fund. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Technology MediaSpike expands effort to place product ads inside social and mobile games Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 21, 2013 2 min Company hires chief revenue officer Manny Anekal and counts Pepsi as one of its customers in its effort to get past "banner blindness." Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Technology OnLive’s new chairman has ‘buyer’s elation’ as he announces engineering leader Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 20, 2013 2 min OnLive's new owner says in a post that the cloud gaming company once again has forward momentum. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Playnomics uses deep analytics to help game publishers pitch ads to the right players (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 20, 2013 2 min Playnomics will use ads from Aditive to target ads at the right players. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Nvidia introduces its own Grid-based server: the Visual Computing Appliance Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 19, 2013 2 min Nvidia's Grid VCA will speed visual cloud-based applications for users. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Chumba World bounces back from Kickstarter suspension with $2.6M in investor funding (exclusive) Posted byby GamesBeat March 18, 2013 2 min Massively multiplayer online casino game Chumba World is recovering from a bad beat thanks to some new venture capital investors. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Kizzang will give away $7.7M in a free March Madness sweepstakes bracket game Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 17, 2013 3 min A Las Vegas startup with video game veterans plans to launch a whole series of sweepstakes games. Continue Reading 3 min