Zynga to add Indiana Jones to Adventure World game
Starting Tuesday, Zynga will add the Indiana Jones character to its Adventure World game on Facebook. As we noted earlier, Zynga has a distinct...
Gree files suit against DeNA citing antitrust law violation
Japanese social games company Gree and telecommunications firm KDDI have filed a joint lawsuit against DeNA, claiming that the social game developer and operator...
Sega buys Spiral Knights game developer Three Rings
Sega purchased Three Rings today, the San Francisco game developer that created the Spiral Knights online game. The acquisition is part of Sega’s “aggressive...
Owen Van Natta steps down from executive role at Zynga
Owen Van Natta, the chief business officer at social game maker Zynga, is stepping down from that post and moving to a new role...
Zynga has acquired 15 companies so far this year
Zynga has acquired 15 companies so far this year, including a few it hasn’t announced. The information is included in an amendment to an...
Brazil social gaming market to hit $238 million by 2014
The market for social games in Brazil is expected to grow as large as $238 million by 2014, according to a study released by...
Japanese firms battle for mobile social game supremacy
The Japanese are coming. In the wide open field of mobile social gaming, two large-scale Japanese companies, both of which have made major acquisitions...
Inside Will Wright’s next big game: HiveMind (exclusive)
Will Wright has created some of the biggest video games of all time, from SimCity to The Sims — games that have sold well...
Qualcomm launches Snapdragon GameCommand app for mobile game discovery
Qualcomm is announcing today its Snapdragon GameCommand app for finding and playing mobile games on devices with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processors. Qualcomm is also expanding...
Bunchball brings gamification to Adobe’s digital marketing suite
It’s not as sexy as landing Playboy as a customer. But Bunchball is moving further into enterprises with its gamification technology, which makes non-game...