Weopia makes virtual dating more personal, less awkward
Online dating is firmly entrenched as a viable option for meeting potential partners, but it has plenty of drawbacks. Try as they might, profiles,...
Booyah’s MyTown: New king of location games at 800,000 users?
Booyah’s MyTown, a mobile game that’s like Monopoly for the real world, has zoomed past 800,000 users and is accumulating 3.5 to 4 million...
Why iPad will sell despite “missing” features
Since Apple announced its forthcoming iPad tablet device last week, there’s been quite a bit of banter about its shortcomings. The device has no...
Booyah’s MyTown steams ahead in location-based gaming with 450,000 users
Booyah, the mobile gaming company full of alums from Blizzard Entertainment, just rocketed ahead in the world of location-based gaming. Their MyTown app, which...
Zynga brings back offers to its online game payment methods
After shutting down offers on its social games because of accusations of scam ads, social game firm Zynga is bringing them back under tighter...
gWallet’s analytics help game publishers rate special offers
gWallet, a startup that handles offers for social apps, is announcing today a new platform that makes it easier to measure how offers impact...
DiscoveryBeat videos: The masters explain how to get your app noticed
We’re pleased to present the videos of our DiscoveryBeat panel sessions that took place on Dec. 8. They’re a good way to learn from...
Facebook readies its Game Dashboard to organize your social gaming life
Facebook is in the midst of redesigning how users find, interact with, and keep track of games on the social network. Called the “Game...
Frosmo launches tournament game portal on Facebook
There are huge numbers of games on Facebook, but Helsinki startup Frosmo, hopes it can grab some attention amid all the noise by doing...
Kongregate launches Konduit app platform for browser-based games
Indie-oriented game site Kongregate is launching an application platform today that allows developers to integrate Kongregate’s community features into any browser-based game. Previously, developers...