Can Facebook help apps get iPhone distribution?
One of the biggest problems for iPhone apps is finding users — the main way growth happens now is, paradoxically, by climbing the charts...
OpenFeint reaches a million users with its social discovery platform for iPhone
Aurora Feint, which launched version 2.0 of its OpenFeint platform to help iPhone developers build social networking elements into their games, says it now...
Electronic Arts launches Battlefield Heroes online game with new business model
Electronic Arts is launching its Battlefield Heroes online-only free game today, after testing it for a number of months. The Redwood City, Calif.-based company...
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Nissan creates iPhone game — in the form of an advertisement
Car maker Nissan wanted to advertise its new Nissan Cube car, and so it created an iPhone game that lets users customize the car — just...
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Battlefield 1943: Shooting frenzy game measures your kill rate
Kill counts have become the rage these days for first-person shooter games. Electronic Arts’ Battlefield 1943, an online-only World War II shooting game on...
As console games slide, online games increase 22 percent compared to a year ago
The number of online game players rose 22 percent in May compared to a year ago, drawing more than 87 million players in the...
Pocket God offers case study of how to build a hit iPhone game
The iPhone has generated more than 63,000 apps worldwide. But no one has figured out the magic formula behind making a hit for the...