Shufflepix creator goes from zero to published iOS game in nine months
Switching careers and making games isn't easy. But Shinji Kim pulled it off in nine months.
Gree and Yahoo Japan invest $2.2M in GxYz social-gaming business
The joint venture will bring about social games on smartphones.
User acquisition may not be sexy, but it’s critical in mobile games (part 1)
A panel of experts describes both paid and non-paid user acquisition tactics.
Betable’s experiment with real-money gambling pays off in the U.K.
Eighty percent of Betable customers' real-money gamblers have not spent money in social casino games before.
Playnomics launches PlayRM monetization and analytics for mobile
PlayRM lets game companies optimize monetization for specific users across platforms.
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The DeanBeat: After Zynga’s crash, game investments dive 42 percent in 2012
Game investments were red hot in the first half, but slowed after Zynga's sinking market value crushed valuations.
2012 investment: Busting myths by looking deeper at the numbers
Why you shouldn't believe the three myths about investing in games.
David Ko puts up the ‘guard rails’ at Zynga to keep costs under control (interview)
The No. 2 exec at Zynga is trying to contain costs as the company shifts its weight into mobile gaming.
Zynga gets its mojo back with higher-than-expected sales and a small Q4 profit
While Zynga is still technically losing money in the fourth quarter, its earnings report is cheering up the stock market.