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Marvel’s Future Fight passes 20 million downloads — brands matter in mobile gaming

Posted byby Mike Minotti
July 8, 2015
1 min

It has Marvel in the name, so of course it's doing well.

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5 lessons from Fingerprint on kids’ educational games for iOS and Android

Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes
July 8, 2015
5 min

GamesBeat chats with Fingerprint CEO Nancy MacIntyre about the ongoing challenges in the kids-app business.

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MOBA Smite’s Xbox One version enters open beta

Posted byby Mike Minotti
July 8, 2015
1 min

Smite has begun its open beta on Xbox One, meaning anyone can download it from the Xbox One store and play it. Smite is a free-to-play MOBA (a kind of game where two teams of player-controlled heroes try to destroy the other’s base), similar to massive hits League of Legends and Dota 2.

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Ijji launches Gameflip mobile marketplace for gamers

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 8, 2015
2 min

Ijji promises that buying and selling new or used games is easier on mobile.

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Programmatic ad buying continues its march to premium mobile video inventory

Posted byby GamesBeat
July 8, 2015
2 min

Aerserv announced programmatic access to its high-quality mobile video advertising inventory today. The move will enable brands to buy mobile video via real-time automated bidding, just like many already buy lower-quality display advertising.

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The Walking Dead goes 8-bit as it teams with indie hit The Escapists

Posted byby GamesBeat
July 8, 2015
1 min

The Escapists: The Walking Dead is one of this year's most unexpected team-ups.

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Making Fun launches expansion for mobile role-playing game Mage and Minions

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 8, 2015
2 min

The title is a success for a game company with a lot of history. It was created by John Welch, cofounder of PlayFirst, as a social-mobile game publisher. Making Fun was acquired by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. in 2011.