iOS still dominates Google Play for making money as China and Japan turn up the spending
Google Play is actually outpacing iOS in terms of downloads, but people open up their wallets more for Apple.
5th Planet Games pulls in $3 million in its first funding round
The developer will use the money to pay for an acceleration of its mobile-game production.
Saints Row developer threatened to leave Champaign — until the city gave it $200K
Volition is one of the biggest employers in downtown Champaign.
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Nexon, Wargaming, and Zynga's Don Mattrick team up with London Venture Partners for new gaming fund
The seed fund will focus on game startups in Europe following LVP's success with Supercell, NaturalMotion, and others.
Xbox One and Kinect are breaking up, but Microsoft is letting PC devs at the new 3D camera's SDK
Microsoft will let developers release commercial Kinect for Windows software using the official SDK with no fees, which could encourage development.
PS4: a 'lesser' platform for Star Citizen developer, won't 'dumb down' PC version for it
Star Citizen may go to console, but the developer promises that won't drag down the PC version.
LeapFrog jumps into game consoles for kids with educational LeapTV
The new console will be like the Nintendo Wii, but with the purpose of making gamers smarter.
Buzztime's tablet games turn dead restaurants into party spots (exclusive)
Buzztime's games hit 5 million registered players.
Daily fantasy sports game startup DraftKings buys rival DraftStreet
Both DraftKings and previously IAC-owned DraftStreet allow people to participate in daily fantasy sports competitions where they can win real cash prizes that range in value from pocket change to $1 million. The services offer fantasy competitions that primarily focus on baseball, football, basketball, and hockey.