Categories Posted inin Business Pocket Gems teams with NFL, McDonald’s for NFL Runner mobile game Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 18, 2013 2 min NFL Runner: Football Dash is a Temple Run-like endless runner with real NFL teams.
Categories Posted inin Business Will Wright raises $5M for Syntertainment startup to blend reality and entertainment (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 18, 2013 3 min Tech veteran Avi Bar-Zeev joins Wright as cofounder at startup that plans to blend entertainment and reality.
Categories Posted inin Business Real Deal Interactive enters the social casino game fray (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 18, 2013 2 min Real Deal Interactive wants to reproduce slot machine games that have been successful in casinos.
Categories Posted inin Business Tapjoy improves monetization of mobile apps with actionable video ads Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 18, 2013 3 min Nokia to serve as a launch partner on Tapjoy's mobile video monetization.
Categories Posted inin Business Coming to a casino near you: Avatar slot machines with touchscreens, 3D graphics Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 18, 2013 2 min Casino games are getting fancy, and the Avatar slot machine promises to stand out on a crowded casino floor.
Categories Posted inin Business What EA’s choice of Andrew Wilson as CEO means for its future Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 17, 2013 3 min Electronic Arts’ choice of its new chief executive, Andrew Wilson, is generating a lot of thoughts about what it means for the future of...
Categories Posted inin Business Dota 2 in China: Perfect World launching closed beta next week Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 17, 2013 1 min Chinese gamers can start playing the competitive MOBA on Sept. 25.
Categories Posted inin Business Flurry says its targeted ads increase user spending dramatically in mobile apps Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 17, 2013 3 min Flurry said it increased conversion rates 40 percent and tripled return on ad campaign investments for one customer.
Categories Posted inin Business UC Santa Cruz hires Brenda and John Romero to run gaming program Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 17, 2013 2 min Brenda Romero will act as program director while John Romero will take the role of creative director.
Categories Posted inin Business EA Sports chief Andrew Wilson is Electronic Arts’ new CEO Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 17, 2013 3 min Wilson fills a vacancy left by John Riccitiello in March.