Cost of mobile user acquisition creeps up in February
After a lull in January, the cost of acquiring new mobile users rose again in February, according to mobile marketing firm Fiksu. That’s a...
At 700K now, this dude is aiming for 1M gamerscore on the Xbox 360
Ray Cox has more than 700,000 gamerscore points on the Xbox 360 game console. This fellow who goes by the handle Stallion83 says he...
Kabam buys Battle Punks social game creator Gravity Bear (exclusive)
Kabam has acquired Gravity Bear, creator of the Battle Punks social game on Facebook. Redwood City, Calif.-based Kabam makes hardcore games for social network audiences...
The post-OMGPOP boost: Zynga prices secondary offering at $12 a share
Fresh from the $180 million acquisition of OMGPOP, Zynga has priced the secondary offering of its stock at $12 a share. The San Francisco maker of...
Japanese video-game developers should ignore their critics
It’s no secret that Japan no longer dominates the global video-game market, but according to luminaries like Hideo Kojima and Keiji Inafune, the Japanese...
Martha Stewart guest stars in Zynga’s CastleVille social game
Social games are becoming a mass-market medium. A clear sign of that today is Zynga’s announcement that Martha Stewart will make a cameo appearance...
Mobile startup HyperBees wins seed funding in Android games contest
London-based HyperBees won the Get Discovered Android mobile game contest on Tuesday with a quiz game that will land the startup a funding deal. The...
Sony readies three new freemium PlayStation Home games
Sony is announcing three upcoming titles for its PlayStation Home virtual world for hardcore gamers on the Sony Entertainment Network (the former PlayStation Network)....
Seismic Games paves new game category on Facebook with CelebrityMe
Social game startup Seismic Games is launching CelebrityMe, a new Facebook title that lets players live out the fantasy of being a celebrity. The...
Kip Katsarelis on designing the next SimCity (interview)
Kip Katsarelis is lead producer for the new SimCity game Electronic Arts’ Maxis studio is developing. We recently made the trek to Emeryville, Calif.,...