Manticore Games raises $30 million to enable a new generation of game creators
Manticore Games has raised $30 million to launch a platform so a new generation of game creators can build, share, and play online games....
Hardcore or bust: New wave of mobile strategy games target the core gamer
We take a look at three real-time strategy games on mobile -- Champs: Battlegrounds, War of Nations, and Solstice Arena -- that developers specifically designed for the hardcore gamer.
Solstice Arena takes Zynga into the midcore game market with the first ‘speed MOBA’ (preview)
Midcore games could be a way for Zynga to improve its monetization of its audience.
Zynga reveals League of Legends-like Solstice Arena for mobile
Zynga has its own MOBA, but it is focusing on mobile rather than on competing with League of Legends or Dota 2.
The DeanBeat: Game acquisitions rise 23 percent to $3.4B in 2012
The game industry set a new record for the money spent on acquisitions, but the number of deals dropped.
Zynga moves into ‘midcore’ games with acquisition of November Software (exclusive interview)
Midcore games offer a chance to get more engaged and lucrative players.
Chasing more engaged users, Zynga acquires ‘midcore’ social game startup A Bit Lucky
Faced with a slowdown in the core casual game market on Facebook, Zynga has expanded into mid-core games with the acquisition of A Bit Lucky
GamesBeat Weekly Roundup
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
Nexon to publish A Bit Lucky’s Lucky Space in South Korea (exclusive)
Nexon, the online gaming giant that went public in December, plans to publish A Bit Lucky‘s Lucky Space social game in Korea. The move is...
A Bit Lucky debuts its Lucky Space social game on Facebook
A Bit Lucky, a social gaming firm that is shooting to make high-end Facebook games, is launching its second game today, called Lucky Space....