Germany’s Gameforge doubles down on PC games as it lays off mobile staff
Gameforge said it has acquired a military PC game from Aeria Games, even as the German game publisher laid off staff making mobile games....
Gamigo acquires Highdigit GmbH after merging with Aeria Games
The European gaming company announce today that it has acquired 100 percent of Highdigit GmbH, which “offers games publishers and developers modular all-in-one solutions for the operation and marketing of their products.” This includes payment services and analysis tools.
Berlin’s Aeria Games specializes in taking Asian games to the West
You may not have heard of Aeria Games, but it has grown into a 300-person mobile and online game publisher in Berlin based on...
Aeria Games opens new office in San Francisco as it seeks to break into U.S. market
It might be the most expensive city in the country, but that isn’t stopping gaming companies from going there. Aeria Games announced today that...
Aeria Games bringing free-to-play F.E.A.R. Online to U.S. gamers
F.E.A.R. Online will elaborate on the story of F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin.
How all app publishers can benefit from the mobile gaming industry’s best practices
Free-to-play has revolutionized the monetization model in gaming by charging players based on their willingness to pay, instead of displaying one set price for all. Indeed, through a dynamic pricing scheme for in-app purchase items, free-to-play has enabled game publishers to monetize the whole of the price/demand curve.
Sex, sadomasochism, and robots: That’s one way to sell your MMO
Is America ready for this "premiere mature MMORPG" from Korea?
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.
Online gaming firm Aeria Games merges with Japan’s Gamepot
The deal combines a top Japanese game publisher with Aeria's free-to-play online game business.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Gamescape 2012, a history of Batman in video games, and Donkey Kong’s failing liver
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.