Developer of Apple-banned Endgame: Syria takes on the Drug War in NarcoGuerra
Endgame: Syria developer wants to teach players about the War on Drugs in NarcoGuerra.
Hooked Media turns in an entirely new take on app recommendation — one that Apple can't kill
App recommendation engines are getting booted from Apple's app store because they suck, according to a new player in the app-finding business. But Hooked Media has come up with an entirely new take on app recommendation that has two unique qualities.
Spair launches testing for its mobile cloud-gaming service
Spair wants to help users buy a game once that works on any mobile operating system.
Amazon giving away ‘tens of millions of dollars’ in virtual money with launch of Amazon Coins
Amazon launched its first digital currency today with a giveaway: 500 free Amazon Coins for every Kindle Fire customer. The coins, which are worth $5, can be used to buy games, app, and in-app purchases.
Google to launch ‘Google Play Games’ platform services for game developers
Google will evidently talk about the new game services at Google I/O.
OpenKit hopes to head off Google with capable and open mobile social platform for games
While platform owners like Google may move to build walled gardens, OpenKit will let social gamers roam free.
iOS game ‘borrows’ assets from Fez and Minecraft
Ace Block Jump uses background from Fez and character designs from Minecraft.
The DeanBeat: Why Nintendo should have bought Ouya and other might-have-beens
You have to love the game business and the beauty of competition. As Nintendo’s fortunes sink in the video game console business, Ouya’s fortunes are rising with its $15 million in venture funding. It is conceivable that the console business could become a four-horse race.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Minecraft sells 10M on mobile, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Apple hits 50B apps, and more
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best video game stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
Apple announces countdown to 50 billion apps served, reveals top 50 apps of all time
Apple is giving away a $10,000 App Store gift card to the lucky iOS user who downloads the 50 billionth app, plus a $500 gift card to the next 50 people to download an app.