Mobcrush raises $4.9M for mobile-gameplay livestreaming platform
Mobcrush wants to stir the same excitement for mobile-game e-sports as Twitch has done for PC and console games.
CEO David Helgason on why Unity has expanded into mobile game-dev services (interview)
Unity was at the right place and time when mobile games took off. Now it is expanding into services and game asset sales because it doesn't like to see game developers die.
Unity acquires Applifier as mobile game replays take off
Everyplay has 6 million users and is growing at a rate of more than 1 million a month.
Everyplay Replay game-recording service driving user acquisition on mobile
Applifier's video-sharing service is driving up to 7.5 percent of user acquisition for some indie developers.
Applifier introduces Everyplay FaceCam replays for mobile games
Players can use a camera to narrate their own playthroughs on mobile games and share with friends.
Why social features are so important to mobile games
The most social gamers are also the most likely to convert to paying players.
Free-to-play publishers & game developers throw down at GDC
Publishers got the money. Game devs got the IP. and GDC has this epic showdown between heavyweights in each category.
The PlayStation 4 is copying tablets, and I like it
Sony may be grasping the importance of mobile and social integration with its upcoming console, but it's too little, too late for plastic living room boxes. Smartphones and tablets aren't just the future; they are the now.
User acquisition may not be sexy, but it’s critical in mobile games (part 2)
A panel of experts describes both paid and non-paid user acquisition tactics.
User acquisition may not be sexy, but it’s critical in mobile games (part 1)
A panel of experts describes both paid and non-paid user acquisition tactics.