Former Kabam COO Chris Carvalho carves a niche as a game startup adviser
You can think of Chris Carvalho as a game company accelerator. He started at mobile game company Kabam when it had just 25 people....
PlayFab raises $2.5M to offload boring but necessary tasks for game developers
PlayFab handles backend infrastructure for digital games so designers can focus on fun.
Kabam names replacement for departing chief operating officer
Kent Wakeford will step into role vacated by Chris Carvalho.
Missive from TED: How wooly mammoths, consumer space travel, and reading minds play out for the game industry
Fans of strategy, role-playing games, racing, action, adventure, and more are experiencing an incredible entertainment revolution, and a recent TED talk embodies this.
Kabam scores big with highest-grossing game on App Store for 2012
Kabam made a name for itself as a maker of hardcore social games on Facebook, but it made an even bigger splash with its first game on the Apple iTunes App Store. Kingdoms of Camelot: Battle for the North placed first on Apple’s list of the highest-grossing apps for 2012.
Kabam signs exclusive distribution deal in fast-growing Turkey market
Turkey is a hot market for social games, and it is growing in mobile as well. Game maker Kabam is getting in on the action with an exclusive distribution deal with Mynet.
Kabam to make social and mobile games based on The Hobbit film
Kabam was virtually unknown a few years ago, but now it's making games that tie into Peter Jackson's upcoming film trilogy The Hobbit -- expected to be one of the most important movie properties of all time.
Kabam expands social games to CNET’s Download.com
Continuing its diversification beyond Facebook, Kabam is announcing today will take four of its games to CNET’s Download.com service on the web. San Francisco-based...
Study shows social gamers spend less time and money on console games
Social game players are spending less time and money on traditional console games, according to a survey sponsored by social game firm Kabam and...