Harry Potter mobile game maker Jam City raises $145 million
Jam City, developer and publisher of the hit mobile game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, has raised $145 million in funding. The money comes from JPMorgan Chase...
GamesBeat Summit 2019 — The first speakers to jam with us at Two Bit Circus in L.A.
GamesBeat Summit 2019 will take place in Los Angeles at the Two Bit Circus, a “micro-amusement park” that’s like an arcade meets Ready Player...
Jam City lays off a number of game developers
Fresh off the acquisition of two games, casual game publisher Jam City laid off a number of employees on Friday. It isn’t clear yet...
Jam City acquires Disney’s Emoji Blitz mobile game studio, cuts multiyear licensing deal
The emojis will be flying at mobile game publisher Jam City today, which just announced a big licensing partnership with Disney in mobile gaming....
Harry Potter: Hogwart’s Mystery opens school for witches and wizards
In Harry Potter fiction, the ritual of the Sorting Hat is that it chooses a school for you. But in my early moments in...
Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow debuts with original Matt Groening story
Jam City has launched Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow on iOS and Android. This game from TinyCo and The Curiosity Company features an original Matt Groening...
How Jam City CEO Chris DeWolfe sees the freakin’ mobile game world
Chris DeWolfe did OK as a founder of MySpace. But it didn’t turn out to be Facebook. But he can’t complain. DeWolfe is now...
Jam City launches another freakin’ Family Guy match-3 mobile game
Jam City and FoxNext Games have launched a new match-3 puzzler, dubbed Family Guy: Another Freakin’ Mobile Game. Yes, it’s self-referential, using the wise-guy...
Jam City CEO has high hopes for Snoopy Pop bubble shooter mobile game
Brands are often the road to success in mobile games, and Jam City knows that. The Los Angeles mobile game company is revealing its...
Ex-Sims chief Rod Humble gets his third life at Jam City
Jam City (previously known as SGN) has hired Rod Humble, the ex-CEO of Second Life developer Linden Lab and former head of The Sims...