Why Japan’s lucrative mobile gaming market isn’t great for foreign developers
Japan has a duopoly and a tendency to favorite locally grown products.
Mortal Kombat X was April’s most downloaded iOS game
App Annie finds the app counterpart for the console-PC fighting game surpassed even Clash of Clans and Candy Crush Soda Saga last month.
The ‘new CCP’ in Iceland is making a browser strategy game with 1.5M hexagons
Prosper is a gigantic board game for 25,000 players.
Unity’s John Riccitiello is bored with Clash of Clans clones — but not platform wars and virtual reality
The CEO of Unity Technologies wants to democratize game development and make developers rich through services.
Instagram, Snapchat, and the new age of game marketing
Game marketing has changed, with marketers chasing gamers on social networks and even Super Bowl ads.
DomiNations assaults Clash of Clans with a Civilization-like mobile strategy game
Can a Civ-like world history game challenge Clash of Clans? Big Huge Games is betting on it.
Kamcord reaches 40M videos shared as it continues expanding into Asia
The video-recording company also has a new community feature for creators.
Supercell dreamed up that $9 million Clash of Clans Super Bowl ad in a hot tub
The most-viewed Super Bowl ad was about thanking the players, not monetization or user acquisition, says Supercell's Jimmy Lee.
Clash of Clans developer Supercell’s revenues tripled in 2014
With $1.7 billion in revenues, Supercell is one of mobile gaming's biggest successes.
Gaming smartphones, tablets reach $1B for first time ever
Spending continues to make up the bulk of revenue on both iOS and Android.