CrowdStar’s mobile game Social Girl snags a million downloads in a week
CrowdStar is turning out to be quite popular with the girls. The social gaming company proved that again this week with the launch of...
How Zynga grew from gaming outcast to $9 billion social game powerhouse
Update: This article is now available as a 63-page e-book on Amazon’s Kindle bookstore. Zynga has turned the video game world upside down in...
Amazon App Store snags an Android exclusive with CrowdStar’s Top Girl mobile game
CrowdStar‘s Top Girl mobile game is one of the top-grossing titles on Apple’s iOS platform. Now it is moving over to Google’s Android platform...
CrowdStar finally makes a game for hardcore strategy fans (er, dudes)
CrowdStar has built its reputation on Facebook by making casual games that appeal to females, from Happy Aquarium to It Girl. But the company...
CrowdStar takes a stab at a global gaming audience
Game maker CrowdStar is unveiling a new business strategy today to grow its game business into a multiplatform empire. The new strategy, which the company is...
CrowdStar’s Starfund targets mobile game developers with $250K investments (exclusive)
CrowdStar‘s $10 million StarFund investment fund has made investments in six new mobile game startups for about $250,000 each. The first fruits from that...
BringIt launches head-to-head challenges in Facebook mini games (exclusive)
BringIt builds mini games inside Facebook games to encourage players to buy and spend virtual currency. Today, it is adding the ability for players...
Social incubator YouWeb raises $2M
Technology company incubator YouWeb has spawned incredibly successful social and mobile game companies. Now the Burlingame, Calif.-based incubator has raised $2 million in funding...
Social gaming firm CrowdStar moves into Russian market
CrowdStar is living up to its strategic expansion plan as it announces today that it will launch its hit game It Girl on three...
Why game developers hate the Facebook-Zynga marriage, and how Google+ can benefit
Facebook game developers were furious when they found out about the tight relationship between Facebook and Zynga. If Google properly channels that anger, it...