Meteor Entertainment taps Live Gamer to power virtual economy and payments for Hawken (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 10, 2012 2 min LiveGamer helps Meteor get ready for a major free-to-play worldwide launch of Hawken. Continue Reading 2 min
Peanut Labs extends its self-serve platform for creating market surveys (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 6, 2012 2 min Peanut Labs gives gamers access to virtual goods in exchange for filling out surveys. Continue Reading 2 min
Replay Games fetches a new game and a chief creative officer (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 4, 2012 2 min The creator of the upcoming Leisure Suit Larry remake is branching out into new games. Continue Reading 2 min
Selfpubd finds a partner to promote indie mobile games (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 27, 2012 2 min Taptica will give developers $2,500 worth of app promotion in a deal with indie game marketing company Selfpubd. Continue Reading 2 min
Mobile developer Intellijoy partners with YogiPlay to improve its educational apps (exclusive) Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes November 15, 2012 2 min YogiPlay's combination of childhood experts and analytics will give Intellijoy a chance to improve its educational apps. Continue Reading 2 min
Zynga moves into ‘midcore’ games with acquisition of November Software (exclusive interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 9, 2012 4 min Midcore games offer a chance to get more engaged and lucrative players. Continue Reading 4 min
Obama is the overwhelming favorite in Nexon’s MapleStory online game (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 6, 2012 2 min MapleStory's players skew younger. But in an otherwise fair and square fight, Obama came out on top in a poll among players of the online game. Continue Reading 2 min
Joining the insane social sports-betting crowd, Bunker Mode debuts its High Limit Sports app (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 1, 2012 2 min The social sports-betting genre is exploding with new start-ups. Continue Reading 2 min
Treyarch’s Mark Lamia promises that Call of Duty: Black Ops II will push gaming’s boundaries (exclusive interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 31, 2012 6 min Treyarch studio head Mark Lamia says that Black Ops II will deliver on giving something new to jaded gamers. Continue Reading 6 min
David Vonderhaar’s expert advice on how to get ahead in Call of Duty: Black Ops II multiplayer (exclusive interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 30, 2012 10 min David Vonderhaar is the multiplayer gaming design director at Treyarch. He offers us sound advice on how to get ahead in multiplayer combat in the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops II. Continue Reading 10 min