Kids code games: 80M user messaging app Kik jams in NYC
Developers love it when kids code games. That’s why Kik Messenger invited NYC Generation Tech to its mobile game jam this weekend. GenTech teaches low-income high...
Ads account for up to 30 percent of social-game revenue (exclusive)
Data from Appnext shows that advertising in social titles is no longer something that developers can forget about or ignore.
Bucking the MOBA trend: Why S2 Games takes storytelling ‘seriously’ in Strife (exclusive)
Do players care about a MOBA's story? S2 Games thinks so, and it wants to prove that with Strife.
Little fingers love big touchscreens: Kids favor tablets over smartphones for games
The data shows how the next generation will use mobile games, and that tells developers what to prioritize.
HasOffers acknowledges privacy violation with Facebook user data
HasOffers chief sent an e-mail saying his firm has revised a service after it learned it violated Facebook policies.
EA names new chief of BioWare label (exclusive)
Former head of Major League Gaming now runs BioWare label.
Following Kakao and Line, mobile messaging platform Tango launches its first internally produced game (exclusive)
With messaging networks Kakao and Line making big bucks off their own games, Tango tests its own development ecosystem by making Road Riot.
The Last of Us creators react to critics of game’s female characters (exclusive interview)
The Last of Us creators Neil Druckmann and Bruce Straley explain how they came up with memorable female characters.
Electronic Arts teams up with Tokyo’s G-cluster to provide games over the cloud (exclusive)
EA strikes a deal to provide high-end games for G-cluster's cloud-gaming service.
Sweepstakes startup Kizzang loses two top executives (exclusive)
One contest winner says his son won but hasn't been paid.