Categories Posted inin Business Can Supercell keep the magic of its blockbuster Clash of Clans mobile game going? (interview part two) Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 26, 2013 13 min In the second part of this interview, we learn more about how Supercell has become one of the juggernauts in mobile gaming. Continue Reading 13 min
Categories Posted inin Business Player acquisition costs up 54% year-over-year on mobile in October Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 26, 2013 2 min But costs and downloads were down very slightly compared to the previous month. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business With 10M downloads for Super Penguins, Supersolid launches Adventure Town mobile game Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 26, 2013 3 min The former Playfish team has also raised funding from Initial Capital and Index Ventures. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 lose nearly half of their trade-in value in the U.K. (infographics) Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 25, 2013 1 min Old consoles are losing value fast as next gen takes over living rooms. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business What do you think? Users can now post reviews of games on Steam Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 25, 2013 1 min Players can post reviews of games that they've played on Steam starting today. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Developers, brace for a bloodbath: The cost of getting a new mobile gamer exceeds revenue that user generates Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 25, 2013 2 min In October, the cost of acquiring a new player was $2.73, while the average revenue per gamer was $1.96. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Assassin’s Creed: Pirates brings high-seas adventures to iOS and Android in December Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 25, 2013 1 min Ubisoft built a high-end mobile graphics engine to power its new mobile Assassin's Creed title that looks like it took some inspiration from Sid Meier's Pirates. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Comb your hairy feet: Lego The Hobbit is coming in 2014 Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 25, 2013 1 min Lego, Warner Bros., and TT Games are coming together again, this time for Lego adaptations of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit films. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business More than 1.2 billion people are playing games Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 25, 2013 2 min Seven-hundred million people, or 44 percent of the world's online population, play online games -- according to a Spil Games report. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Apple aims to catch up in 3D sensing with acquisition of PrimeSense Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 25, 2013 2 min The Israeli startup provided the initial chips for Microsoft's Kinect system. Continue Reading 2 min