Categories Posted inin Business Google’s Niantic Labs formally launches massive mobile game Ingress Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 17, 2013 3 min Google formally launches Ingress after a nine-week live event series finishes. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Candy Crush Saga and Clash of Clans made more money than any other iOS app in 2013 Posted byby GamesBeat December 17, 2013 3 min In 2013 freemium became pretty much the only app business model that matters. And its the model behind the top-grossing apps of the year. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Japan now spends more on apps than USA — and Google Play revenue has caught up to iOS Posted byby GamesBeat December 12, 2013 2 min Japan’s spending on mobile apps has skyrocketed in the last year. In fact, from about 36 percent of U.S. spending in October 2012, Japan... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Google Play holds its first annual Players' Choice Awards for best apps and games Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 12, 2013 2 min Android's premier app market awards fan-favorite apps and games with year-end awards. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Google launches new tools for Android game developers Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 11, 2013 1 min Google will also make it easier to find games in new categories like education, simulation, and role-playing games. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business YouTube suddenly begins flagging hundreds of game-related videos for copyright violations Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 10, 2013 2 min YouTube creators are getting flagged by random and often unrelated companies for posting game-related videos. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Will Cut the Rope 2 be another mobile blockbuster? Zeptolab's Misha Lyalin hopes so (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 9, 2013 13 min Cut the Rope 2 is coming soon, but most of Zeptolab's people are working on brand new games. Continue Reading 13 min
Categories Posted inin Business Android's share of global device sales growing 14-times faster than iOS Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 5, 2013 2 min Market-research firm IDC and app-tracking company App Annie have a report on mobile and handheld gaming for Q3 2013. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Android's revenue per user is higher on Gingerbread OS than on Jelly Bean — and that's potentially a good thing Posted byby Jeff Grubb December 5, 2013 2 min KitKat is the new hotness for Android, but Tapjoy presents evidence as to why developers should focus on older versions of the mobile OS. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Glu Mobile chief says Google Glass could trigger another ‘iPhone moment’ for gaming (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 27, 2013 15 min Glu CEO Niccolo de Masi believes that Glass may be another "iPhone moment" for mobile games. Continue Reading 15 min