India’s Bombay Play raises $7M for instant mobile games
Bombay Play has raised $7 million in a new round of funding, so it can build more instant games on platforms such as Facebook....
How cross-play gaming on Facebook is increasing retention, engagement, and more
Lotum has been building native mobile games on Facebook Gaming platforms since 2012, including its launch of 4 Pics 1 Word. Later on, they...
Quicksave Interactive has raised $1.3M for HTML5 social games
Quicksave Interactive, a new game studio in Helsinki, has raised $1.3 million to make HTML5-based social games that can reach users on any platform....
Jason Rubin: How to find more gamers through instant and cloud games
The game industry isn’t done breaking down barriers to make games more accessible. That’s the view of Jason Rubin, vice president of play at...
Facebook Gaming releases Pokémon Tower Battle and Pokémon Medallion Battle as instant games
Facebook Gaming is announcing that it is releasing two new games, Pokémon Tower Battle and Pokémon Medallion Battle, on its Instant Games platform. This...
Knock Knock raises $4 million to make social instant games
Knock Knock has raised $4 million to develop “frictionless” games, or instant games that you can play on social media networks. March Capital Partners...
Instant Games will migrate from Messenger to Facebook and Facebook Gaming tab
Instant Games have become a popular pastime, allowing friends to play light games with each other in their messaging apps. And Facebook has decided...
Facebook will forego 30% share of Instant Games in-app revenue on Android
Facebook has announced it is going to forego its 30 percent share of Instant Games in-app revenue on the Android platform. Instant Games are casual titles...
Deck of Dice aims for a lucky roll on Facebook Messenger
Deck of Dice, a startup with a product of the same name, has created a new parlor game by putting an entire deck of...
Facebook Instant Games launches in-app purchases on May 7
Facebook continues to try to entice gamers and game developers into its ecosystem, this time by adding a new way for devs to monetize...