Infinity Blade developers hire former Kingdoms of Amalur creators for new studio
Epic Games establishes Impossible Studios and announces its first game, Infinity Blade: Dungeons for iOS.
Spy vs Spy game creator tells the story of a rerelease nearly 30 years in the making
Richard Spitalny of First Star Software discusses the iOS remake of his classic Spy vs Spy and the changes he's seen over 30 years in video game development.
Mobile app platform Explorence wants you to go play outside
Mike Suprovici, head of mobile app developer Explorence, has one simple mission: to make playing outside fun again.
Sony’s Adam Boyes chases developers on new platforms
Adam Boyes is helping Sony embrace the new social, mobile, and online side of the game industry.
Blitzoo aims for mobile-casino jackpot with SlotSpot (exclusive)
Blitzoo Games is entering a crowded market with big rivals like Zynga and Electronic Arts. But David Bezahler, the company's chief executive, believes that its latest title, SlotSpot, is putting a new spin on social-casino titles for smartphones.
Nextpeer gives developers new ways to monetize their games via multiplayer tournaments
Nextpeer's SDK allows developers to earn money by implementing in-game multiplayer tournaments
Tapjoy keeps looking for creative ways to monetize mobile app users (video interview)
Tapjoy chief executive Mihir Shah speaks to GamesBeat about his company's trouble on iOS, huge success on Android, and multimillion dollar developer-funding efforts.
Xbox co-creator recruits arcade-game “dream team” to make iPad and iPhone games (interview)
Seamus Blackley, president of Innovative Leisure and co-creator of the Xbox, has assembled a "dream team" of old Atari game designers and assigned them to work with young programmers to develop new arcade-like games for Apple iPads, iPhones and iPod Touches.
Rising costs of marketing iPhone games scares developers
It's hard enough for most makers of iPhone games to find an audience. The costs of doing so are now terrifying developers (and making some nearly pull their hair out).
Apple’s crackdown on app-ranking manipulation: Confused developers caught in the dragnet
In the battle between Apple’s police and the developers who cheat to boost their rankings, some innocent startups are finding themselves banned from the marketplace.