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.
A leader on Facebook, Germany’s Wooga makes its move into mobile games
Jens Begemann still believes in Facebook, but the CEO of Wooga is also expanding into mobile social games.
Angry Birds follow-up Amazing Alex tops app charts after just one day
So much for the sophomore slump. Amazing Alex, publisher Rovio's follow-up to its mega-hit Angry Birds, is already claiming the top spot in Apple's app store.
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.
The mystery of why Pretty Pet Salon was banned from the App Store and then returned
On Jan. 12, 2012, Pretty Pet Salon mysteriously disappeared from the App Store and then returned again in a different form at the end of March. Why this happened is an interesting tale.
A visual tour of the 2012 Apple Design Awards winners
Love it or hate it, Apple is about design. The company’s annual design awards were announced this week at the World Wide Developers Conference...
OpenFeint founder Jason Citron unveils new post-PC social game company
Jason Citron scored big when he sold OpenFeint to Japan’s Gree for $104 million. Now the entrepreneur is back again with a new company...
Zynga adds new social features to Draw Something, raises streak cap to 999
Zynga has announced the implementation of new social elements for its hit Pictionary-esque app, Draw Something. Players can now share their masterpieces on Facebook and...
Wooga scores 11M downloads for Diamond Dash on iOS
Wooga has come out of nowhere to become the second-largest player on Facebook in social games. Now it is showing great progress in getting...
Cost of mobile user acquisition creeps up in February
After a lull in January, the cost of acquiring new mobile users rose again in February, according to mobile marketing firm Fiksu. That’s a...