The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth studio doubled its revenues in 2013
Kabam generated $360 million on the back of its free-to-play mobile titles in 2013.
Dedicated handheld consoles took a beating from iOS and Android during Q4 2012
With over 20 billion games downloaded across all smartphone and tablet platforms in 2012, the mobile gaming market is shifting inexorably away from dedicated handheld consoles.
Gaming consumes a great share of dollars spent on the Google and Apple app stores
December saw an astounding increase in revenues and downloads for mobile games.
Kabam’s 2012 revenues grow 70 percent — beyond $180M
Expanding to mobile in 2012 proves to be a fantastic strategy for the privately held game developer.
Kabam acquires Vancouver studio Exploding Barrel Games
Exploding Barrel Games worked on Margaritaville and is making free-to-play mobile and social games now.
Kabam signs exclusive distribution deal in fast-growing Turkey market
Turkey is a hot market for social games, and it is growing in mobile as well. Game maker Kabam is getting in on the action with an exclusive distribution deal with Mynet.
BYOT Episode 7: The retro-gaming election
Our host and guests cast their votes for the best and worst in retro games in the latest episode of our Bring Your Own Topic podcast.
After big hit on iPhone, only 30 percent of Kabam’s revenue comes from Facebook (interview)
Kevin Chou, head of Kabam, talks about how his firm will grow its social gaming business by 50 percent to $150M
Forget Facebook. Kabam is launching its next big game on iOS and Android
Kabam is moving across platforms to iOS and Android for its new title, Arcane Empires.
Japan’s DeNA signs up Kabam and Nimblebit
Japan's DeNA mobile social gaming network has signed up a couple of key American game partners as it expands in the U.S.