Zynga’s rivals welcome the social gaming IPO
With the IPOs of Zynga and Nexon this week, the social and online game industries have their first billion-dollar public offerings. May many more follow....
Disney’s Playdom launches social game Gardens of Time on iPad
Gardens of Time, the most successful Facebook game created by Disney’s Playdom, is launching today on the iPad. The launch is a major one...
Red Robot Labs buys Supermono game studio
Red Robot Labs is a pretty young startup, founded earlier this. But the mobile game company raised $8.5 million in September and is using...
Gree shows off its global social gaming platform
Eager to compete with rival DeNA, Japan’s Gree has just released new details on its global social gaming platform. The borderless system will give...
iRobot launches Roomba Revenge game for iOS
iRobot, the maker of vacuum-cleaning robots, is launching Roomba Revenge, a game app for iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) devices today. The move seems...
This mobile game is not yet rated — & Apple & Google want to keep it that way
Apple and Google are planing to ignore a proposed ratings system for mobile games, an effort that’s being spearheaded by the ESRB. Also known...
Former EA leader Jamil Moledina switches focus to cross-platform social games
Jamil Moledina envisions a future in which all games are cross-platform. And to help make that future a reality he left a job at...
The DeanBeat: The critical season for game sales is upon us
The holidays came early for a lot of gamers in November, with releases ranging from Uncharted 3: Drake’s Fortune to Call of Duty Modern...
Apple yanks Big Fish Games’ subscription app for iPad games
Apple has yanked the Big Fish Games subscription app after a few days on the market. So much for a great experiment in subscription...
Gree files suit against DeNA citing antitrust law violation
Japanese social games company Gree and telecommunications firm KDDI have filed a joint lawsuit against DeNA, claiming that the social game developer and operator...