Zynga launches Mafia Wars Atlantic City for mobile phones
Zynga launched a mobile version of its Mafia Wars Atlantic City game today. The game is the social game company’s first designed for the...
Learning from Groupon, OpenFeint launches group deals for mobile game buyers
If it works for Groupon, maybe the group-buying craze will work for mobile games. With that logic, OpenFeint launched a program today that will...
Gamers spent $2.6B to $2.9B in first half on digital online goods
While sales of video games in physical stores is declining, the amount spent online on digital goods for games is skyrocketing. Market researcher NPD...
Warner Bros. taps industry veteran Greg Ballard to run digital games
Movie studio Warner Bros. is getting serious about online games and digital distribution. The company announced today it has hired video game industry veteran...
Apple closes in on Nintendo with 40 million iPod, iPhone gamers
Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ bold claim that Apple owns 50 percent of the mobile gaming market might not actually be a part of his...
Glu Mobile raises $13.5M in private placement as it expands to smartphone games
Mobile game publisher Glu Mobile has raised $13.5 million in a private placement as it aims to expand its position in smartphone games. The...
Pocket God sells 2M units on the iPhone, first paid app to do so
It looks like a lot of us enjoy torturing island natives during our spare time. Bolt Creative said today that its Pocket God game...