Categories Posted inin Business Zynga to shut four more weak games, including The Ville Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 24, 2013 2 min Zynga also killed two unreleased games, but it is on the verge of launching Draw Something 2. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Chartboost expands mobile game developer cross-promotion business into Europe Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 23, 2013 3 min The company has grown to more than 16,000 developers in its network in a short time. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Hold on, mobile gaming monetization ain’t as easy as it looks Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 18, 2013 2 min Mobile-game monetization rates are worse than social and other game platforms. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Pocket Gems evolves from a successful developer into a mobile game publisher Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 16, 2013 3 min Pocket Gems first two published titles have found success. The company plans to expand on that. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Recurious debuts Dinorama educational mobile game where the emphasis is on fun Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 16, 2013 3 min With funding from Reid Hoffman's Greylock and other famous investors, Recurious could stand out among education app-makers. Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Screen Media Ventures launches free-to-use movie streaming app with Tapjoy Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 15, 2013 2 min Free-to-play has created a boom in digital games. Will it work with other entertainment apps? Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Nvidia’s Project Shield on schedule for Q2 release (video) Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 11, 2013 2 min Nvidia is investing around $10 million in the project for mobile gaming. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Mobile dominates new game sector investments in Q1 Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 10, 2013 2 min Mobile and online game investment dollars grew 35 percent to $191 million. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Development Facebooker-turned-game dev Tam stays calm in the mobile storm (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 9, 2013 12 min Storm8 has more than 400 million downloads and 10 million daily mobile gamers. Chief executive Perry Tam says it did that by being bold. Continue Reading 12 min
Categories Posted inin Business Green Throttle taps BioWare vets to build Android game for the living room Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 9, 2013 2 min Former BioWare developers at Hungry Moose Games developed 9 Lives: Casey and Sphynx. Continue Reading 2 min