OpenFeint launches Game Channel to discover Android games
OpenFeint, the mobile social network division of Japan’s Gree, is announcing a Game Channel today that will help users discover new game apps on Android mobile devices. Amid...
OpenFeint replaces founder with new CEO
OpenFeint‘s co-founder Jason Citron has left the company and is pursuing new opportunities. He will be replaced by Naoki Aoyagi (pictured right). OpenFeint is...
OpenFeint’s single sign-on for social games to replace Apple’s UDID (exclusive)
Apple caused panic among app developers last week when it announced that it would phase out an identification system for users on its mobile...
China’s PapayaMobile reveals strong growth stats for mobile games
PapayaMobile, China-based maker of a mobile social networking platform for Android phones, now has more than 25 million users, up 940 percent since January...
Social incubator YouWeb raises $2M
Technology company incubator YouWeb has spawned incredibly successful social and mobile game companies. Now the Burlingame, Calif.-based incubator has raised $2 million in funding...
OpenFeint recruits game developer to lead free-to-play focus
OpenFeint has hired a game development leader to help its customers focus on making free-to-play mobile games. The move reflects the growing importance of...
And our latest and greatest speakers at GamesBeat 2011
Today we’re revealing the fifth set of speakers for our third annual GamesBeat 2011 conference. Our slate of speakers will include Neil Young, founder...
OpenFeint finds a way to co-exist with Apple’s Game Center for the iPhone
When Apple launched its Game Center social platform for iPhone games, it looked like a supporting tool such as the OpenFeint platform was doomed....
Aurora Feint launches its platform to socialize Android games
Aurora Feint has made iPhone games much more social — and therefore easier to spread and monetize — with its OpenFeint social game platform. Now...
Aurora Feint signs up beta partners for its virtual goods platform
Game platform maker Aurora Feint is announcing today it has signed up its first wave of developers for its virtual goods platform for mobile...