Teatime Games launches Trivia Royale with 1,000-player matches on iOS
Teatime is launching Trivia Royale, a mobile game where 1,000 players compete against each other in a last-person standing trivia face-off. The game is...
Glu acquires QuizUp studio Plain Vanilla for $1.2 million
QuizUp has a new owner. Glu Mobile has acquired trivia app developer Plain Vanilla for $1.2 million in cash, according to GamesIndustry.biz. QuizUp has been rereleased on the iOS and Android app stores under the Glu banner.
Glu announces $7.5M investment in QuizUp developer ahead of TV show, may lead to a full acquisition
Mobile-game publisher Glu Mobile (Glu) has announced it’s investing “up to” $7.5 million in Plain Vanilla, the Icelandic game studio behind popular multiplayer trivia...
QuizUp jumps into user-generated content with player-made quizzes
QuizUp, the makers of the trivia app of the same name, are attempting to latch on to BuzzFeed-style content creation with its newest update. Today, the...
QuizUp morphs into WeQuiz to take on the mammoth Chinese market
China's most popular game is a localized version of QuizUp, the popular 1-on-1 trivia app from the West.
VC Bing Gordon reflects on marketing games, hacking growth, and investing in social
I had a wandering conversation with the partner at Kleiner Perkins about the latest in gaming.
Hey, game developers: Adding chat can help revenues soar
For many developers, adding chat is a way to retain players longer and generate more revenue from each download.
(Correction) QuizUp developer Plain Vanilla buzzes in for $21.9M funding round (corrected)
One of the hottest mobile games just got an influx of cash that could help it grow even further.
Quizup gets 1M new players after a week on Android — and sets sights on other markets
Quizup’s success story isn’t ending anytime soon. Just a week after launching its popular free trivia app on Android, Plain Vanilla Games announced today...
How a seasoned venture capitalist at IDG Ventures views game investments (interview)
IDG Ventures' Phil Sanderson has quietly become one of the most successful venture capitalists backing games.