Kabam gives most of its Web games to RockYou
Kabam, which is valued around $1 billion, will put more of its focus on mobile gaming, a market that industry research firm Newzoo predicts could hit $25 billion in worldwide revenues by the end 2014.
Mobile-gaming ad network RockYou secures $10M in financing
RockYou doesn't have any games in development, but it has 75 million players in its gamer network.
RockYou buys three Playdom games from Disney to keep them running
RockYou finds a new business in operating older social games when they otherwise might die.
The big debate about the blurring of social casino games and online gambling
Our panel at the Social Casino Summit covered everything from regulating social casino games to the disruption of gambling.
After last year’s boom, social casino games remain strong
Social casino games acquired by gambling companies are generating huge revenues even after the deals are done.
The Walking Dead shambles over to Facebook in new social game
Walkers are invading Facebook. Do you have what it takes to survive?
RockYou acquires social bingo game maker Ryzing
Social gaming company RockYou has acquired Ryzing,a developer of the game Bingo by Ryzing. That title has been available since 2010, but RockYou took...
DeanBeat: Game companies went on a $2.8B buying spree in 2011
The social and mobile games gold rush inspired lots of investments in 2011, as venture capitalists tried to find the next Zynga. But the...
Game maker RockYou to cut staff by 40% just weeks after launching two new games
Game-maker RockYou is set to announce major layoffs tomorrow just weeks after launching two new games, Galactic Allies and Hooked, VentureBeat has learned. Redwood...
Why game developers hate the Facebook-Zynga marriage, and how Google+ can benefit
Facebook game developers were furious when they found out about the tight relationship between Facebook and Zynga. If Google properly channels that anger, it...