Following in FarmVille’s footsteps, LOLapps takes a game beyond Facebook
LOLapps got knocked for a loop last month when Facebook abruptly shut down all of the company’s apps, which collectively draw more than 100...
BringIt raises $1.5M, helps RockYou generate revenue by putting a game inside a game
If you want to increase your revenue for a social game, you can put a game inside an existing game. That’s what BringIt, a...
Casual-game maker OMGPOP pulls in funding; proves social games are still hot
Let’s take a break from all the serious discussion about violent video games for a second and look at casual games startup OMGPOP, which...
Is Zynga worth more than Electronic Arts?
Is social gaming upstart Zynga really worth more than traditional video game giant Electronic Arts? Zynga is currently valued at $5.27 billion on SharesPost,...
Creator of the fierce Doom and Quake games tries his hand at a cute Facebook app
John Romero is the creator of the Doom and Quake games that have haunted the memories of a generation of gamers with over-the-top shoot-em-up...
CrowdStar says It Girl social game is raking in the revenues
CrowdStar, a fast-growing social game company, believes it has created a next-generation Facebook game with its successful It Girl title. The game makes at...
Zynga to expand social game empire to Seattle
Zynga, the fast-growing maker of social games like FarmVille and Mafia Wars, has just posted a bunch of job openings for a social game...
Kontagent game-analytics to help small developers take on social game leaders
Can Kontagent help David topple Goliath through better analytics? Social game companies such as Zynga consider their analytics — the data they collect about...
Waste Management touts real-life recycling with Facebook game
Maybe offering three cents per aluminum can isn’t much of an incentive to recycle. Would a game on Facebook be a better motivator? Recycling...
CrowdStar gets big in Japan and hits No. 2 in Facebook apps
CrowdStar is in the midst of a growth spurt as it expands its presence in the Japanese social games market and keeps growing on...