Though around 20 per cent have been deleted, says analytics firm
Read More »Disney’s Club Penguin amasses 150m users
Virtual world expands to smartphones
Read More »News Corp makes casual gaming buy
Media conglomerate News Corporation is extending its reach into games and social networks with the acquisition of London studio Bossa. News Corp’s UK subsidiary Shine – run by Rupert Murdoch’s daughter Elisabeth – says it will entrust Bossa with its existing brands and properties. Shine has previously released content across …
Read More »Apple ‘pulls app criticising corporate ethics’ [Update]
Left-wing dev Molleindustria accuses Apple for removing game 'without explanation'
Read More »IOS game tackles iPhone manufacture ethics
Phone Story draws attention to apparent slavery, suicide and eWaste in manufacturing
Read More »Crowdfunding indies make $20k in five days
Smartphone project now in full production; Studio says overwhelming response has energised the team
Read More »Where will we play next?
Too few of the success factors that exemplify mobile and social games have yet been employed in most location-based games, says Rick Gibson
Read More »Planetside 2 goes free-to-play
Upcoming PC shooter Planetside 2 will adopt a free-to-play model following the long line of MMOs that did so earlier this year. The FPS MMO sequel from Sony Online Entertainment will include free-to-play in some form, but concrete details have yet to be determined, reports VG247. The developer’s studio head …
Read More »Adults ‘generate 80% of freemium app money’
But younger customers play for longer
Read More »Digital to surpass discs by 2013, analyst says
Industry predicted to be worth $81 billion by 2016; Physical 'has peaked'
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