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Casual games platform Big Fish has announced a partnership with Coinbase to accept BitCoin currency as payment for games and in-app purchases. The new payment option is available now for the company’s Windows PC and Mac titles. Users can use the digital currency to buy products direct from Big Fish’s …
Read More »Spil Games investing $5m in HTML5 game developers
Dutch social studio and GirlsgoGames owner makes major pledge for game developers working with emerging web tech
Read More »Ex-Rovio devs raise $2.35m for Finnish game start-up Seriously
Casual games developer to release first title next year
Read More »Candy Crush’s King files for IPO
Candy Crush developer King has filed for an initial public offering in the US worth an estimated $5 billion, according to a report. The Telegraphsays the London firm has quietly submitted pre-IPO S1 documents for its flotation on the Nasdaq exchange, although no official announcement has yet been made. On …
Read More »Big Fish lays off 50 employees, "realigning" over 70 to Seattle office
Dozens of Big Fish staff have been let go and even more have been relocated as part of a business consolidation effort, the company has announced. Games Industry reports on the developments at the casual games firm, which includes the closing of its Vancouver office and a nine per cent …
Read More »Playing with friends equals gaming success
Oslo Albet, creator of co-operative puzzle game Fireboy and Watergirl, discusses how allowing kids and parents to play together can help spread word of your latest title Easy to play, hard to master games are key components for many successful games. Add friends to the recipe, and the hard to …
Read More »Social game company Yodo1 raises $5m
Co-production outfit now has 25 million monthly active users in China
Read More »The casual phenomenon
Pixie Software's Stephen Caruana on the interview etiquette that frequently goes overlooked
Read More »Zynga loosens Facebook ties with site relaunch
New users can log in to Zynga.com and play games without a Facebook account
Read More »Casual Gaming – into 2013, and beyond!
Jeroen Bouwman, Head of Content Acquisition & Michael Louw, Senior Games Producer at Spil Games reveal the opportunities in casual games in 2013. 2013 – it’s an exciting time for casual gamers and developers alike, with 20-30 new games exploding onto the app stores on a daily basis. New audiences, …
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