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Mobile gaming firm had planned to give developers a year to migrate, claims marketing SVP
Read More »Gree closing OpenFeint
Developers given just one month to salvage game data and migrate to new platforms
Read More »Gree to close OpenFeint; Devs forced to take quick action
OpenFeint, the first real equivalent of Xbox Live on smartphone, is to be closed on December 14th. The service was the first to allow iOS gamers to hook up with friends, compare scores and earn trophies. It may have since been arguably surpassed by Apple’s own Game Center, but OpenFeint …
Read More »Gree sales up, profits down
Aggressive company expansion comes with big price tag
Read More »Gree adopts HTML5 for web apps
Social gaming company to support new payment methods
Read More »Is free-to-play the future of gaming or just a cheap fad?
People don’t want to pay for games. That’s what MCV was told repeatedly at E3. And indeed many of this year’s high-growth or most controversial games – World of Tanks, League of Legends, CSR Racing amongst others – were absolutely free. Of course anyone that has followed this market as …
Read More »MCV digital edition goes free-to-play
This week’s MCV isnow available to view online – and it is absolutely free. The issue is dedicated to the free-to-play games market and features the biggest names in freemium, including Wargaming, Nexon, Ubisoft, CCP, Crytek, InComm, Qinqo, Disney, EA, Gameloft, GREE, GameForge, Jagex, Trion Worlds, Square Enix, MarvelousAQL, Perfect …
Read More »Gree shells out $175m for Pokelabo
Mobile card game developer becomes latest major acquisition for mobile gaming firm
Read More »GREE bolsters Platform language support
14 dialects supported as mobile giant expands international reach of GREE SDK
Read More »Gree declares indie love with new competition
Indie of the month contest offers developers launch support, optimisation, and more
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