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US mobile games publisher Glu Mobile has partnered with UK outfit Probability PLC to break into the gambling market. The deal will see Probability developed real-money betting apps featuring Glu branding and IP, with both companies sharing marketing and publishing duties. The first titles will arrive on iOS in early …
Read More »Zynga shares fall as company slashes forecast
CEO Mark Pincus issues rallying cry to employees
Read More »Crowdstar promotes co-founder Jeffrey Tseng to CEO
Incumbent Peter Relan steps back to executive chairman of the board
Read More »Facebook amasses one billion monthly users
235 million people playing games through the social network site each month
Read More »Women make up 60 per cent of mobile gamers
A survey recently conducted by research firm EEDAR shows nearly 60 per cent of mobile gamers are women. The survey contained 2,491 respondents ages 15 to 64 who qualified as ‘active’ mobile gamers. The findings, reported by USA Today, revealed women are more likely to play mobile titles than men, …
Read More »PlayStation Mobile goes live – full launch line-up here
Sony has this morning entered a new phase in its mobile gaming masterplan. PlayStation Mobile is live in the UK, allowing owners of PlayStation Vita or certain certified Android devices the chance to buy third party and PlayStation-produced content. For the time being there are 12 compatible devices – PlayStation …
Read More »Nexon acquires Japanese mobile dev for $500m
Gloops developing ten new titles for Mobage platform targeted at Europe and North America
Read More »US mobile studio Pixowl raises $1.2m in funding
Founder hoping to expand developer into other markets with plush toys, comic books and web videos
Read More »Interview: Sega Hardlight
Develop speaks to studio manager Sion Lenton on the developer's ambitions in the digital space
Read More »Why Jeff Karp left Zynga
The casual gaming giant's former CMO tells Develop why he left and joined multimedia firm GSN
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