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Social games studio RockYou has reported a round of job cuts to its US workforce. Speaking withGamasutra, RockYou CEO Lisa Marino confirmed 23 employees were affected by the cuts. "23 people were impacted, about 10 per cent of our US workforce. We also initiated other cost-cutting initiatives, as expenses were …
Read More »"Doom and gloom for social games" in March, says Superdata
The social games sector saw a significant and potentially foreboding dip in revenue last month, according to a new report from digital-focused analyst Superdata. Games Industry reports on the research firm’s findings for the month of March 2015, which is summarized with the subtitle "Doom and gloom for social games …
Read More »Nextpeer launches ‘Xbox Live for mobile’ social games SDK
Israel-based tools firm enables devs to add multiplayer tech, social network integration and more
Read More »Gameloft opens new Seattle studio
Studio now recruiting, will focus on 'mid-core social games'
Read More »Kabam talks making free-to-play ‘cool’ and its European expansion
Kabam’s Andrew Sheppard tells Develop about its expansion plans and why its use of science sets it apart from the pack
Read More »Social casino game developer Plumbee raises $13m
London start-up now valued at $40m
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 »Social is the future, says Halfbrick CEO
Shainiel Deo tells Develop where he think the major growth areas in gaming and social are
Read More »Zynga’s Pincus: “I’m bored with all games”
Boss of troubled social games giant displays apathy during interview
Read More »Three more execs depart Zynga
CEO Don Mattrick reshuffles his new house to improve its decisiveness
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