King Digital revealed in its IPO filing that it generated $1.9 billion last year, thanks primarily to its hit Candy Crush Saga. But while there are lessons to be learned from… Read more »
Console and PC game makers continue to struggle to create compelling titles for the smaller screens and limited controls of smartphones. And the establishment of the freemium presents yet another major… Read more »
Three proposed acquisitions led the news in the third quarter of 2013. Meanwhile, Apple Inc. released two new iPhones and, just as importantly, gave the iOS 7 a major makeover. Read more »
Deep-pocketed investors continued to swoon over mobile gaming this week as two big new deals were announced. But no game publisher has proven it has mastered the space, which makes some… Read more »
The mobile gaming market is beginning to eclipse both portable games and the console industry. But tapping that booming market is still a challenge for both established publishers and startup mobile… Read more »
Roughly half a dozen new mobile operating systems will come to market over the next 6 to 12 months. Many of these look to be more sophisticated than the older ones… Read more »
The mobile platform wars escalated once again in the first quarter of 2012 as BlackBerry finally took the wraps off its much-anticipated new operating system. Meanwhile Android continued to build on… Read more »
Amazon took another step toward co-opting Google’s mobile operating system with a new API that enables developers to place Amazon-based ads on titles distributed through its Appstore. The move is the… Read more »
Samsung is partnering with EA to encourage developers to build games for the manufacturer’s app store. The initiative should provide a big lift for Samsung Apps, which has gained some traction… Read more »
The Moscow-based game maker ZeptoLabs hopes to duplicate the enormous success of Cut the Rope with Pudding Monsters, which launches today for Android and iOS devices. Doing so would make ZeptoLabs… Read more »