Entries in 'casualgaming' (104)
Trip Hawkins compares Facebook and Apple for social game monetisation
'The gap between social game revenue on Facebook versus Apple is shrinking...'
Doctor Who materialises on Android for the first time
BBC Worldwide dips its toes in the Google-powered waters with port of iOS game.
Zynga buys mobile social Astro Ape and rebrands it Zynga NY
No official announcement yet, but LinkedIn profiles tell the tale.
Gameloft sets up shop in New Orleans with plans for 150-strong studio
Will work on games for a variety of platforms, not just mobile.
GameBox for Facebook brings Flash-based social games to iPad
Taking on iSwifter, but one of its two supported titles already has an iOS version.
iPhone game The Heist sells 500,000 downloads in its first week
Developer Tap Tap Tap rakes in more than $300,000 from its collection of puzzles.
Lady Gaga promotes Born This Way in FarmVille and Words With Friends
Zynga's first big partnership with a music artist will see new album spread across its games.
Mobile now accounts for half of all digital game downloads says NPD
And 60% of mobile gamers are still spending the same or more on console/handheld games.
Super Bowl KFC promotion generated 1m downloads for Backbreaker game
NaturalMotion says taking its Tackle Alley game free gave it a seven-figure boost.
Angry Birds developer Rovio Mobile takes $42m funding round
Psst, don't tell the pigs...
Nvidia launches app to help people discover the best Android games
Tegra Zone is live on Android Market, and offers a guide to games optimised for the Tegra 2 dual-core processor.
Rovio reveals strong takeup for Angry Birds in-app purchase
But developer faces pressure to give more credit to the company behind the physics engine used for its mobile hit.
PopCap survey highlights growth of mobile gaming in US and UK
Just over a third of mobile users have played a game in the last month.
HTML5 games are the future says Facebook. But a distant future for mobile
Most Facebook games are coded in Flash, but HTML5 could be the future for social games, ensuring they run on more mobile devices.
FTW looks to sync saved games across iPhone, iPad, Android and DS
Startup FTW has launched a service that will help mobile game developers synchronise saved games across multiple devices.
TeePee Games signs up 20k beta users in advance of March launch
Former Player X boss Tony Pearce's new game discovery startup is creating quite a buzz this month.
Exclusive: Playfish set for new mobile gaming push in 2011
EA's social subsidiary is recruiting for its Montreal-based mobile team, and intends to debut titles this year.
Capcom faces iPhone clone controversy over MaXplosion game
Faces fierce criticism over similarities to Xbox Live Arcade game 'Splosion Man, but issues statement denying plagiarism
Exent launching Android games-on-demand subscription service
Wants developers to add their titles.
Now Scoreloop reveals its big Christmas spike
Like OpenFeint, its user numbers soared over the festive season.









































