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Trip Hawkins compares Facebook and Apple for social game monetisation

Trip Hawkins compares Facebook and Apple for social game monetisation

'The gap between social game revenue on Facebook versus Apple is shrinking...'

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Aug 26th 2011 at 12:02PM in News
Doctor Who materialises on Android for the first time

Doctor Who materialises on Android for the first time

BBC Worldwide dips its toes in the Google-powered waters with port of iOS game.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Aug 17th 2011 at 11:09AM in News
Zynga buys mobile social Astro Ape and rebrands it Zynga NY

Zynga buys mobile social Astro Ape and rebrands it Zynga NY

No official announcement yet, but LinkedIn profiles tell the tale.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Aug 17th 2011 at 10:59AM in News
Gameloft sets up shop in New Orleans with plans for 150-strong studio

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.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Aug 15th 2011 at 11:52AM in News
GameBox for Facebook brings Flash-based social games to iPad

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.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Aug 4th 2011 at 11:30AM in News
iPhone game The Heist sells 500,000 downloads in its first week

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.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Jun 2nd 2011 at 11:49AM in News
Lady Gaga promotes Born This Way in FarmVille and Words With Friends

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.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on May 11th 2011 at 12:14PM in News
Mobile now accounts for half of all digital game downloads says NPD

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.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on May 9th 2011 at 9:15AM in News
Super Bowl KFC promotion generated 1m downloads for Backbreaker game

Super Bowl KFC promotion generated 1m downloads for Backbreaker game

NaturalMotion says taking its Tackle Alley game free gave it a seven-figure boost.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Apr 15th 2011 at 4:19PM in News
Angry Birds developer Rovio Mobile takes $42m funding round

Angry Birds developer Rovio Mobile takes $42m funding round

Psst, don't tell the pigs...

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Mar 10th 2011 at 1:49PM in News
Nvidia launches app to help people discover the best Android games

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.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Mar 2nd 2011 at 12:45PM in News
Rovio reveals strong takeup for Angry Birds in-app purchase

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.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Mar 1st 2011 at 9:00AM in News
PopCap survey highlights growth of mobile gaming in US and UK

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.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Mar 1st 2011 at 8:10AM in News
HTML5 games are the future says Facebook. But a distant future for mobile

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.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Feb 25th 2011 at 12:56PM in News
FTW looks to sync saved games across iPhone, iPad, Android and DS

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.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Feb 25th 2011 at 12:15PM in News
TeePee Games signs up 20k beta users in advance of March launch

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.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Feb 10th 2011 at 2:13PM in News
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Exclusive: Playfish set for new mobile gaming push in 2011

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.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Feb 4th 2011 at 12:43PM in News
Capcom faces iPhone clone controversy over MaXplosion game

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

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Jan 14th 2011 at 9:39AM in News
Exent launching Android games-on-demand subscription service

Exent launching Android games-on-demand subscription service

Wants developers to add their titles.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Jan 11th 2011 at 9:13AM in News
Now Scoreloop reveals its big Christmas spike

Now Scoreloop reveals its big Christmas spike

Like OpenFeint, its user numbers soared over the festive season.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Jan 10th 2011 at 10:48AM in News