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GREE to open new office in Osaka
New San Francisco and Osaka premises part of broad growth strategy for 2012
14th February 2012 @ 8:54am
Mobile
Social Network
GREE to open new San Francisco studio
Mobile gaming company plans 41,000 square foot office in China Basin
13th February 2012 @ 9:09am
Mobile
Layoffs reported at ngmoco after DeNA restructuring
Japanese company thought to have laid off around 30 staff at Western subsidiary
Jetpack Joyride downloads increased 13x after going free
5-10% of customers spending at least $1 after downloading, says creator
9th February 2012 @ 9:46am
Mobile
Publisher model will rise again through mobile
DICE 2012: The model isn't broken, but maybe the publishers are, argues Divnich
9th February 2012 @ 1:40am
Mobile
Publishers
Inflated console prices are fuelling free-to-play growth
DICE 2012: Mobile is taking risks and innovating, says Addmired CEO
9th February 2012 @ 1:00am
Mobile
topic_social
Epic secures Fighting Fantasy titles for Unreal contest
Start-ups charged with creating iOS title based on classic fantasy books
8th February 2012 @ 7:20pm
Mobile
Developers
€1.75 million in new funding for BoosterMedia
Mobile games distributor plans to expand global reach
8th February 2012 @ 12:11pm
Mobile
Apple warns developers not to manipulate App Store charts
Using services which promote games artificially could lose you dev licence
7th February 2012 @ 9:51am
Mobile
Apple removes cloned games from App Store
Indie dev Anton Sinelnikov targeted for direct copies of popular releases
6th February 2012 @ 9:55am
Mobile
Gameloft projects 17% revenue rise year-on-year
French mobile studio riding wave of smartphone proliferation
2nd February 2012 @ 9:22am
Mobile
topic_financial
DeNA joins forces with Chinese internet service provider
Mobage games to have dedicated section in Baidu Yi marketplace
1st February 2012 @ 4:13pm
Mobile
Nexon and Nexon Mobile to merge
Deal to complete in April, will " make more active use of Nexon's IP" says CEO
1st February 2012 @ 2:00pm
Mobile
Online
Rovio: Piracy can generate business
CEO says creators must start treating their customers as "fans"
31st January 2012 @ 9:44am
Mobile
topic_publisher
Valve releases beta Steam app for mobiles
Free app for iOS and Android devices goes live
130 apps helped by Tapjoy Android Fund
Programme to port games to Android continues to grow
26th January 2012 @ 8:41am
Mobile
Advertising
6waves Lolapps defends plagiarism accusations
Criticism of Yeti Town "part of a natural process" say devs
26th January 2012 @ 8:37am
Mobile
Developers
NimbleBit accuses Zynga of copying Tiny Tower
Mobile dev issues open letter highlighting similarities with Zynga's Dream Heights
25th January 2012 @ 9:41am
Mobile
Developers
Former PopCap dev launches mobile incentives start up
Roy Liu's Gimmie will reward mobile app users with real world items
25th January 2012 @ 9:18am
Mobile
Developers
Temple Run makes 5 times more revenue as free-to-play
Imangi Studios co-founder explains massive boost that came from making iOS app free
24th January 2012 @ 8:52am
Mobile
Developers
Square Enix appoints KooZac dev head of mobile
Ben Cusack hired, KooZac license acquired
20th January 2012 @ 10:40am
Mobile
People
Sulake's LaFontaine: Product integration key to cross-platform retention
Habbo Hotel boss says "We view Facebook as a channel where we acquire users"
20th January 2012 @ 9:36am
Mobile
Business
topic_social
€247 million loss for Sony Ericsson
CEO blames economy and natural disasters for falling sales and profit
Study: games must properly engage players before offering in-app purchases
Localytics finds average users play a game 10 times before spending
19th January 2012 @ 9:50am
Mobile
topic_free-to-play
Whale Trail Android release is "litmus test" for premium pricing
UsTwo co-founder Matt Mills claims he was wrong to avoid freemium model
19th January 2012 @ 9:35am
Mobile
Retail
Developers
6waves Lolapps acquires mobile dev
Escalation Studios to concentrate on mobile titles for international market
18th January 2012 @ 3:21pm
Mobile
Developers
DeNA and NetDragon Websoft to form new company
Will localise mobile and social titles for Chinese market
17th January 2012 @ 9:18am
Mobile
Business
Razer working on high-performance gaming tablet
"Project Fiona" contains Intel Core i7 processor, will run today's PC games natively
Mobile developer Moblyng closed
"We did not monetise enough to stay in business," admits CEO
9th January 2012 @ 8:55am
Mobile
Developers
Infinity Blade franchise breaks $30m barrier
Chair sees massive return after just 12 months
5th January 2012 @ 4:57pm
Mobile
