Entries in 'social' (79)
Gree to close OpenFeint; Devs forced to take quick action
OpenFeint, the first real equivalent of Xbox Live on smartphone, is to be closed on December 14th.
Flickr creator's social game Glitch announces closure
Glitch, the free to play social game from Flickr co-founder Stewart Butterfield, has confirmed that it will terminate next month.
DeNA's influence grows as revenues and profits jump
Japanese social games giant DeNA has reported a 45 per cent jump in quarterly revenue to $627m.
Black Ops Vita dev Nihilistic Software quits console market
The studio currently working on PlayStation Vita release Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified is to abandon the console gaming sector.
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EA commits to next-gen consoles... but dismisses single player experiences
EA Labels president Frank Gibeau has promised that EA will not abandon console publishing in the hunt for social and casual success.
Gree picks up North American indie devs
Social and mobile games publisher Gree has revealed partnerships with a handful of North American-based independent developers.
F2P expected to drive Japanese social games market up 30.7% in 2012
The Japanese market for social network games is expected to soar over the course of the current year.
GREE, MadCatz and NetDragon join ESA
US trade body ESA has seen its members grow to 34 with the additional of GREE, MadCatz and NetDragon Websoft
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ANALYSIS: Social mobile turf war
A war has erupted in the mobile games space, with two Japanese giants hoping to buy their way into the hearts of Western gamers.
Japan outlaws social gaming payment system
The Japanese Consumer Affairs Agency has officially deemed the ‘Complete Gacha’ social games payment system illegal.
Schappert: "Social and mobile games ARE harming console biz"
Forget the recession: our depressed retail market is thanks to pressure from free apps and mobile games.
Marvelous sets up UK social and mobile publisher
The Japanese publisher behind No More Heroes is coming to Europe.
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Jay-Z launches Facebook game
Hip-hop star Jay-Z is to expand his empire with the release of a Facebook game called… Empire.
Square Enix and Bigpoint team up for "new project"
Expanding games publisher Square Enix and online publishing powerhouse Bigpoint have joined forces on a mystery new title.
Uncharted 4... for iPhone and iPad?
Platform holders traditionally rule their domains with an iron fist. But the market is changing. These are challenging times.
Facebook gaming on the decline
Just one year ago it seemed that Facebook WAS gaming, but 12 months down the line and it looks as if playing games on the world’s leading social network is ...
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Top five kids gaming sites' share of TV ad market
Children's social gaming sites such as Moshi Monsters accounted for almost ten per cent of all video game TV advertising last month.
Cave warns of potential shmup retreat
It looked as if the 2D shmup was enjoying a revival. But bad news from cult shmup developer Cave in Japan has asked new questions about the viability of the ...
Microsoft teams up with casual dev Arkadium
New York based casual and social games developer Arkadium has signed a “strategic multi-year, multi-game partnership” with Xbox and Windows platform holder Microsoft.
Time called on Shenmue mobile game
Not only are hopes of Shenmue 3 still dead in the balance, but now the newest Shenmue title to hit the market has been scrapped.
EA acquires KlickNation for BioWare social gaming push
Age of Champions and Six Sun Galaxy developer KlickNation has been acquired and renamed by EA.
PopCap: 120m people play social games
More people are playing social games than ever before, says PopCap.
Activision: Social networks a "necessity" for gaming
Services like Call of Duty Elite will become a necessity for future blockbuster games, says Activision.
Social gaming rise linked to console decline
Social gaming is directly contributing to the global decline in console software sales, new data suggests, with masses of people playing and spending less on core systems in favour of ...
EA's The Sims Social reaches 50m players
EA is edging ever closer to usurping the Facebook games kingpin Zynga, with The Sims Social now reaching more than 50 million monthly active users.
