Entries in 'casualgaming' (117)
Five days left to submit 'rough drafts' for MoMinis contest
The deadline for rough draft submissions to the MoMinis Studio GameCast contest is July 10th.
Zynga’s latest attracts 33m users
Zynga has struck gold again with Empires & Allies, it’s latest Facebook title.
Angry Birds tops 250m downloads
The phenomenon that is Angry Birds has now been downloaded 250 million times across all mobile platforms.
MoMinis widens GameCast developer contest
The contest rules have changed from requiring developers to use only The MoMinis Studio to allowing the use of whatever tool they prefer.
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Casual smash hits coming to WP7
Some of the most popular casual games ever will be released on Windows Phone 7 over the next two months.
Playdom pays $3m after data abuse
Playdom has payed a $3m settlement after it was charged with breaking the U.S. Child Online Privacy Protection Act.
Nokia kills Ovi brand
Nokia announced the firm is dump the Ovi brand of services, instead simply using 'Nokia' to "centralise identity under one brand," they said.
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Facebook embroiled in Google smear campaign
Facebook hired public relations firm Burson-Marsteller to try get the press onside regarding Google's strategy of collecting information from Facebook.
Second delay for 3DS e-portal
Having already suffered one delay, Nintendo has confirmed another change of plans for its 3DS digital downloads portal.
Lady Gaga agrees Zynga deal
Social games firm Zynga has inked a deal to promote Born This Way, the new album from Lady Gaga. The partnership involves a virtual 'GagaVille' farm in its FarmVille game, ...
Social games market will "crash very hard"
The social gaming market that has propelled firms such as Zynga to success is going to “crash very hard”.
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Buzz dev signs with IPTV service
UK developer Relentless Software is the latest studio to partner with TV games specialists PlayJam.
Capcom introduces Smurfs DLC cap
Players of Capcom's hit iOS title Smurf's Village will, once having installed the latest update, find that the game has introduced a cap on the game's micro-transactions.
PopCap acquires ZipZipPlay
Washington-based casual games stronghold PopCap has made the surprise acquisition of social dev ZipZapPlay.
EA acquires iPhone dev Firemint
Electronic Arts has announced plans to acquire Australian mobile games developer Firemint for an undisclosed sum, with the deal expected to close within the next four weeks.
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Zynga UK is born
Social games giant Zynga has made its first acquisition of a UK development outfit.
Sony unveils PlayStation tablets
Sony has revealed its first two tablet devices which will launch this autumn.
Mind Candy invades US
London-based online gaming firm Mind Candy will open a US office in the next few months.
Epic: 59p apps killing the industry
The dollar mobile app is damaging the industry, a leading executive at Epic Games has said.
Free-to-play games heading to Xbox Live?
Microsoft could be bringing free-to-play titles to Xbox Live Arcade at some point next year, if reports are to be believed.
CHINA: Online gaming grows 25%
The online games market in China is worth $5bn after growing 25 per cent in 2010.
Social gaming to be worth $5bn by 2015
The global market for social games is expected to create revenues of over $5 billion by the end of 2015.
Apple blocks new PopCap game
In news that will generate plenty of publicity and surely not cause too much unease at casual giant PopCap, new release Unpleasant Horse has been blocked by Apple.
Pokémon dev: 'Browser games not safe'
Pokemon’s creators say the browser games market is not safe enough for younger players.
