Entries in 'social' (70)
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.
Jay-Z launches Facebook game
Hip-hop star Jay-Z is to expand his empire with the release of a Facebook game called… Empire.
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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 ...
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.
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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.
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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.
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EA: We've redefined social games with The Sims
EA boasts that The Sims Social has redefined the Facebook games market.
PlayStation Home to become social games hub
It’s never had the credit it deserved for its success, but Sony has nonetheless decided to revisit its PlayStation Home concept with a brand new redesign.
The Sims Social goes live
The game that many think could be EA's killer social gaming IP is out of beta and has gone live.
SSX goes big on social connectivity
GAMESCOM: EA has detailed a swathe of new social networking features that will be packed into its upcoming extreme sports title SSX.
EA turns its back on 3D gaming
3D is brilliant. That’s what cinemas tell you. That’s what sports broadcasters tell you. That’s what TV manufactures tell you. That’s what Sony tells you. But EA boss John Riccitiello ...
INTERVIEW: Jeff Karp, EA
EA’s ‘casual’ division EA Play may not, at first glance, be the cutting edge of the company. It looks after family oriented products like The Sims (11-years-old and counting) and Harry ...
Inafune and Suda 51 sign with social gaming firm
Several of Japan’s high profile ‘traditional’ games developers have signed a defining contract to build content for the social and mobile platform Mobage.
EA makes new casual studio purchase
Electronic Arts has acquired the social games studio Ohai, according to reports.
EA losing ground in casual sector
Cowen & Company's Doug Creutz has predicted that EA will slip drop a place in the casual and social games market within the next few weeks, with German company Wooga ...
