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Read More »Bigpoint opens new Turkey office
Online game firm increasing publishing operations in MENA region
Read More »Ex-49Games devs form new HTML5 studio
Unique game engine to power cross-platform experiences
Read More »InnoGames appoints new head of analytics
Michael Lenz to lead data mining, market research and the development of new tools
Read More »Bigpoint appoints games chief as new CEO
Khaled Helioui promoted to lead online publisher
Read More »Region Focus: Hamburg
We examine the burgeoning development cluster in the northern reaches of Germany
Read More »Bigpoint breaks through 300m user barrier
Online games maker Bigpoint has surpassed 300 million registered users. Bigpoint has created online hits, such as Battlestar Galactica Online, Drakensang Online, Farmerama, Pirate Storm and Dark Orbit, amassing communities across the world, connected by its global gaming site Bigpoint.com. In recent years, we’ve seen a rapid increase and unprecedented …
Read More »Bigpoint passes 300 million registered users
MMO giant holding competition for new and current users
Read More »What does free-to-play mean for retail?
There’s no hiding the impact that digital games is having on retail. The sales decline seen this year may be driven by the aging console cycle and the economic downturn. But the fact that more games are coming out digitally and fewer are released physically is having an effect. Games …
Read More »Is free-to-play the future of gaming or just a cheap fad?
People don’t want to pay for games. That’s what MCV was told repeatedly at E3. And indeed many of this year’s high-growth or most controversial games – World of Tanks, League of Legends, CSR Racing amongst others – were absolutely free. Of course anyone that has followed this market as …
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