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Facebook has announced the next phase of its Instant Games Platform. The changes will be made available via two updates that include more monetisation options and scaling tools for developers to allow them to submit and launch more games.  Launched last year, Instant Games for Messenger started with just 20 …

For the first time ever, Facebook will have a public presence at E3, the company has announced. Taking place between June 13th and 15th, the company will be hosting a public consumer activation in West Hall to celebrate Facebook’s worldwide gaming community. Dubbed ‘Raise Your Game,’ Facebook’s E3 activation will …

PopCap has officially launched social game Plants vs Zombies: Adventures on Facebook. The game had previously seen a closed beta period of around two months and is now available worldwide on the social network. It features new plants, new power-ups and new, multi-directional zombie types across a dozen road trip …

Plants vs Zombies Adventures, a social take on PopCap’s casual tower defense franchise, has landed on Facebook in beta form. The developer reveals the beta is limited to just a small number of players at the moment, but is expected to open up later this spring. The adaptation will bring …

Jeroen Bouwman, Head of Content Acquisition & Michael Louw, Senior Games Producer at Spil Games reveal the opportunities in casual games in 2013.

Jeroen Bouwman, Head of Content Acquisition & Michael Louw, Senior Games Producer at Spil Games reveal the opportunities in casual games in 2013. 2013 – it’s an exciting time for casual gamers and developers alike, with 20-30 new games exploding onto the app stores on a daily basis. New audiences, …

Candy Crush Saga leads developer's move to portable platforms

Facebook has intentions to shake its ‘casual games only’ label, as the company looks to court core audiences over the next year. The firm’s director of game partnerships Sean Ryan spoke with VentureBeat about the pursuit of hardcore genres to bolster its social network. "The next 6-to-12 months, it’s about …

Amazon has announced its entry into the game development space. The company revealed its new game development studio Amazon Game Studios earlier today, adding that the team has already launched its first effort—a Facebook game entitled Living Classics. The hidden object game, set in a variety of classic fairytales and …

While Facebook grows, number of gamers remains stagnant