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Julien Codorniou explains the firm's new publishing scheme
Read More »Facebook appoints first chief marketing officer
Former Google exec Gary Briggs to lead firm's marketing operations for developers and users
Read More »Facebook’s forgotten future
Nick Gibson charts what's happened to Facebook gaming, and what the road ahead looks like
Read More »Facebook becomes a mobile games publisher
Facebook has revealed a new mobile game publishing pilot program aimed at helping small and medium-sized developers. The new initiative will see the social networking giant provide promotional support to high-potential” developers for their titles in placements across its mobile apps. Facebook plans to harness its 800 million monthly users …
Read More »Facebook enters mobile game publishing
Social network giant to promote selected titles to its 800 million monthly mobile users
Read More »Huge coverage for FIFA 14 Bale cover reveal
4.2m Facebook users saw the news that Spurs winger Gareth Bale will be the cover star in this year’s FIFA 14. That’s includes over 2m fans who aren’t fans of the FIFA Facebook page. It’s one of several impressive stats that came out following the reveal of the pack art …
Read More »How to master social media
We all know channels like Twitter and Facebook are essential to promoting your products, but what is the most effective way to use them? James Batchelor asks community managers and other games indutry experts for their top tips… Jonathan TownCommunity and Social Media Manager, Nintendo Don’t be a constant salesman. …
Read More »King usurps Zynga as top dog on Facebook
Candy Crush Saga garners more than 15 million monthly average users
Read More »EA Sports’ Andrew Wilson on coming back to Wii U, giving up on Facebook and not ‘messing up’ PS4 or Xbox One
It’s a clich to liken EA Sports to a real sports team. But it’s easy to see why we do. And it’s not just because their studio has a gym, football pitch and basketball court. Nor is it because many of its staff look more like professional athletes than your …
Read More »Facebook sets local currency deadline
All games must be on the new local payments API by Sept 12
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