Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 22 at 12:05 pm PT
RocketFrog is the latest company to bet on casino-style games on Facebook as online gambling becomes more of a reality.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 22 at 5:00 am PT
American Express and Zynga are rolling out a rewards program today that will allow players to earn virtual currency when they spend money in the real world.
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Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 21 at 3:10 pm PT
King.com,
one of the fastest-growing social games companies on Facebook, has opened a new game studio in London that will be led by Electronics Arts and Playfish veteran Catharina Lavers Mallet. While an executive producer at EA, Lavers Mallet worked on major titles like The Sims Social. The London studio is expected to hire about 40 employees and to work with the company’s headquarters there in addition to other offices in Hamburg, Stockholm, Milan, Romania, Malta and San Francisco.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 21 at 9:03 am PT
Ubisoft is releasing a free version of its popular Ghost Recon on Facebook today, with the goal of attracting the same hardcore audience that will pay $60 for the console version coming out tomorrow.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 21 at 7:00 am PT
Videogames are fast becoming one of the most popular categories that are able to attract start-up capital from everyday people.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 18 at 1:15 pm PT
At least for now, we can expect Zynga’s and Facebook’s stocks to trade in lockstep, given their relationship status.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 15 at 6:00 am PT
According to SuperData, strategy and combat games are starting to perform better than traditional farming games.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 9 at 12:07 pm PT
FarmVille continues to be the company’s breadwinner, but other franchises, like Mafia Wars, have fallen off the charts.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 8 at 2:45 pm PT
Despite having to sink $80 million into new console game development this year, EA’s CEO John Riccitiello is upbeat, saying that “we are absolutely a different company in a different spot.”
