Mobile Games

Mobile gaming's popularity sparks shift in the industry
Vancouver Sun
Ray Sharma, founder and CEO of Toronto-based XMG Studio, Canada's largest
independent mobile video game developer, pointed out that in "a few short
years, mobile games have gone from nothing to be a growth area overall."
"What has surprised people is ...
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Mobile Gaming Bill Advances in Trenton
New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio
The bill, A-2575, would permit casinos to offer electronic versions of
their games that be can be played by guests on mobile devices. The devices,
unique to each casino, would allow guests to place bets anywhere on the
casino resort property, ...
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YoYo Games unveils GameMaker: Studio for cross-platform development
VentureBeat
And they can publish the games to the web, Facebook, and native mobile
formats such as iOS, Android and others. Dundee, Scotland-based YoYo Games
hopes to take advantage of the explosion in online, social, and mobile
games by giving developers a way to ...
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Mobile, Jackson split Southern League doubleheader
al.com
By Press-Register staff JACKSON, Tennessee -- The Mobile BayBears ended a
five-game losing streak by beating the Jackson Generals 2-1 on Monday
afternoon, then lost 4-2 in the nightcap of a Southern League doubleheader.
Jackson, the North Division ...
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Green Door Labs launches first mobile museum game
Mass High Tech
Adams, 35, the CEO of Green Door Labs, said the company was something she
and co-founder Rachel Meskin, the Brooklyn-based lead game designer, had
wanted to build for a long time. At SCVNGR, a social location-based gaming
platform for mobile phones ...
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NPD: Parents downloading more mobile apps, games for their kids
Fiercemobilecontent
Children spend approximately five days a week accessing mobile apps and
games on their parents' smartphones and tablets, with the average session
lasting just under an hour, according to a new report from market research
firm NPD Group.
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Activision gets Martyn Brown's input on Leeds mobile studio
bit-tech.net
With Martyn Brown on board, we have high hopes for Activision's new
Leeds-based mobile gaming studio. Games publisher Activision is setting up
a mobile games studio, but before you roll your eyes in despair you should
know one important fact: Team 17 ...
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Has Activision changed its tune on mobile?
Gamezebo
By Jim Squires While every major publisher and their kin seemed eager to
jump into the gold rush that was mobile gaming in the last few years,
Activision has been one of the few major names to remain somewhat
standoffish. So much so that in December ...
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