Thursday 1 November 2012

Mobile Games

King.com launches mobile game as part of strategy shift
VentureBeat
In February 2011, King.com seemed like it had been passed up in the gaming
innovation race. It had 150 casual tournament games on the web but had only
just begun to release those titles on Facebook, where Zynga dominated
social games. Now ...
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Disney buys LucasFilm and hints at future mobile games
DroidGamers
With that said, we should end up seeing not only Star Wars related mobile
games heading our way soon but other games based off of the other
franchises Disney just acquired. It'll be interesting to see if this
effects the upcoming Rovio/LucasFilm game ...
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Facebook 'Likes' King.com's new mobile puzzle game
CNET
King.com, a fast growing developer of Facebook games, unveiled its second
Facebook synchronized mobile game tonight, displaying the type of gaming
experience Facebook says its wants more of. King said that Candy Crush
Saga, which has nearly 5 ...
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Test-drive: Need For Speed Most Wanted
CNET
Electronic Arts (EA) has just released the mobile version of its popular
Need For Speed (NFS) Most Wanted racing game on the iOS and Android
platforms. EA's Firemonkeys studio, an Australia-based outfit behind other
popular mobile games such as Real ...
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Review: Need For Speed Most Wanted
Side Mission (blog)
Need For Speed Most Wanted is quite thrilling on consoles. Turns out,
players can take the experience with them on iOS and Android. Electronic
Arts tapped its mobile games studio, Firemonkeys, to create a smartphone
and tablet version of the critically ...
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King.com Bringing Its Largest Social Game to Mobile With Facebook's Blessing
All Things Digital
Even as a mobile game, King will rely heavily on Facebook for distribution
— which is probably why Facebook is helping to promote King's extension
from one to the other. For instance, if a user already plays the game
online, a link to the game will ...
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Betable signs three more partners for real-money gambling social games
VentureBeat
Mobile-social game companies are moving fast into real-money gambling by
signing up as beta partners with gambling startup Betable. San
Francisco-based Betable announced today that it has signed partnerships
with Slingo, Digital Chocolate, and Murka ...
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Social Space: Sports game makers try mobile, social to capture players
Games.com News (blog)
Some of the best-selling video games on consoles have always been the
sports games. Led by the Madden series of NFL games, they're an annual
tradition of sorts in the gaming industry. Publishers like EA and 2K Games
can always rely on hits that inch ...
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