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(Social-mobile features are fairly limited so far, although you can do
things like share the game with Facebook friends.) Large Facebook
developers like Zynga have been slowly but steadily figuring out how to
build mobile games. Mobile gaming startups ...
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Mobile Games Surging in Japan, China
Barron's
Growth in mobile games seems very strong world-wide -- during the past six
months Japan grew 35% over the previous six months, and China grew 30%,
while the US was down because of a shift in iPhone launch (last year's
iPhone launch was in June and this ...
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$10 Million AppX Game Developer Marketing Fund Accelerates Mobile Game ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The goal of the marketing fund is to accelerate user growth for
up-and-coming mobile social game developers by aiding in their user
acquisition financing. iOS(TM) and Android(TM) game developers' goal is to
drive user acquisition of mobile games ...
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Nintendo Says the 3DS Holds Its Own Against Game Apps
New York Times (blog)
The mobile analytics firm Flurry published a research summary this month
titled "Is It Game Over for Nintendo DS or Sony PSP?" The firm's
findings showed Nintendo's share of mobile gaming revenue shrinking fast,
while iOS and Android devices gobble up ...
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Far-East Round-Up: Social, Mobile Gaming Are Soaring
paidContent:UK
Mobile connections there just overtook those in the US for the first time.
Here is a glut of deals news today illustrating the boom… » Changyou,
the online gaming arm of Sohu (NSDQ: SOHU) announced that it has agreed to
acquire 17173.com – a news site ...
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EA Playfish After The Sims Social: Risk, Mobile, and Sims Expansions
Inside Social Games
Now that The Sims Social has reached maturity on Facebook, EA Playfish can
move on to the next game in its release schedule — Risk: Factions. The
developer is also still finding its footing in mobile and planning for a
Sims Social expansion in the ...
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Cantor Gaming inks deal to run The Palms' sportsbook
Sports Memo (blog)
Cantor's mobile in-game wagering will be offered. "We look forward to
transforming the race and sports book into a formidable space that
encompasses exquisitely stylish designs and the latest mobile gaming
technology, complementing the rest of the ...
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Backflip partners with mobile ad specialist Nexage to monetise its 27 MAUs
on iOS
Pocket Gamer.Biz
"Backflip Studios strives to make absurdly fun mobile games accessible to
as large of an audience as possible," said its senior director of revenue
operations Silvia Travesani. "Our most popular titles are free to
consumers. ...
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