Entries in ‘Casual & Social’ (431)

Facebook sets local currency deadline

Facebook sets local currency deadline

All games must be on the new local payments API by Sept 12

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Curiosity ends: What's inside the cube revealed

Curiosity ends: What's inside the cube revealed

Edinburgh-based player wins after 150 days and 25 billion cubelets destroyed

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Top 1% of IAP monetisers worth a third of total user spend

Top 1% of IAP monetisers worth a third of total user spend

Top 20% of new users paying money on in-app purchases worth 90% of total spending

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Lockwood Publishing expands into mobile and web

Lockwood Publishing expands into mobile and web

PlayStation Home developer set to release new avatar-based platform Avakin

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Facebook refutes developer exodus claims

Facebook refutes developer exodus claims

'It's about being the social layer on every app, on every platform,' says Simon Cross

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Devs can disable PS4's 'share' button

Devs can disable PS4's 'share' button

Shuhei Yoshida says devs can control next-gen PlatStation's social features

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Facebook: Going cross-platform is non-negotiable

Facebook: Going cross-platform is non-negotiable

The next billion people to get connected will have never used a desktop computer, says James Pearce

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Facebook hits 750 million monthly users on mobile

Facebook hits 750 million monthly users on mobile

Social network claims 1.1 billion MAUs in total

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Social game company Yodo1 raises $5m

Social game company Yodo1 raises $5m

Co-production outfit now has 25 million monthly active users in China

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Supercell making $2.4 million a day

Supercell making $2.4 million a day

Clash of Clans and Hay generate $179 million in first quarter of 2013

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EA terminates Sims Social, Pet Society and SimCity Social

EA terminates Sims Social, Pet Society and SimCity Social

Publisher not offering refunds for in-game currency in soon-to-be closed Facebook games

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GDC 13: INFOGRAPHIC - Candy Crush Saga creator's ten-year journey

GDC 13: INFOGRAPHIC - Candy Crush Saga creator's ten-year journey

Timeline details firm's path to Candy Crush Saga success

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GDC 13: Candy Crush Saga firm King rebrands as mobile audience booms

GDC 13: Candy Crush Saga firm King rebrands as mobile audience booms

Company has 50m daily players and 108m monthly unique players - 49m are mobile

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Sponsored Post: What's next for mobile and social gaming?

Sponsored Post: What's next for mobile and social gaming?

Spil Games' Jeroen Bouwman and Michael Louw reveal the opportunities in casual games beyond 2013

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Wooga reinforces multi-platform push with four new titles

Wooga reinforces multi-platform push with four new titles

Germany-based studio claims 50/50 revenue split on Facebook and mobile

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Former Zynga Austin devs launch Bee Cave Games

Former Zynga Austin devs launch Bee Cave Games

Start-up gets $1.4m in funding and launches private beta of Blackjack Casino

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Kongregate: Core players more valuable than casual

Kongregate: Core players more valuable than casual

Average paying user spending as much as $60 per month on free-to-play platform, says Jim Greer

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Facebook 'redefining' platform with core gaming shift

Facebook 'redefining' platform with core gaming shift

Social network aiming to diversify offerings for all markets, says Sean Ryan

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Design chief Brian Reynolds leaves Zynga

Design chief Brian Reynolds leaves Zynga

Lead designer of FarmVille, Civilization II departs staggering social gaming company

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Amazon introduces microtransactions to App Store

Amazon introduces microtransactions to App Store

Developers can now incorporate in-app purchases into their games

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Temple Run 2 rushes to 20 million downloads

Temple Run 2 rushes to 20 million downloads

Sequel racks up 210 million sessions and more than 1,775 years of gameplay

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Dice+ to shake up digital board games market

Dice+ to shake up digital board games market

Industry veteran wants to work with toy suppliers to bring dice rolling to virtual games

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Casual Connect Europe returns next month

Casual Connect Europe returns next month

Around 1,700 attendees expected at three-day event taking place from February 12th to 14th

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Kabam acquires Exploding Barrel

Kabam acquires Exploding Barrel

San Francisco developer starts off 2013 with a bang

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Gas Powered ends Age of Empires Online support

Gas Powered ends Age of Empires Online support

Leaving free-to-play title frees up developer for new projects

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