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Entries in ‘social gaming’ (70)

Redundancies hit EA Playfish
16th April 2013, 4:59pm

News: Redundancies hit EA Playfish

Studio CEO and PlayStation Jobs tweets also suggest layoffs at London studio

Activision launches social games platform
30th October 2012, 4:30am

News: Activision launches social games platform

Publishing giant joins the war for the small screen

Jagex opens California studio
11th October 2012, 2:00pm

News: Jagex opens California studio

US studio working on Facebook multiplayer racing game

Oscar Clark leaves Papaya for Appifier
11th October 2012, 10:40am

News: Oscar Clark leaves Papaya for Appifier

Hats off as Clark moves to Finnish mobile studio

Cevat Yerli: Social gaming will be key for next-gen
8th August 2012, 3:05pm

News: Cevat Yerli: Social gaming will be key for next-gen

Developers need to focus on cross-platform gameplay and connectivity, says Cevat Yerli

King.com to keynote second F2P Summit
19th July 2012, 11:00am

News: King.com to keynote second F2P Summit

David Darling and Ian Baverstock also set to speak at London event

EA: The same person plays mobile, social and core
27th February 2012, 12:25pm

News: EA: The same person plays mobile, social and core

Chief creative exec says key EA brands must diversify for different platforms

Facebook game boom is over, analyst claims
24th February 2012, 7:14pm

News: Facebook game boom is over, analyst claims

While Facebook grows, number of gamers remains stagnant

Peak Games acquires Kammelna
21st February 2012, 11:13pm

News: Peak Games acquires Kammelna

Turkish company hopes to expand in Middle East North Africa region with Saudi acquisition

Tiga: UK must escape 'no IP, no royalty' trap
6th February 2012, 12:03pm

News: Tiga: UK must escape 'no IP, no royalty' trap

Digital platforms allow devs to circumvent publisher contracts entirely, says O'Luanaigh

Spil users 'spend up to £38/month on virtual goods'
31st January 2012, 6:00pm

News: Spil users 'spend up to £38/month on virtual goods'

'More than 170 million unique users playing our games every month', claims publisher

Gossip mag OK! to tap into social game matriarchy
10th January 2012, 1:13pm

News: Gossip mag OK! to tap into social game matriarchy

London devs TeePee signed to build Facebook portal and Android app

120m people play social games, says PopCap
1st December 2011, 3:15pm

News: 120m people play social games, says PopCap

Social gaming engagement 'has increased 71 per cent'

Activision vets launch digital studio
18th November 2011, 12:34pm

News: Activision vets launch digital studio

U4iA Games to focus on free-to-play social titles

Social revenues triple for Konami
7th November 2011, 11:23am

News: Social revenues triple for Konami

But consumer sales down 36 per cent to $218 million

'Social future for console games' says Activision boss
17th October 2011, 10:35am

News: 'Social future for console games' says Activision boss

Brian Ward says console titles also need to be in top tier to succeed

Non-Facebook social gaming 'to hit $5.6 billion by 2014'
11th October 2011, 3:50pm

News: Non-Facebook social gaming 'to hit $5.6 billion by 2014'

Two thirds not from social network giant

Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook game virality is back
23rd September 2011, 3:47pm

News: Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook game virality is back

New split-streams allow gaming back on the front page, without personal feeds affected

Zynga profits dive 90%
23rd September 2011, 10:24am

News: Zynga profits dive 90%

Expenses curb surging revenues; Market panic clouds IPO bid

Revealed: Console decline linked to social surge
22nd September 2011, 1:28pm

News: Revealed: Console decline linked to social surge

Facebook gamers spending less on their consoles; Microtransactions to climb as new 'hardcore social' segment emerges

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