Social Casino: The Infographic:
The social casino segment has been a massive mover in the digital games space, and shows little sign of slowing down in the worldwide market. Indeed, projections through 2015 show some spectacular growth, especially in Asia. Because social casino represents such a unique genre, understanding the market and demographics is crucial. In conjunction with the Social Casino Gaming Summit, SuperData recently released an infographic with title-level revenues, market sizing and projections, and demographics of social casino players. Ahead of the Summit’s Las Vegas conference in June, the infographic offers a quantitative overview of this evolving area.
Monday, May 27, 2013
Korean News and Beta Test Announcements
- Gametrics PC café time usage: “League of Legends” on the top with 32.6% usage, “Dungeon Striker” records 70,000 CCUs with 3.78% time usage.
- We Dragon 3D hybrid webgame “Puzzle Samgukji” holds premium user test from May 27 to 30.
Renaissance Heroes Review
Renaissance Heroes Review:
Renaissance Heroes presents a vision of a world where the bulk of Leonardo da Vinci's unfinished inventions didn't fade away into obscurity for centuries, but rather found their way into the hands of steroid-powered Spanish knights and assassins disguised as harem girls. Humorously enough, its paper-thin narrative drive also rests on the recovery of a world-changing project that the Tuscan master never finished. (Indeed, it supposedly killed him.) And so, in the bloodthirsty spirit of the Italian Renaissance, the harem girls and the knights riddle each other with bullets and bash each other's head in with clubs in this team-based multiplayer shooter, all in the hopes of being the first to retrieve the blueprints for the lost project. If it weren't for several regrettable design decisions, Renaissance Heroes could have evoked the joy of no-frills first-person shooter arena games in the vein of Quake and Unreal Tournament.
Renaissance Heroes presents a vision of a world where the bulk of Leonardo da Vinci's unfinished inventions didn't fade away into obscurity for centuries, but rather found their way into the hands of steroid-powered Spanish knights and assassins disguised as harem girls. Humorously enough, its paper-thin narrative drive also rests on the recovery of a world-changing project that the Tuscan master never finished. (Indeed, it supposedly killed him.) And so, in the bloodthirsty spirit of the Italian Renaissance, the harem girls and the knights riddle each other with bullets and bash each other's head in with clubs in this team-based multiplayer shooter, all in the hopes of being the first to retrieve the blueprints for the lost project. If it weren't for several regrettable design decisions, Renaissance Heroes could have evoked the joy of no-frills first-person shooter arena games in the vein of Quake and Unreal Tournament.
Atlas Raider review
Atlas Raider review:
CrayonPixel rolled out their freshman title on Facebook, Atlas Raider. Though the player introduction is sparse, the storyline is that your father has gone missing on a treasure
CrayonPixel rolled out their freshman title on Facebook, Atlas Raider. Though the player introduction is sparse, the storyline is that your father has gone missing on a treasure
RIFT removes currency-boosting effects for raids
RIFT removes currency-boosting effects for raids:
Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Free-to-Play, RIFT Trion Worlds Lead Game Designer Bill Fisher has announced that RIFT won't be allowing raiders to use item store tokens to
Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Free-to-Play, RIFT Trion Worlds Lead Game Designer Bill Fisher has announced that RIFT won't be allowing raiders to use item store tokens to
Car Town gets Fast Furious update
Car Town gets Fast Furious update:
Too fast, too Facebook! In celebration of the recent theatrical release of Fast & Furious 6, the hugely popular automotive Facebook game Car Town by Cie Games will be
Too fast, too Facebook! In celebration of the recent theatrical release of Fast & Furious 6, the hugely popular automotive Facebook game Car Town by Cie Games will be
Chinese News and Beta Test Announcements
- Project Black Sheep – Preview for new action online game from Neowiz, game is scheduled for 1st test in Q1 2014, game also plans to go mobile.
- Dragon Nest – Web version of action game scheduled for launch this year called Dragon Nest: Labyrinth.
Defiance is the MMO equivalent of a popcorn movie
Defiance is the MMO equivalent of a popcorn movie:
Filed under: Sci-Fi, Galleries, Video, Business Models, Game Mechanics, PvE, Opinion, Hands-On, First Impressions, Post-Apocalyptic, Defiance, Buy-to-Play
Filed under: Sci-Fi, Galleries, Video, Business Models, Game Mechanics, PvE, Opinion, Hands-On, First Impressions, Post-Apocalyptic, Defiance, Buy-to-Play
Dragon Nest Browser Game Scheduled for Launch Later This Year
Dragon Nest Browser Game Scheduled for Launch Later This Year:
At yesterday's financial call of Shanda Games, the CEO Xiangdong Zhang has announced that the web version of Dragon Nest will launch later this year. Developed
At yesterday's financial call of Shanda Games, the CEO Xiangdong Zhang has announced that the web version of Dragon Nest will launch later this year. Developed
Kings and Legends: Late May Release Announced
Kings and Legends: Late May Release Announced:
GameFuse has announced that its upcoming trading card game, Kings and Legends Global, will be hitting retail release in the very near future. The team has
GameFuse has announced that its upcoming trading card game, Kings and Legends Global, will be hitting retail release in the very near future. The team has
Scarlet Blade's First Content Update
Scarlet Blade's First Content Update:
Wow it's happened! Scarlet Blade has gotten it's very first content update finally! Continue reading Scarlet Blade's First Content Update.
Wow it's happened! Scarlet Blade has gotten it's very first content update finally! Continue reading Scarlet Blade's First Content Update.
Pirate101 sets sail for Marleybone
Pirate101 sets sail for Marleybone:
Filed under: Fantasy, Patches, News Items, Free-to-Play, Kids, Family, Pirate101 One of the bonuses of having Pirate101 set in the same world as Wizard101 is that the former
Filed under: Fantasy, Patches, News Items, Free-to-Play, Kids, Family, Pirate101 One of the bonuses of having Pirate101 set in the same world as Wizard101 is that the former
For Unity, lowering the barriers on mobile is good business
For Unity, lowering the barriers on mobile is good business:
There's a chance you missed the news that Unity's basic mobile licenses went free earlier this week. Unity CEO David Helgason explains how his company can
There's a chance you missed the news that Unity's basic mobile licenses went free earlier this week. Unity CEO David Helgason explains how his company can
MMObility: Why a tablet version of RuneScape is so important
MMObility: Why a tablet version of RuneScape is so important:
Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Screenshots, RuneScape, Free-to-Play, Browser, Casual, Dev Diaries, MMObility, Sandbox If you have heard the news about RuneScape 3, you fall
Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Screenshots, RuneScape, Free-to-Play, Browser, Casual, Dev Diaries, MMObility, Sandbox If you have heard the news about RuneScape 3, you fall
Lots of new content coming to SWTOR this summer
Lots of new content coming to SWTOR this summer:
Filed under: Sci-Fi, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, Patches, News Items, Free-to-Play, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Dungeons Star Wars: The Old Republic senior
Filed under: Sci-Fi, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, Patches, News Items, Free-to-Play, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Dungeons Star Wars: The Old Republic senior
Finally, A Collectible Character Game With Real Action
Finally, A Collectible Character Game With Real Action:
The mobile collectible card genre has exploded over the past year, with players shelling out big bucks for virtual cards with statistics assigned to them. Players for
The mobile collectible card genre has exploded over the past year, with players shelling out big bucks for virtual cards with statistics assigned to them. Players for
Godsrule: War of Mortals Review
Godsrule: War of Mortals Review:
Gamezebo Rating: Longtime readers of this site may know I have a problem with the current explosion of social strategy games. By the time you've played your twentieth
Gamezebo Rating: Longtime readers of this site may know I have a problem with the current explosion of social strategy games. By the time you've played your twentieth
A Lifetime Of Memories In Puzzle Game Form
A Lifetime Of Memories In Puzzle Game Form:
When the explosions fade and the last echoes of gunfire die, as the bruises and broken bones from the roundhouse kicks and dazzling special attacks slowly heal,
When the explosions fade and the last echoes of gunfire die, as the bruises and broken bones from the roundhouse kicks and dazzling special attacks slowly heal,
Neverwinter: Beta Diary #4
Neverwinter: Beta Diary #4:
In our final beta diary, we take a look at Neverwinter's Crown Jewel, The Foundry. In addition, we examine the Catursday nightmare and offer a few random "etcetera"
In our final beta diary, we take a look at Neverwinter's Crown Jewel, The Foundry. In addition, we examine the Catursday nightmare and offer a few random "etcetera"
Betawatch: May 18 - 24, 2013
Betawatch: May 18 - 24, 2013:
Filed under: Betas, MMO Industry, News Items, Betawatch, Miscellaneous This has been quite the week if you're interested in hearing about what's going on behind the
Filed under: Betas, MMO Industry, News Items, Betawatch, Miscellaneous This has been quite the week if you're interested in hearing about what's going on behind the
The Folks Behind DMC And Enslaved Are Making a Mobile Game
The Folks Behind DMC And Enslaved Are Making a Mobile Game:
I love Ninja Theory. Not only was it my favorite elective in college, they make some pretty wonderful action adventure titles, filled with expressive characters, quirky humor
I love Ninja Theory. Not only was it my favorite elective in college, they make some pretty wonderful action adventure titles, filled with expressive characters, quirky humor
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