Zeptolab touts 415M downloads as Cut the Rope 2 is revealed

Zeptolab touts 415M downloads as Cut the Rope 2 is revealed:
As Cut the Rope studio Zeptolab today revealed the next step for its behemoth mobile franchise, the company said that its games have seen more than 415

UK fair trade body threatens 'enforcement action' over in-app purchases

UK fair trade body threatens 'enforcement action' over in-app purchases:
The Office of Fair Trading has concluded its in-app purchase investigation, stating that some games are utilizing "potentially

Sega's Japanese mobile network free to developers

Sega's Japanese mobile network free to developers:
The "Noah Pass" already has 30 devs signed up, could bring down ad costs by 80 per cent

Priori Targets App Data

Priori Targets App Data:
A big issue in the mobile and online space is trying to understand the size of the market and the potential for products in the marketplace.  This information is critical for developers and investors looking to make smart decisions.  Unfortunately there has been a great deal of hype and misinformation when it comes to accurate mobile data despite there being quite a few companies looking to provide analytics on mobile games.  After examining most of them DFC Intelligence decided to partner with Priori Data GmbH out of Germany.  Priori provides download estimates for individual apps and even more impressive they have developed a detailed taxonomy that can categorize apps into many categories and sub-categories.  For example, games alone have 120 different sub-categories.

ArcheAge Russian Publisher to Announce Beta Detail on Sep.28th

ArcheAge Russian Publisher to Announce Beta Detail on Sep.28th:
ArcheAge Russian publisher Mail.ru will hold a big meeting in Moscow on September 28 to show the beta version

Lunaria Story To Launch Its 7th Server on Sep 26

Lunaria Story To Launch Its 7th Server on Sep 26:
Lunaria Story will soon open its 7th server at 2:00AM Sep. 26th (EDT). If you are looking forward to a splendid game and making more friends to adventure

Battle Camp Review

Battle Camp Review:
Social games get a bad rap, but in condemning them, critics often miss the creativity and fun to be had from such games. New match-three RPG Battle Camp has to plead guilty to everything the

Sidescrolling MMO Excalibur available for download on Android devices

Sidescrolling MMO Excalibur available for download on Android devices:
Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, New Titles, News Items, Free-to-Play, Mobile Have you recently found yourself playing a

Gaining insight into Game Insight: A conversation with CEO Alisa Chumachenko

Gaining insight into Game Insight: A conversation with CEO Alisa Chumachenko:
It's a tale everyone has heard before: woman plays a lot of MMOs, joins a gaming start-up with some of the

Amazon Tries (Again) To Unsettle The iPad, With Kindle Fire HDX

Amazon Tries (Again) To Unsettle The iPad, With Kindle Fire HDX:
Amazon has unveiled two new tablets, the Kindle Fire HDX 7–inch and the HDX 8.9–inch. The machines are the next

New iOS Games Tonight: Trouserheart, Pocket Trains and more!

New iOS Games Tonight: Trouserheart, Pocket Trains and more!:
Wouldn't it be cool if there was some way we could actually visit the many vast and wonderful places that we experience in

DDM glues together Comcept's Mighty No. 9

DDM glues together Comcept's Mighty No. 9:
The talent agency on its new publisher-like role in the industry

New Website Launches for Aura Kingdom

New Website Launches for Aura Kingdom:
You guys must remember the Taiwanese animated MMORPG Fantasy Frontier, now the game has entered western market. Today pubulisher Aeria Games

EA: "We've asked for too much time, too much skill, too much money"

EA: "We've asked for too much time, too much skill, too much money":
Players learning from mobile, not Miyamoto; user content more important than in-house devs, says Hilleman

Dragon Ball Online: Korea and Taiwan Servers Shutting Down

Dragon Ball Online: Korea and Taiwan Servers Shutting Down:
The classic Japanese manga based MMORPG Dragon Ball Online recently announced the closure of the Korea and Taiwan servers. The Korea server will

Valve Announces 'Steam Machines,' Hopes To Improve Living Room Gaming

Valve Announces 'Steam Machines,' Hopes To Improve Living Room Gaming:
Hope you weren't too attached to the name "Steam Box"—Valve is partnering with various companies to release

This Probably Isn’t the New Legacy of Kain Game You Were Expecting

This Probably Isn’t the New Legacy of Kain Game You Were Expecting:
Nope. No sign of Raziel or any Soul Reaver here, folks. Just a bunch of super-powered vampires and medieval human

From Death To DuckTales: It's The Week In Gaming Apps

From Death To DuckTales: It's The Week In Gaming Apps:
They say there are only two things you can count on in life — death and DuckTales. Add The Week in Gaming Apps to that list. Read more...

FIFA Online Spat in South Korea Leads to Developer Lawsuit

FIFA Online Spat in South Korea Leads to Developer Lawsuit:
Korean game company Neowiz filed a lawsuit against EA Korea over FIFA Online, reports Korean site Gamemeca (via tipster Sang). Read more...

Korean News and Beta Test Announcements

• YJ Network strategy action RPG “God’s Move” starts open beta service.
• Webzen MMORPG “Arch Lord 2” starts formal service on October 17.
• Wargaming “World of Tank” starts PC café service on September 26.
• Mgame MMORPG “Darkfall” holds 2nd CBT from September 26 to 29.
• EA “FIFA 14” mobile version released worldwide.

Vindictus celebrates two years in Europe with wings

Vindictus celebrates two years in Europe with wings:
Filed under: Fantasy, News Items, Free-to-Play, Vindictus, Promotions, Anniversaries It's not always easy for a game to make it to the second year of

Defiance: Committed to Improving the Game

Defiance: Committed to Improving the Game:
Defiance is a game with a massive amount of potential, potential that Trion Worlds is committed to bringing to fruition for players. We chatted with Creative

Deconstructing the free-to-play design of Madden 25 mobile

Deconstructing the free-to-play design of Madden 25 mobile:
EA's juggernaut franchise looks great on mobile -- but how advanced is its free-to-play design? F2P consultant Benjamin Sipe puts it under the microscope. ...

Perfect World International: Crimson Imperium Patch to Go Live Today

Perfect World International: Crimson Imperium Patch to Go Live Today:
Perfect World International players will want to check into the game later today after the Crimson Imperium patch goes

Jagex introduces RuneScape bonds, new business model

Jagex introduces RuneScape bonds, new business model:
Filed under: Fantasy, Business Models, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, News Items, RuneScape, Browser Jagex CEO Mark Gerhard has posted a new video to

Stardock jumps into new territory with Stardock Mobile

Stardock jumps into new territory with Stardock Mobile:
The PC developer and publisher reveals its first three mobile games

IndieGameStand: Another marketplace option for your games

IndieGameStand: Another marketplace option for your games:
Pay-what-you-want service IndieGameStand is branching out with a permanent marketplace feature, and is

Ultraman comes to Android in card-based match-3 RPG

Ultraman comes to Android in card-based match-3 RPG:
Today Animoca brought the humanoid space hero Ultraman to Google Play in a free-to-play, collectible-card/role-playing...

GTA Online microtransactions confirmed

GTA Online microtransactions confirmed:
Rockstar Games confirms players will be able to spend real-world money on "GTAquot; through an in-game store, warns of "growing pains" at launch. Rockstar

Defeat Bardiel! C9 Releases the Second Raid for The Extreme Dungeon

Defeat Bardiel! C9 Releases the Second Raid for The Extreme Dungeon:
Webzen finally launches the long-awaited second raid for The Extreme Dungeon: Bardiel Seal in C9 Seal. After killing the 3

Journey dev sees "huge market" for new game genres

Journey dev sees "huge market" for new game genres:
"Right now the game industry is still at a very young phase. There is a lot of space for people to go deeper on emotion," says Jenova Chen

Neverwinter's Velasquez on lockboxes, Foundry, and Module 2

Neverwinter's Velasquez on lockboxes, Foundry, and Module 2:
Filed under: Fantasy, Interviews, Previews, Free-to-Play, Neverwinter Here's an interesting thought we've all