Kantar: WP, Android grow but lose some momentum:
Kantar has just released its statistics on the smartphone OS market share for the quarter ending in December. The report shows Android and Windows Phone expansions continue through 2013 with steady growth even though it might be losing its momentum. Meanwhile BlackBerry and iOS lose users in all key markets.
Thursday, January 30, 2014
2013 Mobile Games Review: Monthly Changes in Country AppStore Rankings
2013 Mobile Games Review: Monthly Changes in Country AppStore Rankings:
In 2013, the global mobile games market grew by 35% to reach $12.3bn. Deeper analysis of this growth show significant differences between appstores and countries. As part of our 2013 review effort, we have looked at individual store growth and country rankings over the last 9 months of 2013 for the iPad, iPhone and GooglePlay stores. An overview of ranking shifts per appstore can be found in the graphs below. On a global level, the $12.3bn revenues generated by mobile games in 2013 are regionally divided as follows:
In 2013, the global mobile games market grew by 35% to reach $12.3bn. Deeper analysis of this growth show significant differences between appstores and countries. As part of our 2013 review effort, we have looked at individual store growth and country rankings over the last 9 months of 2013 for the iPad, iPhone and GooglePlay stores. An overview of ranking shifts per appstore can be found in the graphs below. On a global level, the $12.3bn revenues generated by mobile games in 2013 are regionally divided as follows:
- Asia-Pacific: 48% or $5.9bn
- North America: 24% or $3.0bn
- Europe, Middle-East and Africa: 24% or $3.0bn
- Latin-America, 4% or $0.4bn
The Animal Alphabet Singers Review
The Animal Alphabet Singers Review:
The Animal Alphabet Singers Review By Amy Solomon on January 29th, 2014 Our Rating: :: LETTERS APP WITH PERSONALITY Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad The Animal Alphabet Singers introduces both letters and
The Animal Alphabet Singers Review By Amy Solomon on January 29th, 2014 Our Rating: :: LETTERS APP WITH PERSONALITY Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad The Animal Alphabet Singers introduces both letters and
Review: TowerMadness 2
Review: TowerMadness 2:
Okay, so let's cut straight to the question that really matters here. What's so mad about TowerMadness 2? Initial inspection reveals that it's both a tower defence game and a sequel. Hmm, that crazy gene must be be buried a little
Okay, so let's cut straight to the question that really matters here. What's so mad about TowerMadness 2? Initial inspection reveals that it's both a tower defence game and a sequel. Hmm, that crazy gene must be be buried a little
Party Pwn Review
Party Pwn Review:
Party Pwn Review By Stacy Barnes on January 29th, 2014 Our Rating: :: NOT WHAT IT'S CRACKED UP TO BEUniversal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad It’s eye-catching for sure, and mildly entertaining, but Party Pwn’s
Party Pwn Review By Stacy Barnes on January 29th, 2014 Our Rating: :: NOT WHAT IT'S CRACKED UP TO BEUniversal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad It’s eye-catching for sure, and mildly entertaining, but Party Pwn’s
Road of Kings Review
Road of Kings Review:
Road of Kings Review By Mike Deneen on January 29th, 2014 Our Rating: :: RUGGED BOARD GAME RPGUniversal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad Sporting great gameplay but sub-par graphics, Road of Kings is a great board
Road of Kings Review By Mike Deneen on January 29th, 2014 Our Rating: :: RUGGED BOARD GAME RPGUniversal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad Sporting great gameplay but sub-par graphics, Road of Kings is a great board
Inferno Legend: Mustering the Effort to Play is a Challenge
Inferno Legend: Mustering the Effort to Play is a Challenge:
Have you ever wanted to play an MMORPG as the bad guy rather than the hero? That is the promise of Inferno Legend, a browser based game from GameBox. Inferno Legend offers turn-based tactical combat that harkens
Have you ever wanted to play an MMORPG as the bad guy rather than the hero? That is the promise of Inferno Legend, a browser based game from GameBox. Inferno Legend offers turn-based tactical combat that harkens
Alganon Launches Rise of the Ourobani Expansion | Ten Ton Hammer
Alganon Launches Rise of the Ourobani Expansion | Ten Ton Hammer:
Alganon gets a new continent, flying mounts, an alliance system, and more as its long-overdue expansion officially launches.
Alganon gets a new continent, flying mounts, an alliance system, and more as its long-overdue expansion officially launches.
Overlive Review
Overlive Review:
Overlive Review By Campbell Bird on January 29th, 2014 Our Rating: :: ZOMBIE ADVENTUREUniversal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad Survive the zombie apocalypse in this choose-your-own-adventure-style survival
Overlive Review By Campbell Bird on January 29th, 2014 Our Rating: :: ZOMBIE ADVENTUREUniversal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad Survive the zombie apocalypse in this choose-your-own-adventure-style survival
Doodle Kingdom HD Review
Doodle Kingdom HD Review:
Doodle Kingdom HD Review By Lee Hamlet on January 29th, 2014 Our Rating: :: RETURN OF THE KING(DOM)iPad Only App - Designed for the iPad Doodle God saw all that he had made, and (justifiably) decided that it was
Doodle Kingdom HD Review By Lee Hamlet on January 29th, 2014 Our Rating: :: RETURN OF THE KING(DOM)iPad Only App - Designed for the iPad Doodle God saw all that he had made, and (justifiably) decided that it was
Amazon will Conquer the Games Market
Amazon will Conquer the Games Market:
Amazon has always seemed to enjoy a good fight.It faced down long-established booksellers in 1994, expanded that fight to big box retailers a few years later - and, in 2011, it took on Apple and Google with the launch of the
Amazon has always seemed to enjoy a good fight.It faced down long-established booksellers in 1994, expanded that fight to big box retailers a few years later - and, in 2011, it took on Apple and Google with the launch of the
PC gaming market to exceed $25 billion this year - DFC
PC gaming market to exceed $25 billion this year - DFC:
DFC Intelligence sees core gaming sector doing even better than expected as more crossover between consoles and PC occurs
DFC Intelligence sees core gaming sector doing even better than expected as more crossover between consoles and PC occurs
Funcom offices raided by Economic Crimes unit
Funcom offices raided by Economic Crimes unit:
MMO developer accused of breaching Securities Trading Act for The Secret World
MMO developer accused of breaching Securities Trading Act for The Secret World
MMO Mechanics: Encouraging the daily grind
MMO Mechanics: Encouraging the daily grind:
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Filed under: World of Warcraft, EVE Online, Economy, Game Mechanics, Guilds, MMO Industry, PvP, Endgame, PvE, Opinion, Guild Wars 2, Runes of Magic, Sandbox, Player-Generated Content, MMORPG, MMO Mechanics I've
Fantasy Frontier – The mighty Bahamut arrives in Taiwan server
Fantasy Frontier – The mighty Bahamut arrives in Taiwan server:
Coined as the “Doomsday Dragon God”, Bahamut was introduced to Fantasy Frontier earlier yesterday, also known as Aura Kingdom in the English market. Wielding dual swords (pretty much like the Duelist class), Bahamut is
Coined as the “Doomsday Dragon God”, Bahamut was introduced to Fantasy Frontier earlier yesterday, also known as Aura Kingdom in the English market. Wielding dual swords (pretty much like the Duelist class), Bahamut is
PaeDae taps up appMobi to create 'world's largest mobile ad engagement network'
PaeDae taps up appMobi to create 'world's largest mobile ad engagement network':
US-based white label mobile rewards network PaeDae has announced a partnership with Intel's appMobi creating what both parties claim is the "world's largest mobile ad engagement network". By partnering with
US-based white label mobile rewards network PaeDae has announced a partnership with Intel's appMobi creating what both parties claim is the "world's largest mobile ad engagement network". By partnering with
Video: Using analytics to understand players and inform design
Video: Using analytics to understand players and inform design:
GamesAnalytics co-founder Mark Robinson discusses best practices for using analytics in design from day-one, including quickly adapting gameplay to new players' skills, in this talk from the GDC Vault. ...
GamesAnalytics co-founder Mark Robinson discusses best practices for using analytics in design from day-one, including quickly adapting gameplay to new players' skills, in this talk from the GDC Vault. ...
Aion’s Steel Cavalry Rides for Atreia | Ten Ton Hammer
Aion’s Steel Cavalry Rides for Atreia | Ten Ton Hammer:
Aion deploys update 4.5: Steel Cavalry today with its cypher-blade wielding Aethertech, new instances, and more.
Aion deploys update 4.5: Steel Cavalry today with its cypher-blade wielding Aethertech, new instances, and more.
Smite Open Beta Review
Smite Open Beta Review:
GameSpot's open beta reviews evaluate unfinished games that are nonetheless available to the public. While the games in question are not considered finished by their creators, you may still devote time and bandwidth
GameSpot's open beta reviews evaluate unfinished games that are nonetheless available to the public. While the games in question are not considered finished by their creators, you may still devote time and bandwidth
Dragon's Prophet: Olandra Brings a New Level Cap and Underwater Adventure
Dragon's Prophet: Olandra Brings a New Level Cap and Underwater Adventure:
Yesterday, we sat down with SOE's Todd Carson to talk about some big upcoming content additions to Dragon's Prophet next week and later on in February and March. From new zones to new dungeons, new features, new
Yesterday, we sat down with SOE's Todd Carson to talk about some big upcoming content additions to Dragon's Prophet next week and later on in February and March. From new zones to new dungeons, new features, new
Android claims 79% of smartphone market, outsells Apple and Microsoft four times over
Android claims 79% of smartphone market, outsells Apple and Microsoft four times over:
Android's performance in 2013 was a bit of a mixed bag. On one hand, it achieved stratospheric success on the global smartphone market - its 990 million shipped smartphones cornered a full 79 percent of the smartphone
Android's performance in 2013 was a bit of a mixed bag. On one hand, it achieved stratospheric success on the global smartphone market - its 990 million shipped smartphones cornered a full 79 percent of the smartphone
Nintendo: No smartphone games, Wii U to rebound
Nintendo: No smartphone games, Wii U to rebound:
Today in Tokyo, Nintendo held its first shareholder briefing following its disappointing third quarter results, which showed poor Wii U sales -- and here's the news that came out of it. ...
Today in Tokyo, Nintendo held its first shareholder briefing following its disappointing third quarter results, which showed poor Wii U sales -- and here's the news that came out of it. ...
American McGee's Spicy Horse studio downsizes to survive
American McGee's Spicy Horse studio downsizes to survive:
In an update to Kickstarter backers of the successfully funded Akaneiro, the iconoclastic expat developer explains that his company has taken a $1.7m bath on the title so far. ...
In an update to Kickstarter backers of the successfully funded Akaneiro, the iconoclastic expat developer explains that his company has taken a $1.7m bath on the title so far. ...
PocketGamer.biz Top 30 Chinese Developers of 2014: 10 to 1
PocketGamer.biz Top 30 Chinese Developers of 2014: 10 to 1:
As well as being one of the world's fastest growing markets, the Chinese mobile games market is one of the most lucrative, the most competitive, the most fragmented and the fastest changing. It's a combination that makes it
As well as being one of the world's fastest growing markets, the Chinese mobile games market is one of the most lucrative, the most competitive, the most fragmented and the fastest changing. It's a combination that makes it
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