Facebook developers can now display Facebook-sponsored promotions in their games to encourage players to make a first-time purchase, according to a post on Facebook’s developer blog. “New payer promotions,” which the social network created in February, give users who haven’t … Continue reading →
We told you recently that those Angry Birds were going to make their way into space, and today Rovio released the new game for iOS gamers. Angry Birds Space is pretty much what you would expect: Angry birds trying to finish those pesky pigs off, but with a distinctly starry flavour. Available for both the [...]
Ah World of Warcraft. The number one MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role playing game) is also likely the number one reason why gamers aged 12 – 60 don’t see much sunlight. But that may not be the case for long. Eurogamer recently spoke with WoW’s senior producer John Lagrave about the possibility of Blizzard bringing [...]
As noted by MacRumors, the simulator known as Sky Gamblers: Air Supremacy has just gone live in the App Store. You might recognize the game from Apple’s iPad event last week, as it was one of the titles demonstrated on stage. So what’s so special about Sky Gamblers? Well besides being one of the first [...]
As expected, Electronic Arts and Firemint have released Flight Control Rocket, the sequel to the very addictive Flight Control. The app is available as a universal download from the App Store for $0.99. Something tells me I’m going to spend hours on this game again. “Flight Control Rocket released for iPhone and iPad” is an [...]
Apple may not come out and say “hey, we’re really interested in gaming,” but I think we all know what its intentions are. You don’t have to look past the company’s last two product announcements to see that it has major plans for the gaming industry. And that’s never been more apparent than with the [...]
There always seems to be one game that really stands out on the App Store, like Angry Birds or Stick Wars. However, the game that’s all the rage these days is five week old Draw Something. The game has seen phenomenal growth, and it seems like everyone is playing it these days. The developers behind the app, OMGPop, [...]
Facebook revealed that 15 million users paid for virtual goods on the platform in 2011, according to a filing Wednesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This is less than 2 percent of the social network’s 845 million monthly active users. … Continue reading →
Facebook users will now see their friends’ scores and achievements in social games through three new News Feed story types: achievement stories, high score stories and passing stories, the company announced in a blog post. Another unannounced item, “Play It … Continue reading →
If 2011 is remembered as the year that games on mobile platforms grew quickly and games on social networks continued to mature, 2012 is quickly becoming the year that mobile games ecosystems are beginning to mature as well. Given massive changes … Continue reading →
