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Aurora Feint signs up beta partners for its virtual goods platform
Game platform maker Aurora Feint is announcing today it has signed up its first wave of developers for its virtual goods platform for mobile devices. The Burlingame, Calif.-based company makes the...
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Aurora Feint launches its platform to socialize Android games
Aurora Feint has made iPhone games much more social — and therefore easier to spread and monetize — with its OpenFeint social game platform. Now it intends to do the same for Android-based mobile...
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OpenFeint finds a way to co-exist with Apple's Game Center for the iPhone
When Apple launched its Game Center social platform for iPhone games, it looked like a supporting tool such as the OpenFeint platform was doomed. That’s because OpenFeint, a social game platform built...
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Swarm hopes to swoop in and help out developers fed up with Gree (exclusive)
The social-networking aspects of gaming can be such a headache for developers. These headaches can grow into migraines — for both them and their players — when their solution of choice becomes...
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OpenFeint social network founder’s new game brings League of Legends formula...
OpenFeint founder Jason Citron is unveiling his new startup’s battle arena game, Fates Forever. This is the first title from his tablet-only game company, Hammer & Chisel, and it’s the company’s...
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How a seasoned venture capitalist at IDG Ventures views game investments...
Above: Phil Sanderson of IDG VenturesImage Credit: Dean TakahashiVenture capitalists have had a hot and cold view of gaming. When the sector is hot, they invest in games by the hundreds of millions of...
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Fates Forever will test whether MOBAs designed for tablets can attract those...
Above: Fates Forever Image Credit: Hammer & ChiselFates Forever, a new multiplayer online battle arena game (MOBA) for tablets, debuted on iOS last week. The title has gotten good reviews and...
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And our latest and greatest speakers at GamesBeat 2011
Today we’re revealing the fifth set of speakers for our third annual GamesBeat 2011 conference. Our slate of speakers will include Neil Young, founder and CEO of Ngmoco; Andrej Naborgoj, CEO of Outfit...
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OpenFeint recruits game developer to lead free-to-play focus
OpenFeint has hired a game development leader to help its customers focus on making free-to-play mobile games. The move reflects the growing importance of free-to-play, the business model where users...
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Social incubator YouWeb raises $2M
Technology company incubator YouWeb has spawned incredibly successful social and mobile game companies. Now the Burlingame, Calif.-based incubator has raised $2 million in funding for itself. YouWeb is...
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China’s PapayaMobile reveals strong growth stats for mobile games
PapayaMobile, China-based maker of a mobile social networking platform for Android phones, now has more than 25 million users, up 940 percent since January 2010, the company said today. More than 11...
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OpenFeint’s single sign-on for social games to replace Apple’s UDID (exclusive)
Apple caused panic among app developers last week when it announced that it would phase out an identification system for users on its mobile devices such as the iPhone. Mobile gaming company OpenFeint...
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Why mobile apps need to have privacy policies
GUEST:Mobile application creators need to ensure that customers know exactly how their user data is collected and stored. So far, it’s not an industry standard. Often, when someone downloads a free...
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OpenFeint replaces founder with new CEO
OpenFeint‘s co-founder Jason Citron has left the company and is pursuing new opportunities. He will be replaced by Naoki Aoyagi (pictured right). OpenFeint is one of the early successes in mobile...
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OpenFeint launches Game Channel to discover Android games
OpenFeint, the mobile social network division of Japan’s Gree, is announcing a Game Channel today that will help users discover new game apps on Android mobile devices. Amid the ever-expanding sea of...
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Exclusive: PlayPhone launches its smartphone social gaming network
PlayPhone is formally launching its smartphone mobile social gaming network today after signing up more than 3 million users worldwide. I guess you could say it’s a little behind in making that...
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The9’s Game Zone enables mobile game discovery in China (exclusive)
The9, an online gaming company with a long history in China, said it has scored good results making games more discoverable in the China Apple App Store. Working with OpenFeint, The9 has created its...
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Japan’s Gree launches first U.S. mobile social game, Zombie Jombie
It’s just a cute little zombie game, but it could be the start of something big. Gree has become a billion-dollar company in Japan with its mobile social games network. Now it is launching Zombie...
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GamesBeat Weekly Roundup
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed. This was a crazy week for...
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Jason Citron’s Phoenix Guild prepares for the post-PC world of gaming
Consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony may still rule the living room, but Aurora Feint (and OpenFeint) founder Jason Citron has his eye a time on when tablets will take over. Hardcore tablet...
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