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Research: Kids on mobile use an average of 12 apps
Children 14 and under spend about five hours a week using a mobile device, and each of those devices has an average of 12 apps, according to The NPD Group.
Playdom Acquires Social Games Studio Metaplace
Mountain View, Calif. - Social games publisher Playdom has
acquired Metaplace, a virtual world game engine development studio.
Financial
terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Oculus and Unreal Engine Announced as VRTL: Media Summit 2018 Sponsors
The second annual event at Paramount Studios on November 15 is featuring leaders in Augmented Reality, AI, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, and Esports.
LOS ANGELES, November 1,...
Big Fish Games acquires mobile social studio Self Aware Games
Big Fish Games Inc. has acquired mobile social game developer Self Aware Games and its parent company Social Concepts, a strategic move to dive deeper into the rapidly growing ocean of free-to-play games.
New York Media Festival Returns to Manhattan with 15+ Events and...
NEW YORK, Aug. 30, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New York Media Festival, an innovative two-day event for the digital, games, music, television and video industries,...
Record-breaking Q1 revenues for Nexon at $840m
gamesindustry.biz reports: "Nexon is reporting a record-breaking start to the year, as its Q1 revenues exceeded expectations."
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Justin Bieber Invests in Sojo Studios' Social Gaming for Good
Justin Bieber has invested in social game company Sojo Studios, a company that embeds charitable giving into its games. The young superstar today announced his involvement the same way he launched his career, by using Facebook and Twitter to connect directly with his fans.
SpongeBob MMO Game Expands to More Continents
Aw, tartar sauce! Viacom today fed fan interest in the upcoming "SpongeBob SquarePants" massively multiplayer online game, including a longer list of countries it will be released in that still does not include the United States or Canada. An iOS mobile game is also now in the works. The potential audience is huge. SpongeBob has than 27 million fans on Facebook. Syndicated in 171 markets in 36 languages, "SpongeBob SquarePants" is the most widely distributed property in MTV Networks’ history.
Molyneux leaves 'Fable,' Lionhead and Microsoft to go indie [with trailer]
Internationally renowned game developer Peter Molyneux is leaving both Lionhead Studios, the company he co-founded in 1997, and Microsoft, which bought Lionhead in 2006.
Gree buys Funzio for $210M, expanding reach and scope [with earnings...
Gree, the Japanese mobile social game leader, announced it has acquired developer Funzio Inc. for $210 million in cash, as well as new exclusive distribution deals with CrowdStar and iWin.
