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Social and mobile games nominated at BAFTA awards
By Jim Squires
While the video games industry still doesn't have an "Oscars" of its own, there are plenty of organizations out there that are trying to change that. One of the most respected of these, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, has just announced its list of nominees for the 2012 BAFTA Video Game Awards. And while big budget studio titles like Batman: Arkham City, Portal 2, and Skyrim make up the bulk of nominations in most categories, there are a few awards included that you might not have expected to see in such a show.Zynga’s older games still make the most money
By David Laprad
We all know that Zynga's games generate a lot of money, but the company just revealed some information that will probably surprise many social gamers: it's the oldest games that prove to be the biggest moneymakers.iCade 8-Bitty to bring NES-style controls to your smartphone
The iCade gaming cabinet for mobile devices has been given nothing but rave reviews since it released, and was even praised by us for its superb control. We've also seen the announcement of three new promising iCades at CES, so it is a bit surprising to see ThinkGeek reveal the 8-Bitty controller just over a month later.Replay Wednesdays: The Tiny Bang Story, Fairway Solitaire, and more!
By Jim Squires
We cover plenty of new games here at Gamezebo every week, but the number of games we've already covered that show up on new platforms? It's staggering. Starting this Wednesday and continuing every week, we'll be rounding up the games that aren't quite new, but might be new to you depending on your platform of choice.Download bots more common practice in App Store than initially reported
By Joel Brodie
Just because Apple has officially stated that anyone using "bots" to inflate their download numbers in the App Store will be kicked out, does that mean Manipugate (as I shall now call the bot-download scandal) is over? Not by a long shot, at least to the investigative reporters here at Gamezebo or at Inside Mobile Games.Kim-Mai Cutler, who moderated the excellent panel at Inside Social Apps about mobile app distribution, has finally written her follow up piece to the scandal, and she raises good points.How Tim Schafer changed indie games forever
By Jim Squires
Over the last few years, Kickstarter has proven to be a real boon for the indie games development community. No longer fearing that their projects won't make back the initial investment, the crowdfunding model has become all but a must for any financially sensible indie developer. So how do you take this business model and make it even more viable? You tie a big project to it that gets everyone talking.Number of gamers has nearly tripled since 2008, largely thanks to freemium
A new study from research company Parks Associates shows that the amount of people playing videogames has risen 241 percent since 2008. The current number is estimated to be 135 million players, which is a huge increase from the 2008 number of 56 million.Facebook Credits not converting so well and distributing apps costs a lot money
By Joel Brodie
We're live blogging from the Inside Social Apps 2012 Conference in San Francisco, from Philz Coffee a few blocks a way. While other attendees discuss and pretend to understand such industry jargon such as "velocity" and "ad mediation," I sip my favorite coffee in the world and type away. The big takeaways from the show so far: Facebook Credits conversion rates are much lower than expected and you need to spend a lot of money to make it big on the iPhone and Android platforms. If you are a small developer, life is tough.