03rd Aug 2012
You find the most amazing things in the most unexpected places. Like, say, a champion of independent creativity, genuine play,... You find the most amazing things in the most unexpected places. Like, say, a champion of independent creativity, genuine play, and real innovation... all in the social games space. Until recently, Jamil Moledina was responsible for managing platform and partner strategy at Funzio. $210M later, the company was acquired, and Moledina was invited to transition into a new and exciting...
12 minutes
When Double Down Interactive President Glenn Walcott gave a speech about building a successful business at this year's Casual Connect,...
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02nd Aug 2012
When PopCap started back in 2000, they weren't concerned with the relationship between mobile and social -- mostly because neither...
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01st Aug 2012
Successfully marketing a game in the mobile space is never easy, but it's especially difficult when you're dealing with children....
5th Planet Games create collectible card games full of high-fantasy, super powers, and deep narratives. Illustrated by famous comic book...
As a journalist, you often hear that industry events are epicentres for networking, meeting developers, and hearing interesting stories. Never... As a journalist, you often hear that industry events are epicentres for networking, meeting developers, and hearing interesting stories. Never more has this proven true for me than during the day before this year's Casual Connect, at a summit put on by the International Game Developer's Association. I went into the morning's first lecture - a unique one about learning...
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31st Jul 2012
If mobile is a whole new world for gaming, kids gaming is a whole new universe for mobile. You're dealing...
There's a lot of uncertainty in the games industry these days. Some have described it as scary, but I myself...
30th Jul 2012
In the eyes of Alex Seropian, the mobile space provides developers with an unprecedented level of both freedom and challenges...
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When Gamezebo founder Joel Brodie and I went to meet with GREE's VP of Product Ethan Fassett at Casual Connect,...
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One of my favourite talks at this year's Casual Connect was given by Spry Fox (Triple Town) Chief Creative Officer,... One of my favourite talks at this year's Casual Connect was given by Spry Fox (Triple Town) Chief Creative Officer, Dan Cook, about designing completely original games. He feels a great place to start is at the root, with the core assumptions of how we play. Mario runs and jumps, and we control that. What if we didn't control the...
29th Jul 2012
If you're a collectible card game fan like me, you know how exciting it is when a new expansion comes...
