ngmoco partners with Kabam for social mobile play
Mobile social games player ngmoco announced a partnership with Kabam, which it described as “the leading developer of hardcore social games,” to bring selected games franchises to the Android...
View ArticleGames publisher Kabam signs with Tapjoy
App monetisation player Tapjoy has partnered with Kabam to support the developer's massively multi-player online and mobile games with its advertising network. Players of Kabam games such as Kingdoms...
View ArticleFacebook extends app ad availability
Facebook said it is making its mobile app install ads available to all developers, following a beta test launched in August. The ads allow developers to promote their titles in Facebook’s mobile apps,...
View ArticleKabam unveils $50M fund for Japanese devs — report
Casual games company Kabam has set up a $50 million fund to help Japanese developers build games for the North American and European markets, reports the Wall Street Journal. The San Francisco-based...
View ArticleRovio to publish third party apps
Mobile games maker Rovio is to publish third party games under the Rovio Stars brand. The aim is to help developers give their games “that last coat of polish” before helping to publish them and find...
View ArticleThe currency of cooperation
NEW BLOG: There has been a recent trend of large mobile games companies starting to offer support to smaller third party developers, to help them launch new apps into this fiercely competitive – but...
View ArticleKabam touts $700M valuation
Free-to-play games company Kabam has said it is now worth around $700 million and expects its revenue to increase by more than 65 per cent this year. The San Francisco-based company said it has a $50...
View ArticleDomestic games publishers dominate in Japan, South Korea
Foreign publishers are still finding it difficult to break into the lucrative games markets of Japan and South Korea, according to the latest figures from the App Annie Index. In Japan, the analytics...
View ArticleWildTangent unveils partner programme
Mobile and social games company WildTangent announced a programme intended to help independent developers distribute their titles. The company said that its new publishing division “works with every...
View ArticleKabam acquires Phoenix Age game studio
Free-to-play game company Kabam acquired San Francisco-based game studio Phoenix Age, adding iOS role-playing games to its portfolio. Phoenix Age is the maker of 'Underworld Empire' and 'Castle Age'...
View ArticleKabam to bring mobile games to Windows Phone
Kabam, the maker of free-to-play mobile games, announced it will bring its titles to Windows Phone and Windows-powered tablets, extending its reach beyond Android and iOS. Until now, the US-based...
View ArticleKabam lands $120M Alibaba investment
Kabam, the publisher of free-to-play mobile games, secured a $120 million investment from Alibaba, as part of what was said to be a strategic collaboration with the Chinese e-commerce giant. Alibaba...
View ArticleKabam spins out legacy games
Mobile games company Kabam sold its first generation mobile and third-party published games to Chinese company GAEA Mobile, as it looks to focus on “developing top performing mobile games for players...
View ArticleNetmarble pushes westward with Kabam acquisition
South Korea’s largest mobile games company Netmarble agreed to acquire most of US rival Kabam’s assets as it steps up a push into western markets. Netmarble's acquisition includes the Vancouver studio,...
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