Mobile Games

For Game Developers, It’s About the Labor of Love

Jon Brodkin, 

October 16, 2014

More people are playing video games than ever before—so many that we now have debates over who counts as a “gamer.” Is someone with a smartphone …

‘Swing Copters’ and the Danger of App Copycats

Nick Kolakowski, 

August 25, 2014

Game developer Dong Nguyen has launched Swing Copters, a follow-up to his blockbuster Flappy Bird. Within a day of Copters hitting the iOS and Android app …

Is Mobile Game Development Worth the Effort?

David Bolton, 

May 8, 2014

The developers who got into iOS a few months after the App Store was launched had it a lot easier than their brethren today. A few …

PlayScript: Zynga Playing Clever

David Bolton, 

December 19, 2013

The need to convert Web content to mobile has exploded with users’ adoption of mobile technologies and mobile apps. And while mobile isn’t replacing the Web, …

‘Fighting Fantasy’ as an App-Game Genre

David Bolton, 

December 12, 2013

Those of a certain age who played games in the 1980s or 1990s may recall the Fighting Fantasy (FF) books. Published beginning in the 1980s, they …

Will Layoffs Turn Playforge Into a Zombie?

Dawn Kawamoto, 

October 31, 2013

Mobile game developer The Playforge has cut some of its staff and plans to step away from developing new games, according Inside Mobile Apps. This means …

How to Win In the Mobile App Download War

Dawn Kawamoto, 

September 23, 2013

First-mover advantage is going to play a big role for mobile app developers in the coming years, as these developers look to build their career and …

Why I Stopped Playing Candy Crush Saga

David Bolton, 

September 19, 2013

Ramin Shokrizade’s article in GamaSutra on the top F2P monetization tricks was the reason I quit King’s Candy Crush Saga in July after playing it nearly …

Why Game Engines Spell Trouble for Indie Developers

Dawn Kawamoto, 

July 17, 2013

Seduction comes in many forms, including game engines. Virtually in a matter of weeks, people who’ve never crunched code can churn out a mobile game. It’s …

Mobile Game Landscape Gets More Complicated

Dice News, 

June 11, 2013

Despite all the hype surrounding mobile games — and all the money companies are investing in efforts to push them — the business model to support …