Climbing to the fourth largest developer on Facebook in April, Wooga has been on a fast track to stardom. Today the Germany-based social game developer announced closing a $24M Series B investment led by Highland capital Partners.
Game discovery for social and mobile games remains a mystery but there are some low hanging fruits developers can grab. Offering services in this realm are companies such as Sometrics’ GameCoins.com, Zynga’s RewardVille and others. In this article we look at what a few companies on what they are doing to aid game discovery.
Casual Collective, developer of midcore games on Facebook, announced they will be rebranding themselves as KIXEYE. The social gaming company is also announcing their latest title called Battle Pirates, pioneering the way for real time strategy games on Facebook.
LootDrop and RockYou have announced plans to develop a second game, with aims to launch their first game entitled Cloudforest Expedition around summer time. Both companies see the partnership as lucrative and are bullish on their future growth.
Perfect World Entertainment (PWE), makers of Perfect World, is entering into the Facebook space for the first time with Perfect Getaway, a social game centered around operating your own cruise ship. Players can customize their ships, personalize your Captain, and more.
Social gaming presents myriad integration opportunities for advertisers, but is the reality living up to the hype? In this analysis we take a look at how brands can begin integrating with social games today.
Social game developer RockYou today announced that previously-COO Marino has been elected as CEO. RockYou has always been a major player in the social gaming industry and its recent restructuring efforts are paying off.
MiniMonos, a social networking and gaming site for kids, has announced their official launch on April 1st. The destination is unique in its aim to foster kids and provide them with meaningful play experiences.
Interactive entertainment provider Nexon has invested $5M in A Bit Lucky, a social game developer. The two companies will work together to create high quality free-to-play social games. More after the jump
German social game developer wooga is now the 5th largest developer on Facebook, with over 18 MMAUs. Wooga has also launched their latest title, Diamond Dash, on Facebook.
