One sure sign that mobile and social gaming has made it is the ability to monetize. Game developers and publishers now have a resource to help them do just that. iQU (pronounced “eye-cue”), a Netherlands-based data intelligence firm is launching an analytics and marketing platform to help round up online gamers by tapping into mobile and social networks. READ MORE
Free-to-play or “freemium” mobile games have seen a big jump in revenue since January. According to mobile analytics company Flurry, freemium games now account for 65 percent of revenue among the top 100 games in the App Store, while paid downloads only account for 35 percent of revenue. READ MORE
With more than 425,000 apps in the App Store and 200,000 in the Android Market, mobile apps are an unbelievably huge market, but the latest Nielsen report shows that mobile games prevail over the other app categories. READ MORE
Game Time Live, a social gaming company based in Highland Park, Illinois, has found a sponsor for their popular real-time sports prediction game GameSlam. Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillén, who won a World Series with the Sox in 2005, has officially been bestowed the prestigious title of “Slambassador” for GameSlam, according to ChicagoNow. READ MORE
