Casual games company Miniclip (Monster Trucks) has announced the formation of a new mobile division -- and will feature key titles from its library on the iPhone and Android, as well as introduce new IPs.
Yahoo! and mobile social company DeNA are debuting the Yahoo! Mobage Japanese social game site, and asking Western developers to contribute games for the 90 million monthly gamers on its Mobage services.
Prolific mobile games publisher Gameloft announced its financial results for the first half of 2010, revealing an 11 percent increase in global sales and iTunes App Store revenue growth of 82 percent.
Every week, Gamasutra sums up sister iPhone and iPad site FingerGaming's top news and reviews for Apple's nascent portable game platforms -- this time covering NHL 2K11 and the arcade shooter ports R-Type and Dodonpachi Resurrection.
In an diverse week for new job postings, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles across the world and in every major discipline, including opportunities at Digital Chocolate, Arkane Studios and many more.
The Motorola Foundation, in association with the Innovation Generation program, has awarded a $50,000 grant to Iowa State University to fund a competition encouraging students to create mobile games and educational training applications.
Game Developers Conference 2011 organizers remind that submissions for lectures, panels and roundtables for next February's historical 25th annual show are still being accepted through August 25th.
Every week, Games On Deck sums up sister iPhone and iPad site FingerGaming's top news and reviews for Apple's nascent portable game platforms -- this time covering Capcom's Ghosts'n Goblins: Gold Knights 2 and iShoot 2.
GDC Online Awards organizers have revealed Riot's League Of Legends atop nominees for the first-ever awards, with We Rule, Champions Online, Dungeon Fighter Online, and Nightclub City all majorly nominated.
Organizers of this October's GDC Online (formerly GDC Austin) have announced key speakers for its iPhone and iPad Gaming Summits, including Words With Friends/We Rule's David Bettner, Pocket Legends' Cinco Barnes and more.