Zynga reveals League of Legends-like Solstice Arena for mobile

Zynga has its own MOBA, but it is focusing on mobile rather than on competing with League of Legends or Dota 2.

The DeanBeat: Game acquisitions rise 23 percent to $3.4B in 2012

The game industry set a new record for the money spent on acquisitions, but the number of deals dropped.

Zynga moves into ‘midcore’ games with acquisition of November Software (exclusive interview)

Midcore games offer a chance to get more engaged and lucrative players.

Chasing more engaged users, Zynga acquires ‘midcore’ social game startup A Bit Lucky

Faced with a slowdown in the core casual game market on Facebook, Zynga has expanded into mid-core games with the acquisition of A Bit Lucky

GamesBeat Weekly Roundup

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

Nexon to publish A Bit Lucky’s Lucky Space in South Korea (exclusive)

Nexon, the online gaming giant that went public in December, plans to publish A Bit Lucky‘s Lucky Space social game in Korea.

The move is a boost for A Bit Lucky, a game startup in San Mateo, Calif., and it …

A Bit Lucky debuts its Lucky Space social game on Facebook

A Bit Lucky, a social gaming firm that is shooting to make high-end Facebook games, is launching its second game today, called Lucky Space. The game is in the simulation and strategy category on Facebook and has players build a …