Tapjoy teams with Kakao Games to provide in-game advertising

Korean social-platform Kakao Games is collaborating with Tapjoy to add a new revenue stream for its developers.

Hubbl uses contextual ads to save apps from incentivized download hell

Hubbl (still) says app discovery is broken but that contextual advertising could fix it.

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.

Kamcord is helping users record 7 mobile-game videos every second

The in-game video-sharing service Kamcord is expanding and discovering the power of celebrity endorsements.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Humble THQ Bundle, sexism, and The Walking Dead Episode 5

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

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Wii U, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Xbox Live turns 10

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

Tapjoy’s ad network now reaches a billion mobile devices (interview)

Tapjoy Reconnect motivates individuals to complete actions in exchange for rewards from mobile-app developers.

Flurry’s knowledge is power as it raises a whopping $25M for mobile app analytics

Flurry-powered apps collect data from more than 700 million mobile devices a month.

Apple chomps Chomp (and other app-discovery engines may follow)

Presumably, app discovery on iPhone and iPad is now solved, according to Apple.

Battle Bears creator SkyVu raises venture round for brand expansion (exclusive)

The mobile gaming gold rush lives on: SkyVu raises a round from venture firm Lightbank and others.

Mobile app monetization just heated up: Inneractive raises $3.5M

Today, app monetization firm Inneractive closed a $3.5 million financing round to accelerate global expansion and double down on its private ad exchange strategy.