Game Closure launches free tools for anyone to build fast mobile-web games

After two years of development, Game Closure publicly releases its HTML5-Javascript hybrid tool for gamemakers.

Stunning mobile game Contre Jour goes multitouch in HTML5 with Microsoft’s help

Beautiful iOS and Windows Phone game Contre Jour has made the jump to HTML5 and the web, with a version tailor-made for browsers. It's stunning.

Gamorlive creates a portal for HTML5 multiplayer mobile games

Gamorlive is a French game startup that has created a web portal for HTML5 multiplayer mobile games.

HTML5 is the new lingua franca for the web, and games written in the format can be made into cross-platform titles with very …

As Zynga’s stock lockup ends, competitor steals mobile game expert

Zynga’s lockup period, which prevents employees from selling their stock following the initial public offering, expires today. That may explain why a smaller company, Game Closure, has been able to recruit a prominent mobile gaming expert from Zynga.

Game Closure …

Apple’s iOS runs HTML5 games three times faster than Android

HTML5 is the new lingua franca of the internet, but games that are written in the format tend to run too slow.

The platforms that run HTML5 faster are likely to have an advantage in running a whole new wave …

Game Closure raises $12M for HTML5 cross-platform games

Game Closure has raised $12 million in a first round of funding for its HTML5-based cross-platform multiplayer game business, which aims to provide tools to developers that can help them deal with one of their most painful tasks: taking a …

HTML5 cross-platform game company Moblyng shuts down (exclusive)

Moblyng was ahead of its time in making cross-platform HTML5 games for mobile devices. Too far ahead, it seems, as the company has shut down, VentureBeat has learned.

Just a year ago, the company said in a filing it had …

MocoSpace acquires location-based mobile game platform Geocade

Mobile game maker MocoSpace, has acquired Geocade, a location-based mobile game platform, the company announced today.

The deal shows that MocoSpace wants to take its web-based mobile apps to the next level by imbuing them with location-based elements. Geocade’s location-based …

Gamzee raises $1M seed round for cross-platform mobile and social games

Gamzee, a mobile and social game developer founded by gaming veteran Howard Marks, has raised $1 million in seed funding.

The Los Angeles company (pronounced game-zee) will make games based on the HTML5 format, which allows developers to create games …