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PlayPhone signs up more developers for its mobile social gaming network

PlayPhone signs up more developers for its mobile social gaming network

January 30, 2013 10:00 AM Dean Takahashi
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The company has millions of users playing its games on mobile devices.

Time to brag: Heyzap adds achievements to its mobile gaming platform

Time to brag: Heyzap adds achievements to its mobile gaming platform

December 13, 2012 4:13 PM Dean Takahashi
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Heyzap will give users something to brag about with achievements.

PlayPhone adds 20 games to its mobile social gaming network

PlayPhone adds 20 games to its mobile social gaming network

December 5, 2012 8:52 AM Dean Takahashi
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PlayPhone is shooting to fill the void left by the shutdown of OpenFeint.

Heyzap debuts leaderboards to show who dominates mobile games among your friends

Heyzap debuts leaderboards to show who dominates mobile games among your friends

November 28, 2012 2:00 PM Dean Takahashi
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Heyzap is jumping on the opportunity created by the demise of OpenFeint.

Mobile gaming has its giant: DeNA posts $627M in quarterly revenue

Mobile gaming has its giant: DeNA posts $627M in quarterly revenue

November 5, 2012 11:15 PM Dean Takahashi
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DeNA makes it possible for mobile game developers to reach huge crowds in Japan and increasingly around the globe.

Developer support builds for Ngmoco’s mobile social gaming network

Developer support builds for Ngmoco’s mobile social gaming network

November 1, 2012 9:00 AM Dean Takahashi
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DeNA's Mobage network is big in Japan, and it is expanding in the West.

Founders leave DeNA’s Ngmoco mobile gaming division

Founders leave DeNA’s Ngmoco mobile gaming division

October 26, 2012 1:43 AM Dean Takahashi
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The mobile revolution in games isn't over yet, but Ngmoco's founders have left their parent company DeNA.

Crowdstar teams up with Gree for social mobile games

Crowdstar teams up with Gree for social mobile games

April 30, 2012 10:00 AM Dean Takahashi
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Shifting from Facebook to mobile, Crowdstar is announcing today that it will publish games through Gree‘s worldwide mobile social network.

The alliance isn’t a surprise in one respect: Gree purchased OpenFeint, a sister company to Crowdstar, from YouWeb for $104 …

Japan’s DeNA signs up Kabam and Nimblebit

Japan’s DeNA signs up Kabam and Nimblebit

April 25, 2012 7:00 AM Dean Takahashi
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Japan's DeNA mobile social gaming network has signed up a couple of key American game partners as it expands in the U.S.

Disney and DeNa to collaborate on mobile social games

Disney and DeNa to collaborate on mobile social games

March 30, 2012 11:38 AM Dean Takahashi
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Disney and Japan’s DeNA have agreed to collaborate on mobile social games to be launched on a worldwide basis. The deal is part of a larger entertainment collaboration.

Under the deal, both companies will collaborate to produce games for DeNA’s …

Exclusive: PlayPhone launches its smartphone social gaming network

Exclusive: PlayPhone launches its smartphone social gaming network

December 13, 2011 6:00 AM Dean Takahashi
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PlayPhone is formally launching its smartphone mobile social gaming network today after signing up more than 3 million users worldwide. I guess you could say it’s a little behind in making that announcement, as it has so many users already.…

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