Articles about Mobile Games

Microsoft is launching a mobile game store, taking on Apple and Google

In a surprise reveal, Microsoft said Thursday it plans to launch a mobile gaming store later this year. The news… Read More

Seattle game studio led by Big Fish Games founder is raising cash as it develops ‘Mutant Forge’

Seattle-based game studio Reflection Games is raising investment to help support development of its debut project. A new SEC filing… Read More

Seattle startup Starform, led by Z2 vets, ready to take flight with aerial combat game ‘Metalstorm’

Seattle-based game studio Starform has revealed its debut project. Metalstorm is a free-to-play, 5 vs. 5 aerial combat game for… Read More

Mobile gaming startup BebopBee raises $4M to build puzzle game ‘Travel Crush’

The developer behind the match-3 mobile game Travel Crush raised $4 million. BebopBee is entirely focused on Travel Crush, a… Read More

Gaming trends to watch: ‘Hyper casual’ games, user-generated content, and more

Turning players into creators represents the biggest market opportunity in video games in 2023. That was one takeaway from a… Read More

Amazon is publishing new mobile games for the first time since 2015

Amazon is publishing two new mobile games through its Amazon Kids+ service, based on the original Amazon specials Super Spy… Read More

Z2 vets raise $5M to grow Seattle studio Starform and launch social games

Seattle-based game studio Starform has raised $5 million. The startup plans to use the money on further development for its… Read More

Top mobile apps of 2020: TikTok, Fitbit, ‘Roblox’ and ‘Among Us’ lead the way

Market intelligence firm Apptopia released its report on the most downloaded mobile apps of 2020. In a year that was… Read More

Even Pokémon GO is impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak as Niantic Labs tweaks social AR games

Niantic Labs announced via Twitter on Thursday afternoon that, in response to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 outbreak, it… Read More

Review: ‘Mario Kart Tour’ is a simple, fun racing game with a troubling monetization platform

I was never a big fan of Mario Kart on consoles, or racing games in general, so I was surprised… Read More

Bandai Namco Entertainment abruptly shutters mobile-focused studio in Vancouver, B.C.

Bandai Namco Entertainment’s Vancouver, B.C.-based development studio has been shut down, according to senior VP of development Landon Nguyen, who… Read More

How soap bubbles inspired the unique puzzle game mechanic in Tiny Bubbles

Stuart Denman’s grandfather was a metallurgist for the Manhattan Project. While looking at molten metals under a microscope, he noticed… Read More

Walk the plank, Pokèmon! New AR game ‘Captain Blimey’ promises huge digital treasure hunt

A new augmented reality mobile game from Redmond, Wash.-based 9Logic Technologies could have users — and those who witness them… Read More

Meet the team behind PokeRadar, the original Pokémon Go tracking app

Jason Atherton may have the best job in the world. “I’m like full-time Pokémon guy right now, which is super fun,”… Read More

Sour reaction as Nintendo unveils first mobile game called Miitomo, delays launch until 2016

View image | gettyimages.com Nintendo’s first mobile game wasn’t met with the reaction the company was hoping for when it… Read More

Om Nom is back, and still hungry: New ‘Cut the Rope’ set for December

Earlier in the era of touchscreen phones, game developers were the one making the platform compelling. Just like Solitaire taught people… Read More

App of the Week: Outrun ghosts and a glitch in this endlessly scrolling Pac-Man update

Those of you who were really great at Pac-Man may know of the level 256 glitch. Due to limitations in… Read More

Mobile gaming sales to surpass console gaming sales for first time this year

Nearly everyone has a smartphone, but not everyone has a game console. That trend may be what’s driving this… Read More

Nintendo finally developing smartphone games through partnership with DeNA

Nintendo is finally getting into the smartphone and tablet game market, thanks to a partnership the Japanese gaming company forged with… Read More

Study: Men are more competitive than women in mobile gaming

A new study shows that while there is an even amount of men and women playing mobile games today, the behavior… Read More

EA’s former CEO: Mobile content creators deserve better

SAN FRANCISCO — In his talk today at the Casual Connect game conference, the former CEO of game developer Electronic… Read More

WildTangent brings Penguins Escape to mobile, launches games on Asus tablets

For the second time this year, Wild Tangent is making the move to mobile. Four months after releasing its first… Read More

Cha-ching: Big Fish now has the top-grossing casino app worldwide

Big Fish is cashing in on its casino app in big ways. The Seattle game maker, founded by former RealNetworks employee… Read More

WildTangent adding games to Sony smartphones and tablets

For those that have Sony smartphones and tablets, playing WildTangent games just got easier. Redmond-based WildTangent is expanding its partnership… Read More

UIEvolution enters gaming world with tablet-based ‘Dr. Dinkle’s Defense’

Kirkland-based UIEvolution is known for developing cross-platform applications for companies like Toyota and Samsung. Now, they’re taking what they’ve learned and… Read More

Snuggle up with an Angry Birds blankie

Here’s just what every newborn needs: An Angry Birds blankie. Rovio, which conceived the hit mobile game in which birds… Read More