February 9, 2012
by Ben Popper
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Double Fine Adventure shatters Kickstarter record with $1M raised in first 24 hours (updated)

Updated at 4:30pm PST for record $1 million amount.
Earlier this week, crowd-funding site Kickstarter set a new record when the Elevation iPhone Dock became the first project to close in on the $1 million dollar mark. But that milestone has officially… Continue reading

August 17, 2011
by Mike Schramm
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Freemium items may make money for devs, but aren’t kept by consumers

The developers behind the iOS game Hungry Shark recently released some statistics showing just how powerful the freemium model (in which customers download an app or game for free, and then support it with in-app purchases) can be. While the game … Continue reading

June 1, 2011
by Dean Takahashi
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Tapjoy CEO: a single line of code could solve promo problem with Apple

Tapjoy chief executive Mihir Shah said in an interview that a single line of code could solve his company’s dispute with Apple over the use of certain kinds of promotions for mobile games.
That single line could stop incentivized app downloads from b… Continue reading

May 17, 2011
by John Gaudiosi
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LA Noire lives up to the name “movie-like” video game

NEW YORK – A packed crowd of over 200 film fans filled the SVA Theater in New York City during the recent Tribeca Film Festival to watch LAPD Homicide Detectives Cole Phelps and partner Rusty Galloway track down “the red lipstick killer” in LA No… Continue reading