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Articles tagged with "Freemium"

Gameloft has record quarter thanks to winning mobile game franchises

Big-time mobile game maker Gameloft rode the uptick of sales of iPhones, iPads and other mobile devices to pull down its best sales quarter ever, according to a press release from the company. The maker of titles such as the Modern Combat and Gangstar series saw an 18 percent increase in sales duri ... Full Article »

February 2, 2012 12:55pm

Research firm sees game in-app purchase revenue hitting $4.6 billion by 2016

In-app purchases are a big deal in the mobile gaming space. It’s something we’ve heard time and time again, and new research suggests that nothing is changing. In fact, there may be more money to be made by selling in-game items. As Pocket Gamer reports, new data from market research firm Junip ... Full Article »

January 10, 2012 12:36pm

iPhone App Video Review: Zenonia 4

The story this time around is harder to follow than ever before, but is pretty much the same in terms of pacing and presentation. It moves along a bit too slowly and there are plenty of confusing translation errors to overcome. I’ve never finished any of the previous games, but this one is already ... Full Article »

January 4, 2012 10:13am

iPhone App Video Review: Dungeon Hunter 3

While it makes use of the same basic controls and gameplay, it's not even a real sequel. It's still fairly well done and worth a look, though. As I said, all the story elements and characters have been dropped like a sack of potatoes. Rather than take on dungeons and collect sweet loot as the advent ... Full Article »

December 27, 2011 10:18am

iPhone App Video Review: Frontline Commando

You play as a lone soldier going on missions and taking out entire armies of troops single-handedly. The cover based shooting mechanics are extremely similar to the phenomenal Epoch, where you pop in and out of cover while strategically running between different points to avoid enemy fire. Where Epo ... Full Article »

December 19, 2011 11:35am

iPhone App Video Review: Six Guns

The game drops you into a random mission as a nameless gun for hire. You save a rather buxom woman who is also nameless and proceeds to give you all of your missions. You'll start out with relatively normal missions, clearing bandits out of a fort or defending an area for a certain amount of time, b ... Full Article »

December 12, 2011 12:12pm

EA takes on freemium gaming with new brand of Tetris

Last week, video game publisher and iOS heavy hitter Electronic Arts dropped a new version of a classic title: Tetris, the block puzzle game beloved by millions. Or at least, EA is hoping it’s beloved by millions, because it wants Tetris to become your new iPhone gaming obsession. When it origina ... Full Article »

December 5, 2011 1:48pm

Design dragon zoos with freemium game DragonVale

While the formula behind DragonVale (free) is not original, the fresh theme makes it a welcome entry into the freemium farming genre. If resource-management apps or dragons sound appealing, you might want to give DragonVale a try. The main premise is to create a virtual dragon zoo in any fashion yo ... Full Article »

September 29, 2011 5:00pm

Players are spending real money on digital items they don’t keep

Last month, an analysis came out that showed that many mobile gamers are willing to drop quite a lot of money –  $14 on average – on virtual items in their games. That information came from Flurry Analytics, which studies the mobile sphere and came up with quite a bit of information, including ... Full Article »

August 16, 2011 1:49pm

Users average $14 per transaction on game in-app purchases

More analysis of mobile users’ habits with “freemium” games shows that on average, gamers who are willing to spend money in freemium games drop $14 per transaction. The info comes from Flurry Analytics, which posted as much on its blog. Flurry draw its information from 75,000 apps and 3.5 mil ... Full Article »

July 27, 2011 7:21am


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