10 Million Monthly Active Users Now Playing Sunstorm Games’ Mobile Apps

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Successful Developer of Mobile Games Passes Major Milestones, Invests for the Future

LAS VEGAS – May 9, 2013 – Sunstorm Games, a leading Las Vegas-based developer and publisher of mobile games, today announced that its player community has grown to 10 million Monthly Active Users and one million Daily Active Users. Focused on creating fun mobile experiences since 2008, Sunstorm Games’ community has grown steadily as the company iterates across popular franchises like the “MAKER” series, which host large audiences of both male and female players, prioritizing player feedback and gameplay analysis to substantially improve each new game. The company plans to improve its mobile offering with the upcoming launch of Sunnyville Salon and Sunnyville Pets, its most advanced games to-date in terms of stability, graphics and gameplay. Continue reading 10 Million Monthly Active Users Now Playing Sunstorm Games’ Mobile Apps

Game Connection America Concludes with Record-Breaking Attendance, Contrast Wins Selected Projects Award

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Compulsion Games Earns Top Recognition Among 15 of the Year’s Most Notable Indie Development Projects

SAN FRANCISCO – April 4, 2013 – Game Connection America 2013 concluded another successful event taking place in San Francisco from March 25 – 27. A total of 1,650 attendees including 206 exhibitors and 240 certified buyers converged on the Sir Francis Drake Hotel to engage in concentrated networking, meetings, and lively conversations. The Meeting Application saw a total of 7,642 meetings confirmed. Additionally, the [a]List Summit provided tracks of panels and lectures that covered challenges and opportunities facing the games industry. Continue reading Game Connection America Concludes with Record-Breaking Attendance, Contrast Wins Selected Projects Award

Game Connection Kicks Off With [a]list Summit and Awards Ceremony

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Over 600 companies from 51 countries represented at Game Connection America 2013

SAN FRANCISCO—March 25, 2013—Game Connection today announced the start of Game Connection America 2013 at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco. Running through Wednesday March 27, Game Connection is giving opportunities for companies in all sectors of the industry including Microsoft, Sony, Chillingo, DeNA, Nintendo, and many more, to connect in a B2B setting. This is made possible in part by the Meeting Application, which allows all – attendees from publishers, developers, to press – to contact any other attendee directly. Out of the 638 companies represented, over 200 companies are exhibiting this year. Continue reading Game Connection Kicks Off With [a]list Summit and Awards Ceremony

GDC 2013: Megapop Games Announce Trolls vs Vikings, Debut Game from Startup Indie Developer, Founded by Former Funcom and Artplant Veterans

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Groundbreaking tower defense game pits peace-loving Trolls against angry Gods and Vikings of Norse mythology

OSLO, Norway — March 21, 2013 —Look out, here comes yet another stuffy announcement about an indie development studio formed by gaming veterans! Let me guess… they have groundbreaking new features that will turn the industry on its head? Well buckle in… here we go again!

Megapop, a startup studio founded by former Funcom (Age of Conan, The Longest Journey) and Artplant (Battlestar Galactica Online) developers, today unveiled Trolls vs Vikings, their debut game mobile / PC puzzle game, which will be demonstrated at GDC 2013.

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Game Connection Reveals Results of Inaugural Publisher Survey

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Data on Publisher Preferences and Focus Available to Developers Free of Charge

SAN FRANCISCO—March 20, 2013—Game Connection and Sherpa Games have today announced the results of their first ever Publisher Survey, conducted between January and February 2013. The Publisher Survey collected responses from 130 different publishers including Microsoft, Sony Computer Entertainment America, Tencent, Zynga, and Nintendo of America, on their target markets, business models, and how they review games submissions from developers. The report is free to developers and can be found at: http://www.game-connection.com/gameconn/content/publisher-survey. Continue reading Game Connection Reveals Results of Inaugural Publisher Survey

Game Connection America and [a]list daily Announce Marketing Award Nominees

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Riot Games, Telltale Games, and Microsoft among others in the running for Best in Video Game Marketing at Game Connection America 2013

SAN FRANCISCO—March 14, 2013Game Connection and [a]list, a knowledge sharing division of Ayzenberg Group aimed at entertainment marketers, have announced the nominees for their Marketing Awards, which will honor the best the video game marketing industry has to offer in areas spanning digital, print, mobile and public relations campaigns. The list of awards to be presented can be found here: www.game-connection.com/gameconn/content/marketing-awards. Continue reading Game Connection America and [a]list daily Announce Marketing Award Nominees

Game Connection Announces Nominees for Indie Game Competition

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Selected Projects puts indie games in the running for major publishing deals

SAN FRANCISCO – March 6, 2013 – Game Connection has today announced the list of Selected Projects for Game Connection America 2013, 15 game developers and their projects that have been nominated for the prestigious “Best Project 2013” award. Sponsored by Microsoft, the contest is open to console, mobile, PC, social, casual, and online games at any stage of development and from any genre, and will be decided by the Game Connection Advisory Board at Game Connection America 2013, held March 25-27 at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco. Continue reading Game Connection Announces Nominees for Indie Game Competition

Game Connection Announces Speaker Sessions at Game Connection America

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Meeting Application Now Open for Attendee Use

SAN FRANCISCO – February 27, 2013 – Game Connection has today announced a number of panel discussions and lectures to be held at Game Connection America 2013 event, March 25-27 at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco.  The program will include executives from leading game industry companies like Ubisoft, Telltale Games, Tapjoy, and Playfirst. Today also marks the opening of the Game Connection America Meeting Application. Attendees can browse and book meetings with other attending companies including Chillingo, Zynga, GREE, Activision Blizzard, and Sony. Continue reading Game Connection Announces Speaker Sessions at Game Connection America