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InsideSocialGames:上周社交游戏领域重大新闻综述

发布时间:2010-12-13 11:18:18 Tags:,,,

发行公司Clearing House收购Funtank——上周初,发行公司Clearing House宣布将收购Funtank及其旗下的Candystand.com休闲品牌游戏网站。此后,Funtank将作为Clearing House的纽约子公司,由合作创办人James Baker和Scott Tannen运营。

candystand

candystand

DeNA接受调查——据Asiajin消息指出,旗下拥有手机社交网站Mobage-Town的DeNA公司最近正在接受日本公平交易委员会关于不公平商业行为的调查。据Nikkei的报告指出,DeNa公司曾威胁第三方游戏开发商不准向其劲敌Gree社交网站提供游戏。

Mig33登陆Android平台——上周,手机社交娱乐服务Mig33登陆Andriod平台。现在,Android手机用户可以使用Mig33服务提供的游戏,聊天,虚拟商品和其他多种社交服务。

Zynga进军手机游戏市场——在上周的巴黎LeWeb’10会议上,Zynga公司负责手机游戏的高级副总裁David Ko表示最近通过收购Newtoy,社交游戏巨头公司Zynga将深入开发手机游戏领域。另外,Ko还表示Mafia Wars将于本月底率先登陆Andriod手机平台。

Digital Chocolate发布iOS版本游戏——据游戏邦了解,继Millionaire City之后,Digital Chocolate的两款城市类游戏Hollywood City和Vegas City将发布iPhone和iPad版本。

Vegas-City

Vegas-City

EA公司对数字销售营收寄予厚望——据GameSpot报导,Electronic Arts首席财务官Eric Brown在第38届媒介交流会议上表示EA公司对数字商品的营收额抱有很大期望,预计数字商品的销售额将占公司总收入的20%,约7亿5000万美元。

虚拟空间游戏Castle & Co登陆日本社交网站Mixi——最近,Ubisoft旗下的虚拟世界游戏Castle & Co继Facebook社交网站之后,将登陆日本社交网站Mixi。据游戏邦了解,该游戏的Mixi版命名为“キャッスルらんど”或CastleLando。

SponsorPay公布新合作伙伴——欧洲虚拟货币平台SponsorPay最近宣布与网络游戏发行商Gamania,Mail.Ru,及游戏营销公司Viximo达成合作。

CityVille极力邀请FarmVille玩家的加入——最近,社交游戏巨头公司Zynga正在极力宣传新款游戏CityVille:FarmVille玩家的“邻居”Sam将会不断邀请玩家尝试体验CityVille,同时在游戏中,玩家还可以看到一个颇具规模的可点击的新游戏宣传版。

CityVille-Ads

CityVille-Ads

Adknowledge新增合作伙伴——据EngageDigital报导,Adknowledge与社交游戏开发商Ludia和GSN达成合作。现在,The Price is Right和Wheel of Fortune的游戏玩家可以通过Super Rewards的广告服务赚取免费的虚拟货币。(本文为游戏邦/gamerboom.com编译,转载请注明来源:游戏邦)

Publishers Clearing House Acquires Funtank — Earlier this week, Publishers Clearing House announced the acquisition of Funtank LLC and its property, the casual and branded gaming site, Candystand.com. Funtank will operate as a subsidiary of Publishers Clearing House in New York, run by co-founders James Baker and Scott Tannen. The financial details weren’t disclosed.

DeNA Under Investigation — DeNA, owner of Japan’s mobile social network Mobage-Town, is apparently under investigation by the Japan Fair Trade Commission this week, says AsiaJin.com. Based on reports from Nikkei, the investigation involves unfair business practices, in which DeNA allegedly forced third-party game developers to stay off the network of its competitor, Gree.

Mig33 Goes to Android — The mobile social entertainment service Mig33 launched for Android this week, says Gadget. Now, owners of any Android mobile device will be able to access mig33′s games, chat features, virtual goods, and other social services.

Zynga Steps Up Its Mobile Game — MocoNews.net has highlighted some of what Zynga’s SVP of Mobile, David Ko, said at LeWeb in Paris this week. With the acquisition of Newtoy, the company is getting deeper into mobile games with Ko hinting at location-based titles and noting that Mafia Wars will be coming to Android later this month.

Vegas CityDigital Chocolate Titles Ported to iOS — Digital Chocolate is expanding its Millionaire City remakes of Hollywood City and Vegas City to the iPhone and iPad.

EA Expects Significant Digital Sales Revenue — According to GameSpot, Electronic Arts CFO Eric Brown has noted, at the UBS’s 38th Annual Media and Communications Conference, that the company is expecting the revenue from digital goods, this year, to be 20 percent; approximately $750 million.

CastleLandoCastle & Co Launches on Mixi — Ubisoft is taking its cutsie, virtual space game Castle & Co, which was already on Facebook, to Japan’s Mixi social network as “キャッスルらんど” or CastleLando.

SponsorPay Announces New Partnerships — European virtual currency monetization platform, SponsorPay has announced new partnerships with the online games publishers of Gamania and Mail.Ru, and the games distribution company Viximo.

CityVille AdsFarmVille Players Exhorted to Play CityVille — Zynga is pushing its new title hard, having added a “neighbor” called Sam to FarmVille that asks players to go try CityVille. Resident farmers can also see a rather sizable, and clickable, billboard promoting the new game. This follows other cross-promotion techniques that already led us to speculate that CityVille is in many ways a replacement for FarmVille.

Adknowledge Gains New Partners — Adknowledge has partnered with social game developers Ludia and GSN, according to EngageDigital. Users of the games The Price is Right and Wheel of Fortune will now be able to earn free virtual currency through the ad offers of Super Rewards. (source:Inside Social Games)


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