A leader on Facebook, Germany’s Wooga makes its move into mobile games
Wooga (pronounced “voo-ga”) came out of nowhere as a major force in social games. Now we’ll see if the company can reproduce some of that magic in mobile games. This crossover strategy is the same...
View ArticleLet’s get visual: Wikipedia enables HTML 5 video for all of its entries
The wait is over. Wikipedia now widely supports HTML 5 video content on its millions of entries with the launch of its TimeMediaHandler, soon with support for mobile. Wikimedia has been working on...
View ArticleRuneScape developer plans Brazilian, mobile expansion after big 2012
Developer Jagex’s free-to-play RuneScape massively multiplayer online game is 12 years old, but its age didn’t stop it from leading the studio to its most successful year ever in 2012. The company...
View ArticleHTML5: From Facebook disaster to a potential rival mobile-gaming platform for...
Michael O'Donnell/VentureBeatLudei vice president of engineering Iker Jarmardo Zugaza (right) and Markus Krüger were part of the frequently passionate discussion about HTML 5 and mobile games today at...
View ArticleThanks to Apple, WebGL goes truly cross platform
GUEST: Gaming execs: Join 180 select leaders from King, Glu, Rovio, Unity, Facebook, and more at GamesBeat Summit. This is an invite-only event so apply now!At this year’s Apple Developer Conference,...
View ArticleTwitch ditching Flash for HTML 5 next year
Flash suffers another blow. Emmet Shear, chief executive officer of Twitch, announced that the game-livestreaming site will switch over fully from Flash to HTML 5 in the second quarter of 2016. With...
View ArticleDemo: Sell personalized merchandise with MashON
If you’re enjoying your 15 minutes of fame, maybe it’s time to cash in with some merchandising. MashON lets you create your own customizable, branded products and sell them on your web site. Today at...
View ArticleSencha launches HTML 5 cloud service, receives $15M
Sencha, provider of HTML 5 tools for web and mobile developers, received $15 million in a second round of funding led by Jafco Ventures. HTML 5 applications can make beautiful, interactive experiences...
View ArticleWhy Google native client will make game developers and consumers happy (video)
Above: Eric Kay, engineering manager at Google Google announced on Thursday that its “native client” technology is ready, and it will allow game developers to get heavy-duty games to run in web...
View ArticleWhy the web will be a global gaming platform
GUEST: Ron Piovesan is the global lead for content acquisition for Mozilla. One meme that will happily be put to rest is if HTML5 can handle gaming. The answer is a resounding “Yes”! Whether on desktop...
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