Improving Freemium Design – Madden 25 As a monetization consultant/designer I write about games I play. Historically, I’ve only written these articles on games from smaller studios because stereotypically they make more mistakes or are easier to...

I think Candy Crush Saga is more sophisticated than many people give it credit for.

GTA has made $1 billion in the first week. But from here on in, we have two console generations to support at the same time that mobile/casual/tablet and so on is taking off. Is GTA V the...

In the old days, publishers had reasonable control over the channel to market (or, as we used to call it, shops). Each week, a few games would be released. Gamestop, GAME and other retailers would stock them...

Derek Shanahan of SuperRewards has listed out “29 Best Feeds For Game Design, Monetization, and Free-To-Play Insights” on Gamasutra. GAMESbrief is top of the list! OK, so Derek says that the list is in no particular order,...

OUYA announced it would match-fund Kickstarted games that committed to OUYA exclusivity. Then some people thought some games gamed the system by getting friends and family to complete their funding, in order to trigger the OUYA funding....