Where are social games going in the next few years? The panelists and speakers at the Social Games Summit were keen to speculate and debate. Here are some short, simple ideas.

The writings are on the wall. Zynga has won Facebook. Facebook is over. And Facebook is very afraid. At the Social Games Summit, it was generally agreed that virality never comes for free anymore, and the rising...

The Social Games Summit last month was packed full of juicy stats. Take a look at some of the most interesting and useful figures below.

Nicholas’ speaking schedule is getting ever more busy. If you missed Nicholas’ talk on Gamification, Transmedia, and Advergaming at the Games For Brands conference, then do not despair! The presentation is embedded below, and for more detail...

Social Cast’s mobile affairs infographic confirms that the best way to make money from mobile games is through IAP.  Since September 2009, revenue from IAP has soared, while revenue from advertising has remained almost static. With an average IAP...

Wondering how much money you could make by introducing in-app purchases to your games? GAMESbrief has the figures you need to read on IAP revenues and players’ purchasing behaviours: Last November, in-app purchases represented 30% of all iOS...

Keeping up to date with key events in the games industry just got much easier. GAMESbrief now has an events calendar, with all the details you need about selected conferences, symposia and other games industry gatherings. We’ll...