2009 was the year in which Facebook trounced MySpace. Rupert Murdoch’s magical acquisition has been losing its lustre for a while. But, perhaps surprisingly, the main driver of Facebook’s success may have been games. Two reports just...

GamesIndustry.biz reports on a FADE report estimating XBLA sales in 2009. Here’s the top 10. XBLA Estimated Top Titles by Revenue, 2009 (Average Price) Battlefield 1943 (EA Dice) – $12.5 million ($15.00) Castle Crashers (The Behemoth) –...

Inside Social Games ran a big interview with Neil Young, CEO of ngMoco, last week. Two things leaped out at me. If we can’t make a game free to play, we’re going to kill it Young comes...

I don’t care about the SuperBowl. I struggle to care about soccer. I definitely have zero interest – none at all, not one iota – in American Football. Which causes a problem for Zynga. They’ve just sent...

Bolt Interactive has just announced some impressive numbers for Pocket God. The game has sold 2 million units since its launch in January 2009. That’s pretty impressive sales, even for a title that costs only $0.99. But...

I’m breaking a rule here. I don’t usually just rehash press releases without any analysis. But the Modern Warfare announcement that it has grossed an estimated $550 million in the first five days is pretty impressive. As...

UPDATE Michael let me know that Moshi Monsters reached breakeven in May 2009, five months after launching their subscription service in January 2009. The company has been increasingly profitable in every month since. He also added that...