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PixAPI Launches Social Games On International Networks

By On February 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Popular Russian social game Little Brownies has become one of the first games to launch on multiple international social networks using Pixonic‘s PixAPI platform, which became available in December 2010. Thanks to PixAPI, Bit.Games Studio’s Little Brownies is now available on Friendster, Hi5, Sonico, and StudiVZ. These networks reach over 500 million users throughout Asia, [...]

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Hi5 Announces SocioPay Monetization Platform

By On February 23, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Hi5 has announced a new monetization platform called SocioPay. The platform features a blend of ad and commerce monetization that hi5 says can boost a game’s revenue by 200% to 300% in initial tests. SocioPay is designed to track a user’s behavior and offer the optimal solution for every commerce opportunity with that customer. Users [...]

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In-Stat: Virtual Goods Revenue Up 245% Since 2007

By On November 12, 2010 · 1 Comment

Research firm In-Stat has issued a new report today, Virtual Goods In Social Networking And Online Gaming, which finds that revenue generated specifically by sales of virtual goods has increased 245% since 2007. The report found that virtual goods was a $2.1 billion market in 2007 but in 2010 is a market worth $7.3 billion. [...]

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Hip Venture To Develop Social Games

By On November 11, 2010 · 1 Comment

New York-based virtual world developer Hip Venture is going to shift its focus to social and mobile game development. Previously, Hip Venture was developing a Latino-culture themed virtual world called HipChicas.com for kids and tweens. Hip Venture plans to use the virtual world as part of its repositioning and will continue to focus on Latin [...]

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Virtual Goods Wrap-Up For The Week Of August 21, 2010

By Chris Sherman On August 21, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Welcome to the Virtual Goods News Wrap-Up for the week of August 21, 2010. The Wrap-Up is where VGN spotlights stories that we didn't get to cover individually, but still make for interesting reading about the virtual goods industry. Android's Flash 10.1 Moves Out Of Beta: Flash 10.1 is finally out of beta and available [...]

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