Looking Ahead
Flashback Friday: Neil Young on how ngmoco and Freeverse will dominate the iPhone free2play market
40 titles planned for release over the next 12 months
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ngmoco
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www.ngmoco.com
About Ngmoco is committed to developing the very best games and entertainment experiences for the iPhone.
The company was founded in 2008, by Neil Young, Bob Stevenson, Alan Yu, & Joe Keene.
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No role left
F2P 2012: Free-to-play business model not exploitative when 95% of gamers don't pay, says ngmoco's Ben Cousins
#f2psummit The facts don't lie
Tablets to 'reinvent' gaming in the living room, says ngmoco's Neil Young
'Awesome' iPad leading the charge
GDC 2012: The performance and convenience of mobile gaming is killing the console business says ngmoco's Ben Cousins
#gdc Developers need to jump platform now
Ngmoco hit by redundancies as social giant DeNA restructures operations in the west
Studio reportedly misses first earnout
Ngmoco beefs up Stockholm studio hiring three from DICE
GM Ben Cousins goes back to source
Former Mattel man Michael Staskin appointed as ngmoco CMO
DeNA studio expands executive team
Ngmoco acquires social sports studio Lionside, sets to work on games for Mobage
Studio confirms buyout
ngmoco appoints TV exec Joanna Drake Earl as COO to drive Mobage launch
Staffing up
Ngmoco signs up AT&T to make Mobage gaming app available for its Android phones
Via Android Market later in 2011
Former EA Easy head Ben Cousins joins ngmoco for Mobage push
Sets up new Stockholm based studio
Ngmoco opens developer access to sandbox environment for the Mobage social gaming platform
Commercial launch only weeks away
Ngmoco buys longterm development partner Rough Cookie
Gains European base
Ngmoco says Mobage for smartphones will launch this summer, and there will also be new iOS and Android games
It's Suntory time
Ngmoco says Mobage for smartphones goes hand-in-hand with new iOS and Android games
Details lost in translation
Ngmoco's Neil Young on why Android is the platform for its drive to be mobile gaming's Facebook
iOS is closed
GDC 2011: Data, revenue, reach and learning from failure: ngmoco's live game playbook
#gdc11 Making the most out of your audience
Global View
Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2011
The movers & shakers of the past 12 months
Ngmoco to shutter Miraphonic's freemium Epic Wars series
Servers to be turned off on January 16
Samsung signs up to embed DeNA's Mobage social platform in millions of Android phones
Spreading the social magic
Stats drop: Plus+ has 13.5 million active users, and hosts 60 million ngmoco gameplay minutes per day
And how ngmoco was valued
DeNA and ngmoco to reveal the social platform to drive their 100 million MAU vision
What happens when Mobage and Plus+ get supercharged
Ngmoco releases first non-iOS game bringing Pocket God to Android and Windows Phone 7
Pygmies to die on other shores and stores
OneBigGame signs up Matsuura's WINtA for ngmoco's Plus+
Royalties to go to children's charities
Ngmoco preparing to release Mobage social gaming network in the west for iOS and Android
Will the magic translate?
How $13.4 million of losses at ngmoco makes its $403 million DeNA buyout seem a very good deal
Devil in the detail
Opinion: The fall and rise of ngmoco
How the darling of iPhone gaming found its way
DeNA swoops for ngmoco in $403 million deal
Japanese giant looks to ride the social gaming wave
TechCrunch rumourmills $400 million ngmoco acquisition by DeNA
Blowing pretty bubbles?
We Rule to hit Android as ngmoco's first foray on platform is confirmed
Kingdom hits 5.2 billion buildings on iPhone
Ngmoco's Android bound, bringing Plus+ along too
Google's investment in developer pays off
Google Ventures invests estimated $5 million in ngmoco
Android acceleration expected
Ngmoco offers gamers a notional $3.50 to play We Rule
Three million kingdoms created. More wanted
WWDC 2010: Hosting 30 million minutes of daily activity, no one else is operating at our scale says ngmoco's Neil Young
We Rule
Ngmoco buys again; snaps up Touch Pets developer Stumpdown
An addition to the family
Ngmoco's Young on repositioning Plus+ as the standard tech for free2play iPhone games
Built on the backbone of experience
Ngmoco's Young on why iPhone social gaming won't be dominated by Zygna and Playfish
Higher quality games are a barrier to entry
GDC 2010: ngmoco's Neil Young on We Rule's early Canadian success
IAP usage is phenomenal
Ngmoco's Neil Young on further acquisitions, Android and the freemium misconception
Building an EA for the mobile internet
Ngmoco's Neil Young on Freeverse, company culture and active user curves
Distinctive studios make good games
Industry positive over ngmoco Freeverse deal
But some uncertainty about the rise of freemium
Ngmoco raises $25 million, buys Freeverse
Well funded startup gets old skool Mac publisher
Ngmoco's Downie: We're excited about multiplayer FPSs on iPad
Has a slate of unannounced games that will support it too
Celebrate The Best
The Top 50 iPhone Developers of 2009
We salute the teams and individuals who made 2009 such a brilliant year for iPhone gaming
That was the year that was: Clive Downie, ngmoco
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