Björn Loesing is currently a producer for two Free-to-Play onlinegames at OnNet Europe. During his games-related career, he has been doing pretty much everything apart from actually designing a game which, even after more than ten years...

At the Gamification Shoreditch conference last month, Raf Keustermans said that Zynga had a duration of only two months. That means that the average user only stays playing any one of its games for two months before...

I have a very good memory for names and faces. Really, it’s good. In 2001, I was flying on a small plane from Dar Es Salaam to Zanzibar in Tanzania. Twelve seats. I sat down next to...

Radio 4 went along to a GameJam in London, and Ellie Gibson reported on the experience of making a game in 48 hours. A number of people were interviewed for the show, including me, Cliff Harris of...

Presumptuous of me I know, so good morning or good day to you too. Andrew J Smith here, he of Spilt Milk Studios ‘infamy’, bringing you part 5 of the ongoing diary for my current passion –...

That was the original title of my post that is currently live on TechCrunch. In it, I argue that, despite a NESTA event last week bemoaning the lack of investment in games companies, there has never been...

How a venture capitalist considers the competition for a potential investee company is critical to whether they ultimately decide to invest.