Zynga has just launched a game Dream Heights which is a direct clone of Tiny Tower from independent developers Nimblebit. Now it turns out that Nimblebit turned down an acquisition offer from Zynga. For me, that puts the...

Current iOS darling Temple Run started life as a paid app. It cost 99c and contained in-app-purchases. According to an interview with Gamasutra, the app reached the top 50 in the paid app charts in August 2011, and...

Tiny Tower was one of my favourite games of 2011. Zynga must have noticed its success because they have just launched an exact clone. Check out the open letter from Nimblebit below.

I make it a rule that I never believe someone has made a stupid decision. I have always just not understood their reasons yet.

At a client last week, I was asked what virtual goods are most popular with customers. I remembered that wooga CEO Jens Begemann had given the answer for one of their most popular games and via Twitter,...

At the Cloud Gaming Conference Europe this week, a number of speakers recommended books that members of the audience should read. Alfred of Take Two suggested to me that I should make a list on Amazon of...

After six months of pretty continuous playing, I am pleased to say that I’ve finished Tiny Tower.