Since the 1980’s gaming has been seen as a male dominated arena full of testosterone, body odour and acne cream. All this has changed with the arrival of social gaming. Who would ever have foreseen the day that you have to wrestle your parents away from your laptop, or tick them off for spending too much time …
With every charity or game developer we have worked with the feedback has been immense. So we decided rather than keeping it all to ourselves we’d share some with you.. “SOS Children is working in East Africa with people whose lives are falling apart because of drought and conflict. We are delighted to see players of …
You may have heard the buzz about GiverBoard, about how we really are revolutionising fundraising through games. You may have heard it being described as an incredible platform but do you know exactly how it works? This is a crash course guide to the GiverBoard platform and what it can offer charities. A word of …
At PlayMob we pride ourselves in keeping on top of the latest developments in the gaming world. One trend that’s been a hot topic in our offices is whether voice controlled games will become the next big thing for the gaming industry. Apple, with their Siri featured iPhone 4S, has shown the mass consumer market …
In 2011 the Tech Hub Magazine wrote that we were revolutionising giving through ethical games. Mobile Entertainment described us as a pioneer of in-game donations. Tech Crunchdescribed our charity-based business model as incredible. Following this overwhelming coverage last year, we felt the next step was to hold our own event to publically share the GiverBoard …
We all know and love snow leopards and jaguars. Mac users in particular may have a special affinity for snow leopards but do we all know and appreciate the extent to which these magnificent cats need our protection? The Fauna & Flora charity dedicate their time, expertise and money raised towards helping conserve endangered species …
There is absolutely no denying that Apple changed the way we all play games on our mobiles. First came the amazing iOS software, then followed the ground breaking App Store, and finally the awesome Game Centre. If you’re not yet convinced here are some awesome App Store statistics that will blow your mind! The top …
Independent game developer Talkie has made the audacious but greatly respected pledge to plant twenty-five-thousand trees as a result of their game, titled Ecotopia. What’s more, they’ve succeeded! Through player purchases Ecotopia has been able to pledge for 25000 trees to be planted. This, could remove approximately 100 tonnes of CO2 in the atmosphere. If …
News has been released that Zynga, the game developer behind games like Farmville and Mafia Wars will be going to Initial Public Offering (IPO) within a few weeks in December 2011. According to sources Zynga plans to release 10% of their left over stock to the public, priced between $8 to $10. This alone would …
Players of the MMORPG Parallel Kingdom have the ability to give homeless families a thanks-giving dinner as part of PlayMob and PerBlue‘s Give Thanks campaign powered by our very own GiverBoard. The charity benefiting from this social good initiative will be HELP USA who provide housing and supportive services for homeless people in America. Players of the popular massively multi-player …