Kim Kardashian probably won't make $85m from her mobile game this year

<center><img alt="Kim Kardashian probably won't make $85m from her mobile game this year" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/7/17/1405597000472/99ed7837-a83c-46cb-907b-fbb4fe4cb6ee-460x276.jpeg" width="650" /></center><p align="justify">Kim Kardashian's income in 2013 was $28m according to Forbes, which is a pretty startling statistic. But not as startling as claims this week that the reality TV star could earn $85m in 2014 from her official mobile game alone.<br /> <br /> Celebrity news website TMZ is the source for the latter number, claiming that Kardashian will get 45% of the net profits for Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, which was released for Android and iOS in late June.<br /> <br /> TMZ's sources on the terms Kardashian's business contracts are likely to be strong, but the $85m figure is still based on speculative maths, to say the least.<br /> <br /> "The game – Kim Kardashian: Hollywood – is set to gross a reported $200 million this year alone. We're told the actual expenses associated with the business are relatively low. A straight 45% cut of $200 million totals a whopping $90 million. Industry sources tell TMZ ... expenses would not exceed $10 million.<br /> <br /> So ... we're no mathematicians, but 45% of $190 million is $85.5 MILLION FREAKING DOLLARS."<br /> <br /> It's logical enough, but note the "reported $200 million this year alone" figure. This is drawn from a report by Bloomberg last week, and an estimate from a single analyst – Cowen & Co's Douglas Creutz – that the game's annual revenues may reach $200m.<br /> <br /> Not this year, then – annual revenues of $200m would suggest a little under $100m for the game in 2014 – so more like $40.5m for Kim, which is still a mightily-big number.<br /> <br /> The game is certainly proving popular and lucrative. At the time of writing, it's the fifth top-grossing iPhone app in the US, albeit 22nd in the same rankings for iPad.<br /> <br /> In the UK, it's third and 13th respectively on those charts. It's firmly inside the top 10 grossing Android apps too in both countries.<br /> <br /> The game's publisher, Glu Mobile, provided its shareholders with a trading update yesterday (16 July) announcing that not only had Kim Kardashian: Hollywood beaten its previous single-day revenue from a single game (Deer Hunter 2014), but that it had beaten that record in 16 of the last 18 days.<br /> <br /> (Glu hasn't given the actual figures involved, but as a guide, Deer Hunter 2014 averaged $304k a day in the last quarter of 2013, and $191k a day in the first quarter of 2014. Its single-day revenue record will be higher than the first of those figures, then.)<br /> <br /> <img alt="Kim Kardashian: Hollywood. Kim Kardashian: Hollywood." src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/7/17/1405600270575/4c027b6e-45da-45df-adbf-cf9a1cfe100b-460x345.jpeg" width="650"><br /> <br /> To make $200m in a year, Kim Kardashian: Hollywood would need average daily revenues of $548k. That's certainly not a ridiculous goal: one of the top mobile games publishers, Supercell, averaged $2.44m a day in 2013 when it only had two games available.<br /> <br /> So yes, Kim Kardashian is making a lot of money from her official mobile game, but no, she's extremely unlikely to trouser $85m from it this year: based on its release date of 25 June, it would have to average just over $1m a day for the rest of the year to make that magic $200m.<br /> <br /> But the fact remains that all this speculation is based on a single big number said in an interview by a single analyst at a time when Kim Kardashian: Hollywood had only been out for 15 days.<br /> <br /> Games can have long runs in the upper reaches of the app store top grossing charts: Clash of Clans has been out for 314 days, Candy Crush Saga for 609 days, Minecraft for 971 days, and Zynga Poker for 1,313 days, for example, and they're all still making lots of money.<br /> <br /> But games can fall away too: if Glu doesn't update Kim's game often enough, or if it releases an update that annoys many of its players, or if something comes along that they're more interested in...<br /> <br /> Suffice to say, whatever happens with the game, Kim will end 2015 being really, really rich. It's just that it's far too early to tell how many MILLION FREAKING DOLLARS her mobile game will contribute to that fortune.

Kim Kardashian probably won't make $85m from her mobile game this year

Kim Kardashian's income in 2013 was $28m according to Forbes, which is a pretty startling statistic. But not as startling as claims this...

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Creators Farmville Finally Go Public

<p align="justify">Online game developer Zynga, which is famous for the popular Facebook game "Farmville", finally decided to go public. Zynga hoping to reap up to $ 1 billion cash infusion from the IPO (initial public offering) this.<br /> <br /> Zynga's presence in the market share expected to equal the record IPO of LinkedIn social network that reaches USD9 billion when it went public last January. Given the position and solid financial condition Zynga, the developer of this game can be predicted even valued at up to USD20 billion, even more.<br /> <br /> "IPO Zynga will be no different with Google (2004)," said John Fitzgibbon founder of IPO Scoop, Jr., as reported by Yahoo News, Sunday (07/03/2011).<br /> <br /> <img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHZ78H2WbkMcHVt56IoIXrOahaN0hOjHeli_nT369yjO7glL-Qc0Cc2vTlVJ07rIdWZey1hZf8DvRRZLhLoSWUfIgT-vkt4fP5a5iDbikHvrk7yJBz3o9gWNauMFB_5JEG6oG-4DZszuT1/s1600/Creators+Farmville+Finally+Go+Public.jpg" width="620" /><br /> <br /> Yes, given the popularity of Poker, with an average of 230 million Internet users play games of their creations as "Farmville", "CityVille" or "Texas Holdem Poker", do not be surprised if the company was able to attract many takers.<br /> <br /> Currently, Zynga penghasilaan obtain most of their exchange of money to buy virtual goods in their game. In addition, their income is also derived from advertising and partnerships with various companies, one of which is Netflix.<br /> <br /> Zynga was founded in 2007 by CEO Mark Pincus. Now, Zynga has approximately 2300 employees, mostly based in San Francisco.

Creators Farmville Finally Go Public

Online game developer Zynga, which is famous for the popular Facebook game "Farmville", finally decided to go public. Zynga hoping...

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Unearthed, Game Inspired History of the Middle East

<p align="justify">There is a new game based upon the true story of an adventurous Muslim, Ibn Battuta.<br /> <br /> Game 'Unearthed: Trail of Ibn Battuta' this is a multiplayer online game developed by semaphores, the developer of Saudi Arabian origin. Unearthed will be launched on various social networking sites, and the first is on Facebook and MySpace.<br /> <br /> This game revolves around adventure air-setting modern-day Middle East. The story begins with a treasure hunter Arabic, Faris Jawad, and his sister,<br /> <br /> <img alt="Unearthed" src="http://static.inilah.com/data/berita/foto/1647362.jpg" width="620" /><br /> <br /> Dania is also an archaeologist, received an invitation to go to Morocco, Syria, and Egypt. From there they began their adventure through the Middle East region following the Muslim explorer, Ibn Battuta (1304-1369).<br /> <br /> The journey is not smooth because Faris had to deal with the military and weapons smugglers and antiques with a mission similar to Faris.<br /> <br /> "We are very excited to introduce multiplatform video game first in the world comes from the Arabic Saud. We are determined to deliver a message of justice of the amazing story of Ibn Battuta," said Emad Fahad Aldoghaither, President Semanoor International umbrella semaphores developers.<br /> <br /> "We've got lots of great stories derived from actual history in the Middle East ...," said Ahmad Jadallah, director of developer semaphores, as well as writer and director of this game.<br /> <br /> Unearthed is available in Arabic and English. Unearthed target semaphore is present in the platform Sony PlayStation 3, PC, Mac OSX, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and Android devices. This game plan will be coming soon this season, but there has been no clear statement about the date.

Unearthed, Game Inspired History of the Middle East

There is a new game based upon the true story of an adventurous Muslim, Ibn Battuta. Game 'Unearthed: Trail of Ibn Battuta' this i...

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Online Gaming's Biggest Targets of Phishing

<p align="justify">That being so the trend target of cyber criminal’s phishing attack is an online game.<br /> <br /> Kaspersky Lab released a report that spam activity occurred in May 2011. Compared with last month, by e-mail spam rose 2.1%, so that the average total of 82.9%.<br /> <br /> Kaspersky also reported that malware's number of posts increases, while decreasing the amount of the spread of phishing messages.<br /> <br /> <img alt="Online Gaming's Biggest Targets of Phishing" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgksMiH3eMlPw3cNVLWg_hv5ya3ehCjkL_9fqA8Ie2dmcxcvP4t61e5xIY_iJfJV7hb_fj0bkTwRhOy2Qvqe0CafvAYyuQqEtMbPMOAJTb9wvF3IKAPXFJDNJY92JaXLOUzSsUncYu53e/s1600/online-games.gif" width="620" /><br /> <br /> Despite the decline in aggregate, but there are a number of specific target attacks have increased, the online gaming sites. A total of 4.67% of phishing emails directed to the online game, which is usually deployed in order to steal passwords.<br /> <br /> The gameplay is attacked, among others, RuneScape. RuneScape attractive to cyber criminals, and even more under attack than the popular social networking site Facebook.<br /> <br /> In addition to online gaming, which is also exciting to be a target of the attack is an online payment site, PayPal. At PayPal, the number of phishing e-mails increased slightly, but 23.28% higher than April 2011.

Online Gaming's Biggest Targets of Phishing

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Chronicles of Merlin, the Latest Online Games from Koramgame

<p align="justify"><img alt="Chronicles of Merlin" src="http://ligagame.com/images/picture/2011/chronicles-of-merlin-1.jpg" style="margin-left:10px;margin-bottom:10px;float:right;padding;5px 5px 5px 5px;" width="150" />Chronicles of Merlin is a browser MMO game that combines RTS with RPG, and take the setting time of European fantasy legend. Merlin is the patron god you guys in the world of adventure in Westmore. In the play, gamers can recruit Robin Hood, Dracula, Genghis Khan, to join the army.<br /> <br /> <b>features</b>:<br /> <br /> - <b>Battle formation</b><br /> A keen understanding of how to choose the formation and position of your Hero will be one of the most powerful weapon on your adventure through Westmore. there will be plenty of options strategies to maximize the ability of troops. In addition to traditional Infantry, Archer and Cavalry troops you will also have the Wizards, Mages, and Siege Ballista.<br /> <br /> - <b>Hero</b><br /> Hero is the factor most affecting the movement of troops. You can get the Hero with a strong beat him first, so Hero can be subject to and become part of the army.<br /> <br /> <img alt="Chronicles of Merlin" src="http://ligagame.com/images/picture/2011/chronicles-of-merlin-3.jpg" width="620" /><br /> <br /> - <b>Merchenary & Alliance</b><br /> The Chronicles of Melin power Individuals who are non-guaranteed to win pertempran, alliances are more powerful role in determining the final outcome.<br /> <br /> - <b>Turf war</b><br /> Every inch of land in Westmore bought with sweat and blood of thousands of soldiers. Abundant resources can lead to battles with other parties. To that end up get ready your biggest strength, because only the strong survive in Westmore.<br /> <br /> <img alt="Chronicles of Merlin" src="http://ligagame.com/images/picture/2011/chronicles-of-merlin-4.jpg" width="620" />

Chronicles of Merlin, the Latest Online Games from Koramgame

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Metallica Launch Monopoly Game

<p align="justify">Los Angeles - Metallica has increased the number of products on their official store launch Metallica's monopoly game called Monopoly.<br /> <br /> Metallica joined The Beatles, KISS, Elvis etc to launch a game that began circulating this week and available at their official shop.<br /> <br /> Metallica does not give more details about this game.<br /> <br /> Recently, Metallica also named the most influential rock group in the last 30 years by the readers of the British rock magazine Kerrang!<br /> <br /> Similarly, as reported by the Ultra-rock.<br /> <br /> <img alt="Metallica Launch Monopoly Game" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijfIg2H3XWdcuBh-raiWJMb0UJbQ1Dmsv9Vlrpd0Gwd6dXo_gqi_df-JFodqkwvmVxaoAI8bfYmoOO3Ig1QcFpXRtdXNs6e5ZKO5T0DwGTINJcJjx_828zC-aNMZLyWzsk3Enh0bxIzuJh/s1600/metallica-monopoly-game.jpg" width="620" />

Metallica Launch Monopoly Game

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The Sims go to facebook with the name of The Sims Social

<p align="justify"><img alt="The Sims Social" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPayYbxqvbYyEv_tdS1-PrlaTJlP7_xmUYlqZacB0HJ5x5zzkF1IX5P1_vLEM7QbBXFkYmOX0phaLDuTrGO7Z8CgBh3ztDKyeH9x-ZBp2QFGcNMNSXP_W00VB1yeVHJmjpqWjkWAtwMPK/s1600/the-sims-social.jpg" style="margin-left:10px;margin-bottom:10px;float:right;padding;5px 5px 5px 5px;" width="150" />If you are a gamer, definitely know the game 'The Sims'. Reportedly, the game made ​​by Electronic Arts (EA) will be migrated to the social gaming to facebook with the new title, The Sims Social. This news was first presented at the E3 event that occurred in Los Angeles, USA.<br /> <br /> The Sims has sold over 140 million copies worldwide and have many fans. It seems that when The Sims Social already running on Facebook, Zynga rightly alarmed.

The Sims go to facebook with the name of The Sims Social

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Keyboard Game Inspired by Star Wars hero

<p align="justify"><img alt="razer 285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZVTNjGFCKAEYxHRKo0S0cc5ocY7bT4B7KdFhbUCnwdy82HpfjqxVIy70GRx0letw_G7boD3zeZfHCQvziHjx3xQ9E3bDKYAsUpFfMrn2hD0QS2IAhm5a2vtZYLMSVSVPdGAEn_6YeJK9w/s1600/razer-285.jpg" style="margin-left:10px;margin-bottom:10px;float:right;padding;5px 5px 5px 5px;" width="150">Inspired by heroes in the game Star Wars: The Old Republic, presents a pair of Razer keyboard and mouse to the enthusiast game. Like what?<br /> <br /> Razer name is already familiar in the industrial computing devices such as keyboards, mouse, until the audio device. Well, now manufacturers from the United States is releasing a new product titled Star Wars hero.<br /> <br /> The first is a keyboard that is equipped with a 10-inch touchscreen LCD with 16 million colors. Items priced $ 200 this also looks interesting thanks to the yellow colored backlight that illuminates the entire button.<br /> <br /> <img alt="razer 285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3slhxr-wOkI8CSu5-G2ihi_4vyH6WtD2oRWnyhf5W0sYbT1R_K_IfkkVvgIgYu0zesCxKATeN4eYZIBBgDj9h6tVX7V3DJCC3IDvhvyUAckKYN60Yx_TI5pkFvVsFIvTkuD916L0hJwK1/s1600/mousey-620x426.jpg" style="margin-left:10px;margin-bottom:10px;float:right;padding;5px 5px 5px 5px;" width="150">Meanwhile, the second product in the form of a mouse that also carry the theme of Star Wars. This product has 12 customizable function buttons, while the promised ability to rapidly respond to every movement.<br /> <br /> Quoted from crunchgear, Wednesday (08/06/2011), two products that supposedly reflects the two main characters in the game The Old Republic, Jedi and Sith.

Keyboard Game Inspired by Star Wars hero

Inspired by heroes in the game Star Wars: The Old Republic, presents a pair of Razer keyboard and mouse to the enthusiast game. Like what? ...

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Kinect Will Take control of YouTube, TV and More

<p align="justify">Microsoft wants to make Kinect as the 'heart of hearts' Xbox 360 game console and user experience. Not just for games, Kinect planned as a control instrument YouTube, television and others.<br /> <br /> It was raised by Microsoft in a press conference before the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), as quoted on Reuters on Tuesday (07/06/2011).<br /> <br /> Some of the things that the plan will be controlled via Kinect, according to Microsoft, including: broadcast TV, YouTube, Hulu Plus, Netflix and Internet searches.<br /> <br /> <img alt="Kinect Will Take control of YouTube, TV and More" src="http://images.detik.com/content/2011/06/07/654/kinect285.jpg" style="margin-left:10px;margin-bottom:10px;float:right;padding;5px 5px 5px 5px;" width="300">But hardcore gamers need not worry. Microsoft is also ready to bring control Kinect as a complement to their favorite games. Some of that was announced is the game Ghost Recon Future Soldier and Mass Effect 3.<br /> <br /> Kinect reported so far have been sold to 10 million units. This is one of the best-selling products to consumers from Microsoft.<br /> <br /> Kinect is an additional tool for the Xbox 360 console. Motion sensors, cameras and microphones allow control of the game through motion and sound.<br /> <br /> So far, Microsoft has announced, Kinect control applications in broadcast television, YouTube, Netflix and others will be done through voice search.

Kinect Will Take control of YouTube, TV and More

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Angry Birds Will Appear Soon on TV

<p align="justify">Angry Birds are rampant. Next, the game 'bird rampage' of Finland will be present at the television set.<br /> <br /> This was done through cooperation between the Rovio, maker Angry Birds, with the Roku. The name of the latter is the maker of the device set-top box for television.<br /> <br /> As quoted from Engadget, Thursday (02/06/2011), Roku plans to bring several new devices for Internet access via television. One new feature that will be present is the ability to play casual games.<br /> <br /> Popularity Angry Birds make Roku took Rovio to bring these games on the television screen. Of course, Roku hope this step will invite others to join games support their platform.<br /> <br /> <img alt="Angry Birds" src="http://images.detik.com/content/2011/06/02/654/angry285lbox.jpg" style="margin-left:10px;margin-bottom:10px;float:right;padding;5px 5px 5px 5px;" width="300">In United States, Roku is known as a provider of device that can be used to access the online video rental service Netflix.<br /> <br /> "Just like when we were the first to bring Netflix on TV, we want to be the catalyst that changed the way people play casual games - from the Angry Birds - the biggest screen they have at home," said Anthony Wood, Roku CEO .<br /> <br /> On the other hand, Roku had to compete with consoles like Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii are already present a variety of casual games to be played on TV.

Angry Birds Will Appear Soon on TV

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