Heyzap has released a new feature that allows game developers to integrate a leaderboard into their games, making them more addictive, as users can now see how they fare amongst their friends and challenge their friends to beat their scores.
Want to dramatically increase gameplays overnight? Check out our API here to see how easy it is make [...]
Heyzap has expanded our accepted payments offerings through PayByCash and the Ultimate Game Card, which will increase your eCPM and allow teenagers to play your games.
Users can buy the Ultimate Game Card at the following retailers:
Users will now be able to purchase in-game virtual goods using:
Cash (through the mail)
eCheck/ Check by Fax/ Check by mail
JCB
Money Order/ [...]
In the past, game developers only had the choice of using the trendy Heyzap Default yellow widget for in-game achievements, payments, etc.
Because we know that not all games are alike, we’ve now added the option of setting the color of the widget as Blue, Purple, Pink, Green, and Dark Grey, in addition to, our Default [...]
Intro
Agony: the portal is a single player RPG/action game that recently integrated to the Heyzap Payments, Heyzap Viral and Heyzap Analytics. Since launch it has hit the front page of Kongregate, Newgrounds, ArmorGames, EbaumsWorld and many other great sites; receiving millions of game plays and making good money for the developers of the game. This [...]
* New API call for developers to arbitrarily give users points in-game, without having to go through achievements. Ex: experience, or small amounts of points. (We also limit this every day so a player can’t abuse it.)
* Developers can set goods to be buyable with just coins, just points, or both coins and points. Previously [...]
Heyzap is pleased to announce our November contest winners. In case you don’t remember, we’re giving away $4,000 to the best game developers that have implemented Heyzap Payments.
The 3 main prizes awarded to the developers who made the most money from in-game payments are:
1st Place ($2,000)- Agony: The Portal developed by One Extra Games.
2nd Place- ($1,000)- Red [...]
Heyzap’s Co-Founder, Jude Gomila, will be speaking on Tuesday December 8th at SUN Microsystems about business models and monetizing games via Virtual Goods at an event sponsored by VLAB and SVASE. For tickets, register here.
Checkout the description below:
Virtual Goods are quickly becoming a powerful new online monetization model, with users buying gifts, swords, clothes, and [...]
As Venturebeat and Techcrunch have covered, today we’ve launched:
Dual Currency – Reward users with points that they can use to redeem virtual goods.
Achievements - game players will now be able to play one another anywhere on the web and record their in-game achievements to their Heyzap profile.
Twitter and Facebook Connect - users can share their achievements, [...]