The 2012 rising stars of mobile app development

Mobile development is a fiercely competitive club. There are different platforms to consider, different business models to test, problems with gaining visibility and a slew of other challenges. There are also many paths into the business. Consider the bigger players such as Electronic Arts and Capcom, which have built on their success by designing games for other platforms. There are companies like Rovio Entertainment and PixOwl that have based much of their success around just one game (Angry Birds and Doodle Grub, respectively). And there's the rare, publicly traded mobile development company such as Glu Mobile or Zynga. Last year, FierceDeveloper issued its first list of rising stars in mobile development, and this year it's highlighting a new set of trailblazers. Which of these challengers is the one to watch? Special Report