World’s largest Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament heading to Germany this summer
Pro players will battle for a prize fund of $250,000 in Cologne's Lanxess Arena.
Silicon Valley insiders’ favorite board game ‘Settlers of Catan’ to be turned into a movie
Hold on to your sheep and wood -- the German board game that has become an obsession among Silicon Valley insiders is going to be turned into a movie.
A card game called Exploding Kittens just made Kickstarter history
A card game about exploding kittens has officially become one of the most successful crowdsourced projects in Internet history with over 200,000 fans and just over $8 million pledged.
Puzzle game Line: Disney Tsum Tsum hits 40 million worldwide downloads
Line Corporation’s messaging and free call app doubles as a social gaming platform, with several free in-client titles available to users. The latest from the company is a puzzler based on Disney’s character toys, called Line: Disney Tsum Tsum.
Five bugs and jokes in The Sims that went on to become features — and two that did not
The Sims team runs down the list of programming accidents that made it into the finished game -- and a couple of pretty funny goofs that didn't.
How one mobile developer says it has an ‘ethical monetization’ plan for its kids game
Animal Jam, the biggest kids social network game in North America, is making the move from web to mobile this April.
Sega Networks acquires Marvel Puzzle Quest’s Demiurge Studios, invests in 2 Western developers
Sega Networks announces the acquisition of independent developer Demiurge Studios today. The company did not disclose the cost of the acquisition, but says that he Cambridge, Mass.-based game maker underscores its commitment to investing in the West.
A game’s length is one of its least important measures
An engaging and rewarding game is much better than any long one.
Taking your social game to mobile is easy — taking your players with you is tougher
Social gaming is all about the chat, the relationships, and the occasional infidelity. So how does that hold up on mobile?
Following The Sims and Second Life, Rod Humble’s third act takes on religion … in a strategy game
Humble thought he'd about done it all when it came to games, but playtesters of his newest religious strategy title took even him by surprise.