How to engage 200M users: The secrets of MMO storytelling success (exclusive)
Is storytelling irrelevant to MMOs, or does it just need improvement? RuneScape mods Dave and Mark share the secrets of engaging millions in a story.
With subscribers below 1M, Star Wars: The Old Republic will go free-to-play this fall
BioWare's massively multiplayer blockbuster Star Wars: The Old Republic adds free-to-play and microtransactions this fall. This cantina is about to get a lot more crowded....
26,000 developers sign up for PC motion-controlling gadget Leap
Leap Motion released statistics today demonstrating high interest in its motion-controlling PC peripheral.
Learn how top grossing apps are using social to improve their apps performance
This sponsored post is produced by W3i. Most of the top grossing apps design social features into their apps as part of their core...
Social gaming startups pour on some speed
It looks like attention to mobile devices is becoming increasingly apparent across the Keynote Startup Shootout. That’s no surprise: social mobile gaming is growing, and with it, the need for speed.
Supercross champion Jeremy McGrath pledges profits from new game to bone marrow foundation
The act of charity comes after McGrath's wife found a marrow donor to help treat her recent Leukemia diagnosis.
First Zynga insider trading lawsuit filed
Soon after Zynga’s crash-and-burn quarter reduced its stock to the $3 level, five legal firms have announced investigations into allegations of insider trading. The problem?...
MAGFest: A long weekend of games, music, and heavy drinking (interview)
Nick "the newibe" Marinelli talks MAGFest: a long weekend of playing the Atari 2600 all the way through the PlayStation 3, listening to bands like Minibosses and Earthbound Papas, cosplaying, attempting game challenges, watching discussion panels featuring Sid Meier and Chris Hazard, and drinking with abandon.
A salute to Wario Land
Every series has a starting point where it tries to find its own way out of the norm and make a difference in the...
Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition crosses swords, sorcery, and platforms with cooperative multiplayer
The reboot of the venerable role-playing/Dungeons and Dragons masterpiece Baldur's Gate harnesses cross-platform play for its cooperative multiplayer when it releases this September for the PC, Mac, iPad, and Android systems.