Valve’s Gabe Newell offers update on Steam security breach
Back in November, we learned that Valve’s online game-distribution service, Steam, had suffered a security breach. A letter to Steam users from co-founder and...
Blizzard Opposes Valve’s Ownership of the “Dota” Name
The latest chapter in a sticky legal battle just reared its head again today. Blizzard has contested Valve's right to the name "Dota" for...
As social games boom, Spark Capital hires former Zynga exec as first venture partner
Zynga’s rise to a social gaming juggernaut traded on the public markets—which now boasts a market cap roughly equal to long-established companies like Electronic...
Double Fine Adventure shatters Kickstarter record with $1M raised in first 24 hours (updated)
Updated at 4:30pm PST for record $1 million amount. Earlier this week, crowd-funding site Kickstarter set a new record when the Elevation iPhone Dock...
Activision Blizzard earnings: Diablo III to debut in Q2, 2012
During Activision Blizzard’s earnings call to analysts today, the publisher revealed that the long-awaited action-role-playing game Diablo 3 will be coming out the second...
How Google plans to avoid Facebook’s “games ghetto” with Google+
“We’ve seen communities ruined by games,” said Google+ engineering director David Glazer to a room full of app developers. “How do we find that...
Angry Birds Facebook landing with new power-ups and exclusive levels on Valentine’s Day
Not content with dominating the mobile gaming market, Angry Birds is winging its way to Facebook on Valentine’s Day. Developer Rovio has today revealed...
Move over MotionScan; new lip synch tech aims to revolutionize motion capture (updated with video)
Last year, Australian company Depth Analysis took performance-driven animation to the next level with MotionScan—a technology that utilizes 32 high-definition cameras to capture an actor’s performance...
Your odds of staying married in Maplestory may be better than in real life
Marriage in online role-playing game Maplestory is serious business. Just ask some of the folks who found themselves marrying other players in the game,...
Bethesda reveals Skyrim dragon mounts, house-building, Kinect shouts, and more!
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOUCDIP9uV0] Update: Swapped in a better version of the video. Todd Howard, game director at Bethesda Game Studios, gave the opening keynote at the...