Atari’s latest legal actions “appear to be putting the squeeze on hundreds of apps”
A project update for iOS game Vector Tanks 3 on crowd-sourcing platform Kickstarter revealed that Atari has started threatening legal action against indie game...
Updated: Nintendo, Sony and EA quietly drop SOPA support
[Update: EA says this story is incorrect, as it never specifically voiced its support for the Senate version of SOPA, and so hasn’t withdrawn...
Remembering… Golden Sun
Remembering… Golden Sun Although it's an established destination for Japanese role-playing games, the Game Boy Advance's opening months were particularly empty when it came...
Ocean Marketing holds N-Control’s digital accounts hostage, relents after more drama
You’d think that Ocean Marketing’s Paul Christoforo would try to avoid the limelight after one of the worst PR moves ever this week, but...
Gaming In Public: Fun Infused Games on January 28th in Alexandria, VA
Hey guys and gals, some buddies and I are setting up an event on January 28th in Alexandria, VA at which there will be...
VBWeekly: A dramatic re-enactment of Ocean Marketing’s PR flop
http://youtu.be/8r7mgAsjVZQ In this week’s video, VentureBeat does a dramatic reading of one of the most entertainingly stupid email chains ever to see the light...
Viacom may owe $383 million to Harmonix shareholders
Viacom Inc. may owe $383 million to former shareholders of Cambridge-based developer Harmonix Music Systems, best-known for the Rock Band series. There are apparently...
Icon Games: Ongoing PS Vita development “difficult” and “a little scary”
What’s it like developing a video game for the PlayStation Vita, Sony’s new handheld device? London-based independent game development and digital publishing studio Icon Games...
Blizzard makes $26M on World of Warcraft security authenticators [update]
Update: As pointed out below in the reader comments, these estimates are likely off by a sizable amount as they do not take into account...
Ocean Marketing fiasco addressed in official press release
Ocean Marketing, a one-man PR firm led by Paul Christoforo, underwent instantaneous destruction this week, as we reported yesterday. It’s hard to judge precisely when...