The DeanBeat: Tips from Ubisoft on making a happy game industry acquisition
It’s no secret that 2012 will be a year full of acquisitions in the game industry. Last year, investments grew 96 percent to $2...
Zynga’s Dyer invites developers to be publishing partners
Rob Dyer is having his coming out party today. He joined social gaming giant Zynga in October as head of partner publishing, and now...
Konami and others will make games for Zynga.com
Zynga announced today that three major game companies have joined its new platform for publishing games on Zynga.com and Facebook. The new third-party partners...
Core game sales drop like a rock in February
Video game sales fell 20 percent in February, with total industry sales falling to $1.06 billion from $1.33 billion a year ago, according to...
Gaikai signs up Warner Bros.’ Lord of the Rings Online game for instant demos
Gaikai is announcing today it has signed up another partner — Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment — for its game-streaming business where it embeds instantly...
Facebook’s tips for getting your mobile game noticed
Mobile games are so plentiful that discovering the right one has become a nightmare. But Facebook believes that it has a solution in layering...
Browser-based games get real 3D graphics with latest Unreal Engine and Flash technology
Epic Games did a demo today of Unreal Engine 3 running in the Adobe Flash environment. That means games with good 3D graphics will be able...
Heyzap launches mobile API to add high-level analytics
Heyzap is launching a new applications programming interface (API) for its development tools for its social mobile gaming network that will deliver a lot more data...
Game developers salivate over the new iPad’s specs
The new iPad’s high-end specifications are perfect for game developers and will up the ante when it comes to building better graphics into their...
EA lines up three Battlefield 3 expansions for 2012
Electronic Arts announced last night that it will launch three new expansions for Battlefield 3 as it tries to establish the game as a...