Q&A: Amazon’s Appstore for Android is selling lots of games
Amazon wants to sell anything physical or digital. Almost four months ago, the company opened its Amazon Appstore for Android to provide some competition...
PayPal: 12M monthly users are paying for virtual goods (updated)
More than 12 million unique users pay for virtual goods each month, according to data released for the first time today by digital payments...
American Express teams up with Verizon Wireless on Serve digital payment accounts
Charging ahead into digital payments, American Express is announcing it has teamed up with Verizon Wireless to support the credit card company’s Serve digital...
Viewsonic and Nvidia push new generation of 3D monitors
Monitor maker ViewSonic and graphics company Nvidia are teaming up to provide a new generation of 3D monitors targeted at game and movie fans...
Why game developers hate the Facebook-Zynga marriage, and how Google+ can benefit
Facebook game developers were furious when they found out about the tight relationship between Facebook and Zynga. If Google properly channels that anger, it...
Game developers hoping to launch Google+ games within weeks
It’s no secret that Google is preparing an applications platform for its Google+ social network. Game developers say they’re looking forward to making games...
Rovio finds a partner to get Angry Birds to fly to China
Rovio, the maker of Angry Birds, has been puffing its feathery chest lately about moving into China as part of a quest to get...
GameStop aims to build PC game sales with new digital games
In a bid to expand PC hardcore game sales, top game retailer GameStop is launching a new digital PC game purchase method that gamers...
EA chief: Stereoscopic 3D gaming is a dud so far
TV and monitor makers would love to sell more 3D displays. But Electronic Arts isn’t going to help them. At EA’s annual meeting today,...
Sony loses money due to quake and PlayStation Network outage
Sony reported a $199 million loss in the first fiscal quarter ended June 30 because of problems including the Japan earthquake and the hacking...