Electronic Arts borrows $550M in convertible loans to finance PopCap deal
Electronic Arts said today it has priced $550 million in convertible debt in a private placement. That means it is borrowing money in order to...
Activision launches limited beta test for Call of Duty Elite social network
Activision Blizzard has launched the beta test for its Call of Duty Elite social network. It’s time to armor up. The beta test began...
Summer funk continues, video game sales topple 10 percent
In June, video game sales fell once again as the U.S. retail game industry continues to suffer from a low rate of new game releases,...
In Q2, developers favored Apple’s iOS over Google’s Android
Developers are a critical battleground in the war of apps between Apple and Google. And Apple’s pulling ahead, according to Flurry’s latest stats. In the...
Nintendo announces Netflix movie streaming on 3DS
Nintendo announced today that owners of its 3DS portable gaming system will be able to watch Netflix streaming movies and TV shows. The app...
Applifier launches mobile game-discovery service
Applifier, which helps games get discovered on Facebook, has launched a new mobile discovery bar to make it easier for social games to spread...
Spil Games introduces social features for cross-platform mobile browser games
Spil Games said it has completed the first steps toward true cross-platform gaming on mobile browsers. The features are an important milestone in Spil’s...
iSwifter snags 500K users to play Facebook games on the iPad (updated)
iSwifter, the company that can stream Flash-based Facebook games so they can be played on the iPad, said that users have downloaded the iSwifter...
Badgeville raises $12M to lead the way in gamification
Gamification startup Badgeville has raised $12 million in a second round of funding to add game-like features to non-game applications. Kris Duggan, chief executive of...
Nolan Bushnell aims to disrupt schools with edutainment
Game entrepreneur Nolan Bushnell, the father of video games, said that he plans to disrupt education with a new startup aimed at getting kids...