Spansion banks its future on memory chips for 3D mobile game devices
Memory chip maker Spansion may not be a sexy company, but the sexy devices that consumers lust after wouldn’t be possible without it. A...
Social entertainment world IMVU expands to Europe
Social entertainment firm IMVU is launching a big expansion in Europe today as it unveils new versions in seven languages. With IMVU, users create...
OnLive taps Equinix for data center services to put games in the cloud
Game service OnLive won a name for itself by making serious game-playing possible on any kind of computer via the cloud. It uses web-connected...
Why EA took over giant online game Star Wars: The Old Republic (video)
Game publisher Electronic Arts is scrambling to double down its bets on online games, now that its game console business valued at zero by...
Over-the-top game creator CliffyB praises the comedy of violence in Bulletstorm (video)
Violent video games have horrified some parents and politicians. But to Cliff “CliffyB” Bleszinski, they’re a platform for comedy. Bleszinski is the design director...
Hip Venture abandons virtual world to pivot into social games (exclusive)
There’s a stampede going on. Publishers of virtual worlds are moving on to better things, or they’re perishing. Usually, that means they’re pivoting into...
Social game company Summerlight comes out of stealth (exclusive)
Social game companies such as Zynga owe much of their success to Facebook. But they’ve learned the lesson in recent months that they should...
ARM promises mobile phone graphics that won’t stink
In the age of the iPhone, smartphones have beautiful touchscreens. But try to play a 3D game on these phones and the graphics suddenly...
MocoSpace says its new social game platform already has its first hit
MocoSpace recently launched an effort to create mobile games that run on web browsers. The Boston-based company is announcing today that its first social...
Turbulenz raises $5M for online game platform
UK game developer Turbulenz has raised $5 million for its platform for publishing and making money from online browser games. Scheduled for a 2011...