In-app purchases really work for games on Android tablets (the proof is in the video)
Google’s game economy on Android devices has been handicapped for a while, compared to the iPhone’s game business. But Google may catch up quickly,...
Disney Mobile throws its weight behind Android tablets (video)
By fixing problems with earlier versions of Android, Google has a chance to win over loyal iPhone developers to its mobile operating system, which...
Flash game developers flock to Android (survey)
Flash game developers, who are like the plankton in the food chain of the video game industry, are more and more interested in developing...
With $1.3B in revenues, is DeNA the biggest game company you never heard of?
Japan’s DeNA doesn’t always get a lot of attention in the social and mobile game markets. But the company’s revenues and profits are starting...
OnLive launches its PlayPack library of games for $9.99 a month
Online gaming service firm OnLive launched its all-you-can eat $9.99-a-month subscription plan for gamers to access a library of video games. The move, which...
EA loses more even as digital game sales grow
Electronic Arts reported a bigger loss than a year ago, blaming a lack of video-game hits during the holiday season. But the Redwood City,...
Call of Duty Black Ops map pack keeps Activision’s hot franchise rolling
For armchair soldiers everywhere, today really ought to be a holiday. Activision Blizzard has released a new set of multiplayer maps for the Call...
Doodle Jump game maker Lima Sky goes Hollywood with movie deal
Doodle Jump, an enormously popular game on the iPhone, is going Hollywood in a marketing deal with Universal Pictures, which plans to cross-promote the...
New version of Angry Birds game will tie into animated movie Rio
The Angry Birds juggernaut continues. The mobile game has been downloaded tens of millions of times in the past year and it has broken...
Sony throws the kitchen sink of gaming technology into NGP
With its new NGP portable entertainment gadget, Sony has stuck to its tried-and-true strategy of packing as much technology as it possibly can into...