Tapjoy launches way for advertisers to pay for engagement in mobile games
Mobile game distributor Tapjoy is launching a new service today to let advertisers reward users for the amount of time they spend with a...
Online content helps push Red Dead Redemption game sales to 8M
Red Dead Redemption, the blockbuster Western video game from Take-Two Interactive, sold more than 8 million units through Dec. 31, thanks in no small...
OnLive raises $40M from HTC, which will put game service on its phones
Cloud-based game service OnLive has raised $40 million from Taiwan’s HTC, one of the fastest-growing makers of smartphones. The announcement is a huge boost...
YooMee Games enters crowded tournament-games market
There’s no shortage of companies offering tournament-game platforms. But YooMee Games is announcing today that it is going after the market with a unique...
Now this is the way to play touchscreen games (video)
Ubisoft’s R.U.S.E. video game came out last fall on a variety of game platforms. But the World War II real-time strategy game never looked...
Angry Birds get Super Bowl appearance and Android SMS payments
Angry Birds developer Rovio announced today that you will see Angry Birds characters appear in a Super Bowl commercial advertising the Rio animated film....
Social game developers earn a seat at traditional game conferences
For a while, the makers of hardcore games belittled social game developers. While the hardcore game designers commanded budgets of $30 million, the social...
China’s Tencent acquires majority stake in online game firm Riot Games for nearly $400M
Tencent, China’s most valuable internet company, has acquired a majority stake in U.S. online games firm Riot Games for nearly $400 million. The deal...
Is your avatar hot or not? Blue Mars iPhone app will let others vote
The Hot or Not web site was an early web sensation when it debuted in 2000, letting you rate how attractive women or men...
Bigfoot promises wireless internet speeds we’ve been dreaming of (exclusive)
In the age of web video conferences, internet voice calls, and multiplayer gaming death matches, almost everybody wants faster internet service. And that’s a...