Do game industry luminaries fear or welcome the arrival of digital distribution?
Digital distribution has arrived in the video game industry, just as it did for music and movies. Will it disrupt game companies as much...
GameStop debuts a “store of the future” as online threat looms
The top brass of GameStop, the world’s biggest video game store chain, dedicated their new “store of the future” on a cool strip of...
Ukraine’s Gameprom scores big with iPhone pinball
In the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, it’s not easy to get your hands on a pinball machine. Nor is it possible to get an Apple-approved...
China to get Lich King add-on for World of Warcraft online game — almost two years late
Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase said today that they will be able to launch Wrath of the Lich King, the add-on expansion for World of...
Intel and Nokia launch joint research on mobile 3D virtual worlds
Smartphones have barely entered the 3D age, but Nokia and Intel are already racing ahead to do research on enabling 3D virtual worlds on...
OnLive cuts a mafia deal that gamers won’t be able to refuse
Online video game service OnLive scored a coup today by getting same-day access to Mafia II, a high-profile video game that goes on sale...
Lifting the veil on the hybrid processor-graphics chip in the new Xbox 360
Microsoft and IBM described the two-headed chip that enables the new black version of the Xbox 360 to operate on less power and more...
Zynga’s armored car explosion stunt draws 2M views
Last week, Zynga entered the big leagues of video game marketing. To mark the launch of its Mafia Wars Las Vegas game, the company...
One in five Americans plays games on social networks
About 20 percent of the U.S. population has played a game on a social network in the past three months, according to market researcher...
Mixamo bets video game players will pay money for virtual motion
Virtual goods have become a runaway industry as gamers the world over show they’re willing to pay real money for virtual room decorations, pets,...