ErGo Media Capital to pour money into media, game and entertainment startups
ErGo Media Capital is launching today to invest venture capital and private equity into entertainment and media companies. The New York-based company is headed...
Hooked Media launches social game platform Yoo-Mee
Hooked Media Group launched its social game platform that allows developers to reach a community of players across web sites, social networks and mobile...
Warner Bros. buys stake in Batman game developer Rocksteady
Warner Bros. expanded its presence in video games today by buying a majority position in Rocksteady Studios, the game studio behind last year’s spectacular...
As audiences shift to social games, so do game reviewers
Audiences are shifting rapidly toward playing games on Facebook and other social networks. Accordingly, the media that cover games are shifting as well. The...
“Best casual game” developer, Thatgamecompany, works on new title (video)
We caught up with Jenova Chen, creative director for Thatgamecompany, at the Dice Summit’s Interactive Achievement Awards red carpet last week. Chen’s company created...
WildTangent launches BrandBoost ad platform for social and online games
To date, online games — from Facebook games to massively multiplayer online games — have been monetized not through ad revenue but through sales...
Ngmoco raises $25M for iPhone games, acquires Freeverse
Making a bigger push into games on the iPhone, Ngmoco has raised $25 million in a third round of venture capital and also acquired...
Our latest GamesBeat@GDC speakers; contest deadline approaches
Disruptive companies are getting a lot of attention at our upcoming GamesBeat@GDC executive game conference. The event is set for March 10 in San...
Heatwave revives canceled online game with Gods & Heroes deal
Heatwave Interactive is announcing today that it has acquired the rights and assets to Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising, a massively multiplayer online game...
From outer space to gaming’s red carpet: Richard Garriott talks Facebook games (video)
Until recently, Richard Garriott, was in outer space. But as we noted in our story this week, Garriott has come down to earth and...