Intergi lets advertisers target big game audiences on the web
Intergi has quietly grown its network of online game developers and publishers to 60 million unique monthly visitors. And today it is adding another...
Moonshoot raises $6.6M to uses games to teach kids to learn English
Learning a foreign language doesn’t have to be dull. That’s the idea behind Moonshoot, a startup that is announcing today it has raised $6.6...
HeroEngine automates the building of online worlds (video)
Simutronics has been making games since 1987. But in 2004, one of the company’s teams embarked on an ambitious massively multiplayer game. But developers...
Stephen King meets Xbox 360: a hands-on preview of psychological thriller game Alan Wake
How’s this for a psychological thriller? You work on a video game for six years. It’s a brand new story, with a plot that...
Can Mickey Mouse make great video games? Only by adapting to new audiences
Disney dominates much of entertainment media, but it isn’t the king of video games. Games are a very big part of Disney’s business. It...
Nvidia bounces back with profits as PC market recovers
A strong PC market buoyed by demand for Windows 7 computers helped boost Nvidia’s profits for the fourth fiscal quarter ended Jan. 31. The...
At long last, Blizzard launches closed beta for Starcraft II game
Finally, the 11 million or so fans of Starcraft have a sign from the heavens. Blizzard Entertainment announced today that it has begun a...
PlaySpan’s Ultimate Game Card expands worldwide
PlaySpan’s Ultimate Game Card has expanded the world over. Sold in retail stores, the prepaid card lets players who don’t have credit cards sign...
Open Feint X aims to make iPhone games as social as Facebook apps
Facebook game companies have become financial juggernauts. That’s because games spread in a viral way to lots of Facebook users. And a small percentage...
Social games can rocket to millions of users thanks to RightScale
One of the amazing things about the new era of social gaming is that tiny companies can launch a game on Facebook and see...