Heyzap’s new menu bar makes Flash games more social
Unveiling more of its social platform for Flash games, Heyzap is announcing today that it is launching a social menu bar that can be...
U.S. virtual goods revenue expected to hit $1.6B this year
Virtual goods are expected to hit $1.6 billion in revenue in the U.S. in 2010, according to a report from Inside Network. The most...
Sony launches MAG, a next-generation shooter game for the PS 3
Sony’s MAG is a very different kind of shooting game. When you step into the virtual battlefield of the persistent Shadow War in MAG,...
EA shows off mass destruction in Battlefield Bad Company 2 (video)
The sting from the success of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is still hot. But Electronic Arts is taking a shot at rival...
Game developers look forward to making games for Apple tablet
[updated] Game developers are starting to get excited about making games for Apple‘s tablet computer, which is expected to be announced on Jan. 27....
Google tries to lure game developers to Android with free phones
Looking to outdo games on the iPhone, Google is making a push to recruit game developers to make games for the Android operating system....
USA Network blends advertisers into TV show-based games
Yesterday, USA Network launched the first episode of seven-mission online game based on its Burn Notice, Covert Ops hit show on its TV network....
Crispy Gamer fries itself: staff fired, CEO quits in protest
Crispy Gamer, a game media company that raised $8.25 million, self-destructed today. The company’s board of directors fired all of the online game site’s...
OnLive gets a bad review from sneaky blogger, but it’s off the mark
OnLive, the ambitious games-on-demand service that is in beta testing now, went through a bit of a media tempest today, and for no really...
Facebook shows off latest versions of its game and apps dashboards
Facebook showed off a new version of its dashboards that are meant to give more attention to games and other apps on its social...