Lifetime sales of Xbox 360 top 39M, $20 billion in revenues
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said today that lifetime sales of the Xbox 360 have hit 39 million game consoles sold since 2005. Since...
Sony sells 3.8M PlayStation 3s in the holidays
Sony said it sold more than 3.8 million PlayStation 3 game consoles worldwide during the holiday sales season after Thanksgiving. That’s a 76 percent...
Cloud-streaming game service Gaikai raises $5M
Cloud-based online gaming startup Gaikai has raised $5 million in funding, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. The company is headed by...
Viximo reaches 60M users with virtual goods platform, appoints new CEO
Hoping to be a major player in virtual goods, Viximo Network is announcing today it has appointed game media veteran Dale Strang as its...
Immerz sensory gear — don’t just play your games, feel them
Tech startup Immerz is launching new touch-feedback sensory gear today at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The KOR-fx platform is the core...
Glu Mobile names new CEO to take it into smartphone age
As it adapts to the new age of games on smartphones, Glu Mobile has named a new chief executive. Niccolo de Masi is the...
World of Warcraft may finally get go-ahead in China
World of Warcraft future might be getting brighter in China. A feud between regulators has left the popular massively mulitplayer online game on the...
3-D display revenues expected to hit $22 billion by 2018
Propelled by 3-D viewable movies like Avatar, the revenue for 3-D viewable displays is expected to hit $22 billion by 2018, according to market...
Insanity? Virtual space station auctioned off for $330,000 in real money
Sold: One virtual space station for $330,000 in real money. It may sound insane, but the buyers and sellers here clearly believe there’s gold...
Game startup launches BC Wars online game
Online games keep on appearing out of nowhere as the gold rush mentality continues to thrive in this part of the game industry. Today,...