Electronic Arts beats earnings estimates, posts smaller loss as it launches bigger titles
Thank heaven for The Sims 3. That’s probably what Electronic Arts executives are thinking, given the company posted a loss that is smaller than...
King.com and Lifetime team up on games
Women’s TV network Lifetime is teaming up with King.com, which will become the exclusive provider of skill-based games on Lifetime’s online site, myLifetime.com, VentureBeat...
PlaySpan says there are 50 ways to pay for your lover’s virtual flowers
Buying your love a virtual rose is a happening thing to do these days on social networks such as Facebook. And now there are...
Namco hires an iPhone veteran to run its Apple games business
In a sign that console game companies care about new platforms such as the iPhone, Namco Networks has hired a former Apple producer as...
Hackers create robots, er, “helpers,” to automate play in World of Warcraft
[Updated with Blizzard response] Hacking World of Warcraft is like a national pastime among game-oriented hackers. So it’s no surprise that hackers have figured...
Facebook Connect goes live with Nintendo DSi handheld
You can now use a Nintendo DSi handheld video game system to share goofy photos with your Facebook friends. Starting today at 5 pm...
Smith & Tinker launches game for boys that blends web play and toys
If there is such a thing as a serial entertainment entrepreneur, Jordan Weisman is it. He’s been making toys and games for decades and...
Caustic Graphics rallies developers to its 3-D graphics technology
Caustic Graphics announced today that it’s signed up a number of software companies to adapt their software to its CausticRT development platform — a...
Hackers alter Wii controller for disabled users
University of Delaware students say they have hacked the Wii video game controller and the Wii Fit’s Wii Balance Board to be used with...
Zynga becomes No. 1 in number of online gamers
In casual games, Yahoo Games has been the biggest online operator in the U.S. for years. But now it’s been surpassed by Zynga, the...