Tapjoy starts fund to invest in Australian developers
Tapjoy's first investment in Australia is in Defiant Development.
After a year in development and $1M spent, Big Fish Games launches Fetch mobile game (exclusive)
The game came from a love of canines, including a dog named Bear.
Valve opens Early Games portal on Steam
Indie developers can now sell access to their ongoing betas through Steam.
Major League Gaming had a massive, engaged audience for its first event of 2013
MLG is looking to draw in more advertisers to market to the dedicated e-sports audience.
Why Pixar staffers decided to start their own gaming company on the side
Steel Wool is working on a platform game with chase sequences called Flyhunter.
Coming soon from Big Fish Games: Fetch (exclusive video)
Look for it in the Apple iTunes App Store on Thursday.
Hack attack: Microsoft confirms bigwigs’ Xbox Live accounts compromised
Microsoft revealed today that a number of its Xbox Live accounts were hacked. According to the company, the hackers were able to gain access by using a number of social engineering tactics.
Nonstop Games raises $2.9M to target iOS and Android with core titles
GamesMadeMe changed its name to Nonstop Games and is dropping HTML5.
The crowd’s not enough: Carmageddon: Reincarnation raises $3.5M in private funding
Between Kickstarter and private investors, Carmageddon has a budget of around $4 million.
W3i rebrands as NativeX and launches native advertising
Company also adds industry pioneer Trip Hawkins as a senior advisor.