FunMobility launches cross-platform FunChat app
FunMobility has launched its cross-platform entertainment app, FunChat. The Pleasanton, Calif.-based company has created a social app with a bunch of different features, including...
More new speakers for GamesBeat 2011
Today we’re revealing the fourth set of speakers for our third annual GamesBeat 2011 conference. Our slate of speakers will include Tim Merel, managing...
June 2011 Bitmob Writing Challenge: Knights of the Roundtable
Writing an article to express your unique point of view is great and all, but at the end of the day, you're only one...
Zynga sues Brazilian copycat Vostu for copyright infringement
Social game company Zynga on Thursday filed a lawsuit against fellow game company Vostu for blatant copyright infringement, suggesting that Vostu exists only to...
Social game firm CrowdStar moves into mobile with Top Girl
Already a big player in Facebook games, social game maker CrowdStar is expanding into mobile today with the launch of an iPhone game called...
Redbox jumps into video game rentals
Redbox, which runs several kiosks in stores that let individuals rent movie DVDs at cheap rates, announced Thursday that it is introducing video game...
Next Call of Duty: Black Ops map pack hits Xbox Live later this month (video)
Activision Blizzard announced Thursday that it will publish the third map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops on Xbox Live at the end...
Unity launches new version of 3D game engine technology
Hoping to close the graphics quality gap with game tool makers that focus on console-quality graphics, Unity Technologies is launching a new version of...
GamesBeat 2011: Game acquisitions and investments are accelerating
Video game investment and acquisitions accelerated in the most recent quarter, according to investment firm Digi-Capital. Tim Merel, managing director of Digi-Capital in London,...
Tapjoy launches $5M fund to port apps to Android
After Apple cut out a big part of Tapjoy‘s business, Tapjoy’s countermove was predictable. Today, the mobile monetization company is starting a $5 million...