Angry Birds to invade TVs this summer with Roku
Yes, Angry Birds is now officially everywhere. Streaming video set-top box maker Roku has announced that it’s partnering with game maker Rovio to bring...
Tapjoy says Apple’s ban on promos is killing mobile game profits
Tapjoy said tonight that Apple’s ban of a popular kind of promotion on the iPhone is hurting mobile game developers. Tapjoy and Apple held...
Zynga launches its first combat social game, Empires & Allies
Zynga, the leader in social games that could be near an initial public offering, is launching its first combat social game on Facebook tomorrow....
Nintendo dropping DS Lite price to $100
With the recent release of Nintendo 3DS, it’s no surprise that the older DS Lite is getting a price drop. On June 5, Nintendo...
THQ’s Metro Last Light looks like a hot shooter
There are plenty of post-apocalyptic shooting games around, but Metro 2033 was one of the most interesting titles from 2010. Now THQ is announcing...
Call of Duty warriors get their own social network
Activision Blizzard is announcing Call of Duty Elite today, a social network for players of the most popular video game franchise in the world....
Badgeville amplifies gamification with version 2.0
Badgeville, which helps companies gamify their web sites, is launching version 2.0 of its social loyalty program today. The beefed-up program includes a dynamic...
VuHunt launches “next-generation Foursquare”
Moataz Rashad spent a few years developing an artificial intelligence technology that recognizes photos taken with a smartphone and then categorizes them. Now his...
Germany’s Wooga raises $24M for social games on Facebook
Wooga says it has become the fastest-growing social game developer on Facebook, and the company announced today that it has raised $24 million in...
Is Microsoft preparing to cut $100 off Xbox 360-Kinect bundle? (Nope)
Microsoft may be preparing to cut as much as $100 off the cost of its most expensive version of the Xbox 360, according to...