Zynga starts rolling out FarmVille’s first major expansion
Social game maker Zynga is rolling out the first major expansion for its uber-popular FarmVille game, which debuted back in June 2009 and has...
Oberon to shutter internal game development
Online games giant Oberon Media has decided to shut down in-house production, resulting in the elimination of an undetermined number of jobs, according to Oberon...
The Geekbox – Episode 111
The Geekbox — Episode 111 (2011-03-30) Wherein we discuss Las Vegas, Lady Gaga, Sucker Punch, The Man of Steel, jaunty tunes, new podcasts, new...
Retailer GameStop buys its way into digital distribution of games
GameStop is the world’s biggest retailer of video games with 6,670 stores in 17 countries. But the company is hedging its bets when it...
Applifier launches a portal to discover social games on Facebook
Applifier helped small game publishers get millions of new users last year by creating a cross-promotion tool for Facebook games. Now it is creating...
Sony slashes three studios, more than 200 game jobs
Sony Online Entertainment confirmed today that it will cut 205 jobs and close three studios as part of a restructuring effort. The company is...
GameSalad raises $6M in quest to make everyone a game developer
GameSalad, a maker of game development tools, has raised $6 million in a second round of funding. The company’s goal is to enable anyone...
Hey, sports fans: GameSlam turns baseball games interactive with virtual betting
Baseball fans will be happy couch potatoes today with the opening day of Major League Baseball. But for fans who get fidgety in between...
The seven tricks everyone can learn from game designers
Gamification, the practice of adding game-like mechanics to non-game applications to improve engagement, is going through a hype cycle. And one of its leading...
Immersion forms game studio to show off touch feedback
Immersion, a pioneer in force feedback technology, announced today that it’s formed a new app and game studio to develop and publish apps with...