Sony’s PlayStation 4 may be code-named Orbis
Sony’s next PlayStation is code-named Orbis and it will use chips from Advanced Micro Devices, according to video game publication Kotaku. Sony isn’t expected...
Outbid mixes gamification and social networks with real-time online auctions
Online auctions often lack the thrill and challenge of battling against other bidders in an auction house setting. Outbid is a new service blending...
Cost of mobile user acquisition creeps up in February
After a lull in January, the cost of acquiring new mobile users rose again in February, according to mobile marketing firm Fiksu. That’s a...
Japanese video-game developers should ignore their critics
It’s no secret that Japan no longer dominates the global video-game market, but according to luminaries like Hideo Kojima and Keiji Inafune, the Japanese...
Martha Stewart guest stars in Zynga’s CastleVille social game
Social games are becoming a mass-market medium. A clear sign of that today is Zynga’s announcement that Martha Stewart will make a cameo appearance...
Mobile startup HyperBees wins seed funding in Android games contest
London-based HyperBees won the Get Discovered Android mobile game contest on Tuesday with a quiz game that will land the startup a funding deal. The...
Sony readies three new freemium PlayStation Home games
Sony is announcing three upcoming titles for its PlayStation Home virtual world for hardcore gamers on the Sony Entertainment Network (the former PlayStation Network)....
Kip Katsarelis on designing the next SimCity (interview)
Kip Katsarelis is lead producer for the new SimCity game Electronic Arts’ Maxis studio is developing. We recently made the trek to Emeryville, Calif.,...
An in-depth preview of SimCity reveals an intricately crafted experience
Inside the Maxis studio in Emeryville, Calif., the next SimCity is taking shape. The new game won’t debut until 2013, but Electronic Arts recently...
Japan’s DeNA cuts mobile gaming deals with Chinese carriers that have a billion users
Japanese mobile social gaming network firm DeNA has announced it has signed deals with China’s three largest mobile carriers, enabling DeNA’s games to get...