Minecraft creator distributes nearly 3 million dollars to fellow employees
Minecraft creator Markus Persson, better known as Notch, distributed almost three million dollars in dividends to his fellow employees at Mojang, 25 in all....
Angry Birds gets gesture controls
Not content with being flung into space, the Angry Birds behemoth is evolving alongside the popularity of motion control. SoftKinetic, a leading developer of...
Did the Skyrim map app update just eat all of your in-app purchases?
Bethesda recently released The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Official World Interactive Map app for the iPhone and iPad. Free-to-download, the app provides an interactive...
John Schappert explains Zygna’s strategy for moving beyond Facebook (interview)
John Schappert is the chief operating officer at Zynga. Today, the company is releasing one of his team’s big projects, formerly code-named Project Z,...
Snack your way to FarmVille success, as Zynga teams up with Frito-Lay
For better or worse, snacking and gaming seem to be inexorably linked. Now social gaming giant Zynga is building on this relationship, by teaming...
Social game startup Rounds launches We The Kings game (exclusive)
Rounds, the maker of a platform that combines video chat and social apps, has launched a new web-based game that incorporates interactive music video...
Soulcalibur V boasts excellent swordplay even as it cuts down on features (review)
Namco Bandai’s Soulcalibur returns to the crowded fighting-game genre with this fifth installment. The company originally wanted to focus on a new property after...
Troubled U.K. retailer Game will not be stocking Mass Effect 3
Fresh concerns about the future of European game retailer Game Group have risen today, as it was revealed that the company will not be...
I got StreetPassed on the turnpike and I liked it
Living in rural Ohio affords me certain opportunities others don’t get to enjoy. For example, few know the simple pleasure of completely understanding the...
Blizzard Entertainment lays off 600 employees as World of Warcraft shrinks
Blizzard Entertainment, the publisher of the perennial blockbuster World of Warcraft online game, said today it is cutting its staff by 600 employees. That’s...