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...
Nintendo: 3DS had most successful handheld debut ever
Nintendo said that its U.S. launch of the new 3DS gaming handheld — which lets players see images in stereoscopic 3D without special glasses...
Apple’s WWDC tickets sell out in less than a day — is it another jab at game conferences?
Tickets for Apple’s Worldwide Development Conference (WWDC), its annual conference geared toward developers for its operating systems, sold out in less than a day....
India’s Games2win raises $6M for casual online games
India is growing fast as a modern entertainment market. That has enabled Games2win to raise $6 million in a second round of funding for...
Biggest cost in the Nintendo 3DS is in its displays
About a third of the cost of Nintendo’s new 3DS portable game player is in its two high-end displays, according to a product teardown...
Sony launches free-to-play online world Free Realms on PlayStation 3
Finishing a big conversion effort, Sony Online Entertainment today launched its fantasy-themed Free Realms online game on the PlayStation 3. The title is the...