GameTanium games on demand service will debut on Android
Exent is announcing today that its GameTanium games-on-demand service is debuting on Android smartphones. New York-based Exent has created a digital distribution technology for...
Million-Dollar DLC: How digital content makes serious bank for charity
How much would you pay for five independent games if given the option to pick your price? Gamers collectively chose to spend $1.8 million...
News Blips: 3DS is region locked, Sony can remotely kill PS3s, Razer’s PC motion controller, and more
Nintendo's decision to region lock its upcoming 3DS handheld isn't purposefully malicious, but it does give me an excuse to slap a "Don't Tread...
Bigpoint saves Planet Moon game studio with hiring binge
Back in December, the Planet Moon Studios game studio was busy on a big project. During the holidays, the project went kaput, as promised...
Video Blips: Mindjack, Bulletstorm, Lord of Arcana, and more
If Mindjack's Nerkas Solutions employs sedentary degenerates as their quality-assurance product testers, I fear for humanity's future. Video Blips: • A dog's simple desire...
Just Dance 2 breaks the music game curse with 5M units sold
Music games such as Guitar Hero and Rock Band once lit up the charts of video game sales. But then they plunged into an...
Playdom co-founder starts Wild Needle to focus on social mobile games (exclusive)
Rick Thompson is hoping that lightning strikes another time. Thompson was the chairman and co-founder of Playdom, the social game company that Disney bought...
KreditFly launches mobile payments system with credit guarantees (exclusive)
Online games have seen huge windfalls thanks to the free-to-play business model, where a user plays for free and then pays money for virtual...
In an industry sea change, Intel to pay Nvidia $1.5B in patent license agreement
Intel has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to graphics chip maker Nvidia in a new six-year patent license agreement. The deal represents a huge...
Nintendo’s 3DS handheld launch plans: 4M units to ship
Nintendo revealed this weekend that its 3DS handheld game player launch is on schedule, and it announced more details about its release plans. The...