Zynga’s quarterly report by the numbers
Zynga announced its first-ever quarterly reported as a public company today. Here are the relevant numbers: Q4 GAAP net loss: $435.0 million loss vs....
Brazilian social gaming firm Vostu lays off staff
Brazilian social gaming firm Vostu confirmed that it has laid off an unspecified number of employees. The company confirmed the layoffs but declined to say...
Twisted Metal is a budget experience at its best and a huge letdown the rest of the time (review)
Twisted Metal is the longest-running PlayStation-exclusive franchise, outdating Crash Bandicoot, Warhawk, Uncharted, and even Gran Turismo. Co-created by the notorious David Jaffe, also of...
Bethesda: Over 2 million Skyrim mods downloaded in one week
Over 2 million PC players have downloaded mods for Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim since the launch of the Skyrim Workshop on digital download service Steam...
Can Zynga satisfy investors with its first-ever earnings report?
Zynga is expected to report a profit for the fourth-quarter in its first-ever quarter financial report after the market closes on Tuesday. The largest...
ZeptoLab cuts deals with toymakers on Cut the Rope characters
ZeptoLab is cashing in on its Cut the Rope smartphone game — which has been downloaded more than 100 million times — by announcing...
Why Sony’s Shu Yoshida thinks the PlayStation Vita will kill it in the U.S. compared to Japan (interview)
Shuhei Yoshida is in charge of all of the games that Sony makes internally for the PlayStation 3 and its other platforms. The president...
Double Fine’s Kickstarter success shows publishers what players want
A large number of reactions emerged from the Double Fine Kickstarter news, but one of the first headlines that started popping up around the...
Activision’s Eric Hirshberg: Turning games into brands and other non-douche moves (exclusive interview)
Eric Hirshberg was an experiment when Activision Blizzard‘s chief executive hired Hirshberg as CEO of the Activision Publishing division about 18 months ago. Hirshberg...
Helpful infographics illuminate Pokemon’s brokenness
Just like those douchebag trainers getting in your way in the countryside, Pokemon walkthroughs dot the Internet, covering every possible strategy for the venerable...