Activision drops the hammer on Bizarre Creations’ 200 employees
Bizarre Creations, the creator of games like Project Gotham Racing, learned the hard way today what happens when you release a game to even...
Who needs Facebook? Zynga launches first two games on Yahoo
Following through on a plan to diversify beyond Facebook, Zynga has launched its first two games on Yahoo’s network of web sites. The previously...
PapayaMobile releases tools to help developers create Android mobile games
PapayaMobile is launching a set of tools today that will make it easier for developers to make Android games. The Beijing-based company already makes...
News Blips: New Poll on Video-Game Violence, Nintendo’s Next Console, Super Meat Boy Sale, and More
I can draw only one conclusion from all of these polls regarding video-game violence: Americans do not make sense. News Blips: A new poll...
With 320M users, Zynga chief wants the company’s icon front and center on all platforms
Mark Pincus, chief executive of Zynga, wants a “dog activated world.” That means he wants to see Zynga’s dog logo everywhere. If you see...
Microsoft sells 1 million Kinect motion controllers in 10 days
It’s now safe to say that motion-controlled gaming isn’t just a fad. Microsoft said it has sold 1 million units of its newest motion-control...
Dear Developers: Games Have Too Little Choice, Consequence, and Non-linearity
I'm 24 years old and my taste in games is changing. What I look for now is nowhere near what I wanted at the...
Ubisoft’s billion-dollar answer to Call of Duty: Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood
Ubisoft, the French video-game publisher, is playing a high-stakes game against U.S. rival Activision Blizzard, testing gamers’ appetites for two near-simultaneous mega-franchise releases with...
Microsoft moves into social games, allies with CrowdStar
Hoping to become a bigger player in social games, Microsoft announced today it revamped its MSN Games casual online games web site and that...
Review: Call of Duty Black Ops shows games can beat the drama and action of movies
One of the best things about the Call of Duty Black Ops video game — this year’s phenomenal blockbuster that pulled in $350 million...