The Power of Minecraft
Minecraft seems tailor-made for people like me. The Top 10 list I did some time ago demonstrates my great affinity for big, open worlds that...
Zynga buys Bonfire Studios and sets up Dallas game studio
Zynga‘s acquisition spree continues as the social game company announced today it has acquired Bonfire Studios, a Dallas-based social game startup. The price wasn’t...
DiscoveryBeat 2010 drumbeat continues with latest speaker additions
The list of great speakers for DiscoveryBeat 2010 keeps growing. DiscoveryBeat 2010 is an event focused on the “secret recipe” for application discovery and...
GetJar to give mobile games away to millions of users for free
Mobile app store operator GetJar plans to shake up the mobile game industry by giving away millions of copies of mobile games for free....
October Bitmob Writing Challenge: Editor’s Choice
Anyone here at Bitmob who has had a story promoted to the front page knows the signs leading up to it. Your piece mysteriously...
News Blips: Halo Cheaters Punished, Warcraft Expansion Dated, Scott Pilgrim DLC, and More
Don't waste Bungie's time with your lies, Halo cheaters. They know your tricks, and they're not happy. News Blips: Bungie resets the credits of...
Panasonic to debut mobile game handheld called the Jungle
Welcome to the Jungle. Panasonic is preparing to launch a handheld gaming unit by that name, according to the gadget blog CrunchGear. About 15...
Nexon invests in Spanish developer BoomBang Games
South Korea’s Nexon wants to be a bigger player on the global gaming stage. Today, the company announced it has made an investment in...
OnLive eliminates monthly fees for games-on-demand service
OnLive, an Internet-based games-on-demand service, said today it is permanently eliminating its base monthly fee. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company offers server-based games, which...
Warner Bros. taps industry veteran Greg Ballard to run digital games
Movie studio Warner Bros. is getting serious about online games and digital distribution. The company announced today it has hired video game industry veteran...