Categories Posted inin Business Top 10 new game brands of 2012 Posted byby GamesBeat December 23, 2011 6 min Earlier this month, VentureBeat published a list of 10 of the most anticipated video games of 2012. Some of you had plenty to say... Continue Reading 6 min
Categories Posted inin Business Kiip announces Swarm to stage mobile game contests with big rewards Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 23, 2011 2 min Kiip, which offers real world prizes for rewards in mobile games, is launching a new feature called Swarm for its brand advertisers. In a... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business News Blips: Humble Indie Bundle 4 scams, The Old Republic missing keys, and Vita launch lineup Posted byby GamesBeat December 23, 2011 3 min While writing the first entry in today's News Blips, my holiday music playlist sputtered to a halt and spat out a smarmy insurance commercial... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Video Blips: Game of Thrones, Awesomenauts, The King of Fighters 13, and more Posted byby GamesBeat December 23, 2011 1 min I wouldn't be surprised if the Game of Thrones version of holiday spirit involved checking for frostbite underneath the Christmas tree, roasting horseflesh over... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Facebook rejiggers platform to increase game usage Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 23, 2011 1 min Facebook announced Thursday evening that it has made updates to its platform to improve game usage and discovery of new apps. The social network... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Game trade group celebrates a big year for video games Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 22, 2011 2 min It’s been a good year for video games, from a favorable U.S. Supreme Court ruling on video game violence, to new recognition as an... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Sony unveils big line-up for PlayStation Vita in the U.S. Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 22, 2011 2 min Sony has lined up a big slate of games for its PlayStation Vita handheld gaming device, which debuts on Feb. 22 in North America... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Zynga launches Words With Friends on the Nook e-book reader Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 22, 2011 1 min Zynga launched its first game for the Barnes & Noble Nook e-book reader today, Words With Friends. The wildly popular Scrabble clone will debut... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Court authorizes jury trial to proceed in Activision lawsuit against Electronic Arts Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 22, 2011 1 min A Los Angeles court ordered a jury trial to proceed in a lawsuit by Activision Publishing against Electronic Arts. The case involves the poaching... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Gameloft pulls ads from Hero of Sparta 2 mobile game due to complaints Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 22, 2011 1 min Gameloft said today it was pulling the ads out of its newly launched Hero of Sparta 2 game and returning the title to its... Continue Reading 1 min