Japanese augmented reality gaming company Tonchidot lands $12M
Tonchidot, a mobile augmented reality (AR) platform provider, just landed $12 million in second round funding. Several Japanese companies and venture capitalists participated in...
Microsoft executive: Xbox Live is the hook that will sell Windows Phone 7
The best feature of Windows Phone 7, Microsoft’s mobile operating system, is one that will differentiate it from the rest of the smartphone platforms...
Ubisoft brings “companion games” strategy to Facebook and iPhone
Ubisoft, the big French video game company, is late to the social and iPhone game party. But it has come up with what it...
Xbox Live gets its makeover in advance of Kinect launch
Microsoft has reinvigorated Xbox Live, the online game service launched in 2002, just about every fall. Today, it previewed to some users its latest...
News Blips: Nintendo 3DS Launch Date and Price, Mega Man Legends 3, Black Ops Zombies and More
What's black and blue and read all over? New Nintendo 3DS info! Seriously, though. They're going with black and blue as the two launch...
Electronics Arts levels up its in-game advertising with analytics
Electronic Arts plans to give marketers a better idea of how their ads are performing in the gaming giant’s video games. It just announced...
SGN readies its first social game for the iPhone (video)
Gaming startup SGN already offers a bunch of games on the iPhone, but despite the company’s name (the letters stand for Social Games Network),...
Rogue Warrior: Why You Should Play Bad Games
Checking my mailbox, I saw the package, picked it up, and mouthed a phrase starting with "F" and ending with "yeah." I could not...
Nintendo to release 3DS game handheld in February, too late for holiday buyers
In a blow for holiday video game sales, Nintendo said it would delay the launch its 3DS handheld video game system until February, dashing...
News Blips: Child of Eden Developer Wants Your Happy Moments, Sega Dates Sonic 4, and More
Child of Eden's developer wants to include players' favorite memories in the game. I shudder to think of what the more disturbing nerd culture...