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...
Blizzard confirms World of Warcraft Cataclysm launch for Dec. 7
Following through on its pledge to launch two major games in a year, Blizzard Entertainment said it will release World of Warcraft: Cataclysm on...
IBM launches smarter-planet game CityOne
Games are serious business at IBM. The company is announcing the launch of CityOne today, a game that simulates a big city’s operations and...
Nukotoys aims to be Silicon Valley’s toy company (exclusive)
Toys and electronics are still in search of a happy marriage. Nukotoys believes it has the answer with toys and games that merge virtual...
Reviews Spotlight: Dead Rising 2, Last Window, and Minecraft
Have you ever dispassionately made fun of someone less fortunate than you? Probably. But don't worry, I won't be giving you a heavy-handed lecture....
The Secret Ingredient Is…Challenge!
It's no secret that the hottest trend in gaming today, and in shooters particularly, is the concept of player progression and development — in...
Ex-Nintendo sales chief to lead KidZania’s creation of “kid-sized cities”
Former Nintendo executive Cammie Dunaway will lead the U.S. operations of KidZania as it creates “kid-sized cities” for children in shopping malls. KidZania is...
Nintendo Doesn’t Throw a (Wii) Party Like It Used To
You might know Mario Party as a series of minigames, but is that really an accurate description? Anyone not familiar with video-game lingo would...