Virtual goods purchases vary by ethnicity
White and black mobile social gamers spend more on virtual goods purchases than Hispanics spend less, according to a survey by mobile gaming firm...
News Blips: Dead Island’s sexist code, Max Payne 3 in March 2012, Activision settles MW3 website dispute, and more
Who says code monkeys lack a sense of humor? Oh, wait, I meant an intolerant sense of humor. My mistake. News Blips: A mysogynistic...
Video Blips: Rage, Kenshi, Deus Ex: Human Revolution DLC, and more
The bandits of Rage know that the quickest way to cow a stronghold is through its plumbing — especially if critical pipe junctions sit...
Retail video game sales plunge 23 percent in August
The summer has been something of a nightmare for the sales of video games in U.S. retail stores. In August, the trend continued as...
Exent to launch games for Android set-top boxes
Android games may be coming to your living room soon. Exent is announcing today that it will provide its games-on-demand service on Android set-top...
Jinni’s “movie genome” may be headed for the Xbox
100 different channels and nothing on? Microsoft has just licensed semantic video discovery technology from Israeli startup Jinni to help you find the perfect...
BigDoor acquires OneTrueFan for gamification expansion (exclusive)
The gamification business, which helps web sites get more traction by making them more game-like, has sprouted startups like weeds in the past couple...
Striiv raises $6M to make fitness fun
Striiv, a startup focused on making walking more fun, has raised $6 million in a first round of funding. The Redwood City, Calif.-based company...
Tapjoy snags former Playstation marketer as chief marketing officer
Tapjoy had a run-in with Apple this spring. But the mobile monetization firm has recovered and is back on the expansion path. The latest...
With online sales growing, video game market to hit $81B by 2016 (exclusive)
Video game sales are expected to grow from $66 billion worldwide in 2010 to $81 billion by 2016, but that growth masks some profound...