Amazon Web Services sees $500M revenues, partly due to social games
Amazon.com probably doesn’t get enough credit for powering the growth of web services and cloud computing. Besides running its own e-commerce site, Amazon’s web...
ChinaJoy: The game show goes on, despite concerns that hardcore game growth is slowing
ChinaJoy, China’s equivalent of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), is famous for its thousands of show girls, new title releases, and the flashy sports...
The year’s top PC game: StarCraft II sells 1.5M copies in two days
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty sold more than 1.5 million copies in its first 48 hours, making it the top-selling PC game of the...
UltiZen raises $8M for game development outsourcing business
China’s UltiZen Games said it has raised $8 million for its game development outsourcing business in a third round of funding. Shanghai-based UltiZen makes...
Ubisoft partners with Richard Branson’s Virgin Gaming on tournament games
The big video game publisher Ubisoft has partnered with tournament game startup Virgin Gaming, giving a boost to billionaire Richard Branson’s latest attempt to...
Trilogy hopes to become a player with its Firefly casual online game platform
Trilogy Studios has zigged and zagged since its founding in 2005. But the game company believes it is zeroing in on a lucrative market...
Finding Fulfillment in Farming: Real Life vs. Farmville
Editor's note: Meghan dons her reporter's hat to explore what real-life farmers and Farmville farmers have in common. -Brett I love farmers markets. I'm...
Bitmob, Goozex, and a Chance to Win an Xbox 360 Halo: Reach LE Console!
Most gamers would probably agree that playing games solo can be fun, but going co-op is ideal. And so it goes with Bitmob. We’ve...
MTV Networks sells off Xfire gamer chat business to Titan Gaming
MTV Networks has sold off its Xfire gamer chat business, according to an announcement on the Xfire site. That’s an interesting twist, considering Viacom,...
(30) Days of RPGs: August 2010
Editor's note: The return of Monster Rancher eclipses my disappointment over Valkyria Chronicles going to the PSP. Monster Rancher was one of my favorite...