OpenFeint expands free-to-play model to Android games
With Google’s Android mobile platform adding 400,000 new devices a day, it’s clear the platform is becoming a lot more attractive to developers. In...
Sony Online Entertainment offers deal on PC online gaming outage
Sony Online Entertainment, the PC online game branch of the Japanese company, offered its 24 million gamers a deal to entice them to come...
Pitch your startup at the “Who’s Got Game?” contest at GamesBeat 2011
Our GamesBeat 2011 conference is coming up on July 12-13 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. This year’s conference is focused on the...
Sony’s online outage starting to take toll on PS 3 sales (poll)
Retailers are starting to report increased trade-ins of PlayStation 3 consoles for Microsoft’s Xbox 360s as gamers run out of patience with Sony’s online...
News Blips: Square Enix financials tank, gaming blamed for tugboat accident, social gaming will “crash,” and more
In solidarity with Square Enix's current plight, I pledge to purchase 3,000 copies of Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Wait, never mind…that means I'll be...
Sony tries to reassure game makers about PlayStation Network
Sony knows that the 100 million members of its PlayStation Network, Qriocity, and Sony Online Entertainment services aren’t making any online purchases now, as...
Video Blips: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Soul Calibur 5, Lord of the Rings, and more
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning reinforces a crucial dogma of any fantasy-themed hero: No matter how idyllic the countryside is, always keep a giant hammer...
A blockbuster month: video game sales rise 20 percent in April
Video game sales rose 20 percent in April as a series of big titles finally pumped some life into the core console game business....
Filling in the blanks: Recovering lost gaming memories
After 27 years of playing them, it seems like I've forgotten more games than I can remember. Many may have been instantly forgettable, or...
At last, Sid Meier readies Civilization World social game for Facebook
Sid Meier’s Civilization World is finally close to coming out of an insane development cycle. Sid Meier, the acclaimed game developer at Firaxis and...