Shank Preview: Blood, Guts, and Story
Editor’s note: Check out Meghan’s interesting look at Klei Entertainment’s upcoming Shank. It features a rich, attractive art style — here’s hoping that it’s...
Vivaty shuts down site for user-generated virtual scenes
Virtual world company Vivaty announced on its site today that it will shut down its user-generated “virtual scenes” site on April 16, another victim...
China online games market to hit $9.2B in revenues by 2014
China’s online games market is set to nearly triple to $9.2 billion in annual revenue by 2014, according to market researcher Niko Partners. Revenue...
Scoreloop offers new ways to make money off mobile social games
Scoreloop is announcing today that its social game platform can now more easily support new ways to monetize mobile games on the iPhone and...
PrimeSense confirms its motion sensors used in Microsoft’s Project Natal
PrimeSense has confirmed that its 3D sensing and recognition technology will be used in Microsoft’s Project Natal, one of the biggest changes coming for...
Musings of a Gamer: Have Games Changed America?
Editor's note: Mike's posts are always thought provoking, and this one is no exception. I wonder how we will regard video games in the...
Comic Jumper Loves Donuts?
Editor's note: Derek Lavigne helped Bitmob cover PAX East in Boston. Look for his stories — along with stories from me, intern Mike Minotti,...
Modern Warfare 2: Stimulus Pack Giveaway and Game Night!
Modern Warfare 2 is a game of unquestionable quality. Unfortunately, no amount of plot twists or visual flare will stave off the eventual boredom...
GameCrush inundated with male gamers who want to play games with hot gamer babes
GameCrush evidently hit home with its offer to let gamers “be a player” and pay to play online games with attractive women. The company’s...
Game-based marketing takes off from frequent flyer programs to social media
Gabe Zichermann coined the term Funware to describe the use of video game mechanics in everyday, non-game applications. It was a big idea that...