Countering Zynga, PopCap Games buys ZipZapPlay
In a counter-move against Zynga, game maker PopCap Games said today that it has acquired the San Francisco-based social game developer ZipZapPlay. Terms of...
Redbox offers game rentals for $2 a day
Redbox is becoming the new Blockbuster Video with its chain of video rental kiosks. Now it is adding video game rentals for just $2...
News Blips: A fifth of PS3 owners seeking to jump ship, PSN credit card data was encrypted, Knights Templar call for violent game ban, and more
If you're preparing to send your PlayStation 3 to the gallows, be sure to keep in mind the console's useful ecological applications such as...
Marvel Entertainment’s new MMO game will be free to play
Marvel Entertainment’s new Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) super-hero game will be free to play, the company announced yesterday at a San Francisco event with...
Sony reassures PlayStation Network customers that their game data isn’t lost
Sony said today that the malicious attack against the PlayStation Network did not result in the loss of customers’ game data. While the incident...
Hackers brag they have PlayStation Network credit card numbers
Hackers are saying on underground internet chat rooms that they are in possession of the credit card numbers of Sony’s PlayStation Network customers, the...
Video Blips: Phantasy Star Online 2, Hunted: The Demon’s Forge, Binary Domain, and more
Phantasy Star Online 2 is a clear indication that the Sega gods deemed us worthy enough again to mindlessly grind on aliens using sword-shaped...
Heyzap scores 4.6M users in two months for mobile game check-ins
Heyzap launched a way for gamers to “check in” to mobile games on Android a couple of months ago and has already reached 4.6...
Xbox and Kinect shine in Microsoft earnings report
The Xbox and Kinect motion controller are again Microsoft’s brightest stars as the company posted strong earnings and 60 percent growth in its entertainment...
Hacker Geohot denies involvement in PlayStation Network attack, blames Sony’s hubris
One potential suspect behind Sony’s massive PlayStation Network security breach was 21-year old George Hotz, AKA Geohot, who recently settled a lawsuit with the...