Warner Bros. buys stake in Batman game developer Rocksteady
Warner Bros. expanded its presence in video games today by buying a majority position in Rocksteady Studios, the game studio behind last year’s spectacular...
As audiences shift to social games, so do game reviewers
Audiences are shifting rapidly toward playing games on Facebook and other social networks. Accordingly, the media that cover games are shifting as well. The...
Epic games could bring hardcore gamers back to stores in 2010
After an eight percent dip last year, the U.S. console video game business is turning to green-clad heroes and familiar names in 2010 to...
“Best casual game” developer, Thatgamecompany, works on new title (video)
We caught up with Jenova Chen, creative director for Thatgamecompany, at the Dice Summit’s Interactive Achievement Awards red carpet last week. Chen’s company created...
Bitmob Community Meet-Up Details: PAX East
Editor’s note: Myself, editor James DeRosa, intern Mike Minotti, Pixel Revolt cohosts Derek Lavigne and Jeff Grubb: all confirmed. Will you be attending the...
WildTangent launches BrandBoost ad platform for social and online games
To date, online games — from Facebook games to massively multiplayer online games — have been monetized not through ad revenue but through sales...
Xbox Live Drama: Tricks and Hos, Mods and Pros
An Xbox Live moderator recently banned user iTzLuPo v2 (a.k.a. Lupo) from the online service after a confrontational run-in. The Microsoft employee, nicknamed "The...
Ngmoco raises $25M for iPhone games, acquires Freeverse
Making a bigger push into games on the iPhone, Ngmoco has raised $25 million in a third round of venture capital and also acquired...
Our latest GamesBeat@GDC speakers; contest deadline approaches
Disruptive companies are getting a lot of attention at our upcoming GamesBeat@GDC executive game conference. The event is set for March 10 in San...
Heatwave revives canceled online game with Gods & Heroes deal
Heatwave Interactive is announcing today that it has acquired the rights and assets to Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising, a massively multiplayer online game...