Zynga buys Facebook gaming pioneer Serious Business
Zynga is starting to use its cash hoard. It announced today that it has agreed to acquire social game pioneer Serious Business, the creator of games such as Friends For Sale and Rock Legends.
Facebook case study: Ohai’s City of Eternals social game launches with solid metrics
Since social game publisher Ohai started testing its City of Eternals game on Facebook three months ago, the title has secured a solid following...
A 20-Minute Tour of Rapture
You say you can’t keep the excitement for Bioshock 2 in your pants? Well, prepare to relieve some of that tension, because the latest...
Tapulous’ Riddim Ribbon music game soars to No. 1 on AppStore
Tapulous has proven that, despite a relatively weak holiday season, music games aren’t dead after all. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company’s Riddim Ribbon game,...
The Geekbox — Episode 52
The Geekbox – Episode 52 (2010-02-09) Wherein we discuss the Puppy Bowl, Lost 6×01 (including an awesome listener e-mail), Burn Notice 3×12, Smallville: Absolute...
GameFly, the Netflix of games, files for IPO
GameFly has become the first game company to file for an initial public offering in quite some time. The company said in a filing...
With Modern Warfare 2, Activision Blizzard beats analysts’ estimates for holiday game sales
Activision Blizzard reported its best quarter in its history as it reported strong sales from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 as well as...
Game analysts: hardcore players, gesture controls critical to console market
At the retailer-focused Game Supply conference today, a panel of game analysts made some interesting forecasts for the year ahead in the game market....
Bejeweled hits 50M games sold; will the next 50M be free?
Bejeweled hit new milestone as PopCap Games announced today that the 10-year-old casual game has now sold more than 50 million copies. PopCap isn’t...
Announcing the “Who’s Got Game?” contest for the best game startup
We’d like to invite you to pitch your startup idea for the “Who’s Got Game?” contest coming up at our GamesBeat@GDC conference in March....