Online game service OnLive hires a chief operating officer from Pandora
OnLive, the online gaming service, has hired as its new chief operating officer Etienne Handman from cloud-music service Pandora. Handman replaces Mike McGarvey, who...
Facebook hires game executive to direct partnerships
Game entrepreneur Sean Ryan has been hired as director of game partnerships at Facebook. The hire is a recognition that Facebook needs to focus...
Zynga’s CityVille becomes the biggest-ever app on Facebook
Who would have thought that a simple city simulation would become the biggest-ever app on Facebook, eclipsing FarmVille? Zynga‘s CityVille game crossed 84.2 million...
Reviews Spotlight: Heroes Lore 3, MAG, and Spinal Tap
If director Rob Reiner had a point to make in his 1984 mockumentary This is Spinal Tap, it's that the number 11 is louder,...
The Geekbox – Episode 98
The Geekbox — Episode 98 (2010-12-29) Wherein we discuss Christmas in the World of Warcraft, Back to the Future: The Game, leaked Legend of...
When going for total completion in games isn’t crazy
Sometimes, seeing the credits roll isn't enough. In a fit of impulsiveness, I decided to allot the extra time bestowed upon me by the...
Will Trion World’s Rift online game kill World of WarCraft? (interview)
No one at Trion Worlds has promised that the company’s first fantasy role-playing online game, Rift: Planes of Telara, will be a World of...
Video Blips: Uncharted 3, LittleBigPlanet 2, and The Last Story
Nathan Drake's tendency to instigate mayhem wherever he goes may not bode well if he decides to start selling real estate, but it sure...
Y Combinator-backed Humble Bundle sells $1.8M worth of indie games
The second Humble Indie Bundle, a batch of games that players can purchase for whatever amount they want to pay, has raked in a...
Real Life Plus’s social game makes fashion into a battle (exclusive)
Sometimes crazy ideas for video games turn out to be hits. That must be the logic behind Real Life Plus, a startup game studio...