NeoEdge raises $3M for ad platform for games
NeoEdge has raised $3 million in venture funding to expand its product offerings for monetizing social games. The San Francisco company makes a platform...
Autodesk buys Wild Pockets game design platform (exclusive)
Autodesk, the 3D computer-aided design company, has purchased 3D game design platform Wild Pockets, VentureBeat has learned. Wild Pockets, which launched at DEMO in...
BrainAthlete monitors an athlete’s mental state during sports activity
NeuroSky, which makes toys and entertainment products that use its brainwave-scanning technology, is revealing today that its technology is being used in an “brainwave...
Major League Gaming raising $10M for tournament gaming
For some gamers, competing in a darkened living room gets old. That’s what fuels the growth of Major League Gaming, a tournament gaming company...
Reviews Spotlight: Epic Mickey, Unbound Saga, and the slippery slope of nostalgia
Developers beware: You won't receive any compliments in this week's edition of the Reviews Spotlight. After forcing themselves through uninspired remakes and reimaginings, Bitmob...
Microsoft says “Not!” to Kinect sex game
Microsoft got excited when hackers started coming up with novel uses for its Kinect motion control system which debuted for the Xbox 360 in...
Making the Tython run in Star Wars: The Old Republic
Sure, being able to call upon the Force at will and twirl my lightsaber aplenty is always appealing, but brokering tenuous peace agreements – which always seem to break down during the negotiation phase – and fetching foolhardy novitiates isn't my idea of being a hardened warrior of the Jedi order.
What defines a games journalist?
Last week I profiled Gerard Williams, aka The HipHopGamer, a member of the amateur video-game media who has garnered an appreciable amount of press...
Extreme difficulty: Donkey Kong Country Returns…with a vengeance
When you name a game something like Donkey Kong Country Returns, you build up some very specific expectations in the minds of your future...
An old video game fad returns? Celebrities want to cash in on Facebook games
Zynga teamed up with recording artist Dr. Dre today to debut his new music video in its Facebook game Mafia Wars. And Facebook game...