Spore Islands launches on Facebook as EA tries social games expansion
Rumors persist that Electronic Arts plans to buy social gaming startup PlayFish to break into the fast-growing market of Facebook games. In the meantime,...
Four Fresh Ideas to Fight RPG Stagnation
Editor’s note: Brian’s an afficniado of RPGs, as you can see in the list of stories that he’s written on Bitmob. Tired of seeing...
More Box Art Photography
Editor’s note: I never thought I’d see a video game box photographed with another object and call it art, but Brian’s got a great...
Third quarter global game sales decline 6 percent
Global console video game unit sales declined about 6 percent compared to a year ago according to a measure of three key regional markets,...
Hell returns as id Software’s John Carmack builds Doom Classic for the iPhone
John Carmack is the programming wiz at id Software, the Mesquite, Texas-based company that pioneered the first-person shooter game genre that has generated billions...
Video Game Dioramas: Prove You Have Too Much Free Time
Video game geeks are a creative bunch — especially those capable of creating artwork depicting characters and places most people over the age of...
Ngmoco scores with iPhone games that charge per time played
With a new game, a new business model, and a new developer platform, iPhone game publisher Ngmoco has been able to land itself on...
ReVolt makes long-lasting zinc air batteries rechargeable
ReVolt, a Swiss spinoff from a Norwegian research firm, promises to triple the driving range of electric cars while lowering costs and increasing battery...
Why We Gamers Love to Hate Ourselves
Editor’s note: Tim goes Business 101 on us to illustrate the interdependencies between big budget and niche games. I’m still not entirely sure what...
In midst of offers debate, Offerpal names George Garrick as CEO
Updated Offerpal Media has named George Garrick as chief executive. He replaces founder Anu Shukla, who has been in the midst of a fiery...
