Google pushes further into social networking, buys SocialDeck
In its effort to challenge Facebook, Google has become a social butterfly. The latest proof of that is Google’s acquisition today of SocialDeck, a...
Microsoft ups XBox Live subscription price by $10 a year
The cost of streaming Netflix, accessing social networks and playing games online on Microsoft’s Xbox 360 game console will go up beginning Nov. 1,...
Glu Mobile raises $13.5M in private placement as it expands to smartphone games
Mobile game publisher Glu Mobile has raised $13.5 million in a private placement as it aims to expand its position in smartphone games. The...
Nintendo cutting prices on its older DS handhelds on Sept. 12
Nintendo is cutting the prices of its older handheld game systems, the Nintendo DSi and the Nintendo DSi XL, on Sept. 12 as it...
Reviews Spotlight: Valiant Princes, Pocket Monsters, and the G-Man
We're calling this week's Reviews Spotlight the "Back to School Special." With Team Rocket running loose and talk of Half-Life 2: Episode 3, we...
Casual Games: An Effective Defense Against Unwanted Social Encounters
Editor's note: Ben provides an interesting take on the stigma attached to gaming. He suggests that rather than fight against it, we should use...
The Goozex Top 10, August 27 Edition
As part of our partnership with game-trading site Goozex, we'll be bringing you a regular top 10 list from the site, which measures users'...
Sony’s PlayStation Move: A Hard Sell
Editor's note: While editing this article, I learned that the PlayStation Move launches in just over three weeks. I had no idea. (I knew...
PlaySpan snags a gaming icon as its sales chief
Game-monetization company PlaySpan is announcing today that it is hiring Stevana Case as its vice president of sales and business development. Though she is...
PAX Prime 2010: The Survival Guide (With Tips from Tycho!)
The 2010 Penny Arcade Expo kicks off September 3. As of this writing, it's just over a week away. That isn't a lot of...