Jason Rohrer: The Most Brilliant Game Designer Who Wasn’t
Editor's note: Forget whether games are art, Dennis wants to know whether games are, well, games. How do we define the practice of manipulating...
Digital River buys virtual goods company Fatfoogoo
Digital River said today it has acquired European virtual-goods company Fatfoogoo for about $10 million. Minneapolis-based Digital River is a publicly traded e-commerce company....
Zynga sees big fluctuation in social games in course of a week
Zynga, the hot social gaming company that may be worth $4.5 billion, has had some big swings in traffic for its games. And it’s...
Blizzard to integrate Facebook into Battle.net platform and StarCraft II game
Blizzard Entertainment announced today that it will integrate Facebook into its online gaming service Battle.net. That means that players of the upcoming long-awaited StarCraft...
Nexon gobbles Korean online game developer Ndoors
Nexon, a Korean online game publisher best known for its Maple Story title, has announced the full acquisition of Ndoors. Ndoors is a fellow...
(Possibly) The Greatest Street Fighter Film Ever
Street Fighter has always shared a long, sordid history with Hollywood. For the past 15 years, high-profile film producers have butchered the integrity of...
Pixel Revolt 23: Streamlining Genres, Objective vs. Subjective Storytelling, and Giving Franchises a Second Chance
Pixel Revolt is Bitmob's community-driven podcast, in which Derek Lavigne, Jeff Grubb, Brett Bates, and a special guest dive into the Mobfeed to discuss...
EA is planning on comeback in shooter games with Medal of Honor reboot
On Wednesday, Electronic Arts’ EA Games label is preparing to unveil a brand-new trailer and announce a launch date for their “reboot” of Medal...
Activision Blizzard starts selling Modern Warfare 2 map packs for PS 3 and PC
Activision Blizzard continues to print money with the Modern Warfare 2 video game. Today, the company launched its Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2...
RealNetworks’ GameHouse launches cross-platform social network for gamers
RealNetworks’ GameHouse division is launching a social gaming platform to drawn more people into its games as well as those of its partners. It’s...