Indie darling sandbox game Minecraft passes 10M users
Minecraft, an independently-developed sandbox building game, has passed 10 million registered users, according to the game’s creator, Markus Persson, also known as “Notch.” That puts...
Who outguns the other? Electronic Arts vs Zynga (poll)
Updated with poll — so you can vote Social game maker Zynga, developer of games like FarmVille, filed for an initial public offering on...
And we’re signing up even more great GamesBeat speakers
Today we’re revealing the eleventh group of speakers for our third annual GamesBeat 2011 conference. Our newest batch of speakers illustrates the wide variety of...
How to Make L.A. Noire 2 a Great Game
Prior to its release, I fully expected L.A. Noire to be a smash hit with both reviewers and gamers. Though the game was far...
The longest blog ever written about Red Dead Redemption
This entry contains heavy spoilers about Red Dead Redemption that include, but aren't limited to, the ending of the campaign. If you haven't finished...
Zynga has raised $845M in three rounds over four years
Social games maker Zynga, the developer behind smash hits like FarmVille and CityVille, has raised a total of $845 million in its four years...
Compared to Zynga, Groupon is run by a bunch of clowns
Social games maker Zynga, the developer behind smash hits like FarmVille and CityVille, filed for an initial public offering on Friday. It is one...
Will Zynga fare better than Pandora, Groupon in its IPO?
Zynga, the game developer behind smash hits FarmVille and CityVille, is the most profitable Web 2.0 company that has filed to go public this...
Crikey! Zynga’s IPO by the numbers
Social games maker Zynga, the developer behind smash hits like FarmVille and CityVille, filed for an initial public offering today, according to a filing...
Gigya launches gamification suite to make web sites more fun (exclusive)
Gigya has made its mark by making web sites more social. Now it’s going to gamify them too. The company is announcing today that...