BitRaider launches digital distribution technology for games
BitRaider is launching a new way to download games today at the the Austin Game Developer Conference. The Jacksonville, Fla.-based company has a smart...
EA and Take-Two give up on merger talks
After taking a good peak inside the kimono of Take-Two Interactive, Electronic Arts has decided to turn its back on its six-month effort to...
Microsoft fires game test contractor who talked to VentureBeat
Robert Delaware was the only named Microsoft worker (a contract employee) who talked — without permission — to VentureBeat for our story last week...
Monthly game sales show gains by Microsoft, but Nintendo dominates
The torrid growth of the U.S. video game industry came down to earth in August, but the industry still eked out 9 percent sales...
Webcarzz raises $4 million to create online car game for boys
Many of the successful online games for kids — from Club Penguin to Neopets — are appealing to girls. But Webcarzz is going after...
From the ashes of the graphics wars, another start-up
It seems obvious that the graphics chip wars are done, as far as start-ups are concerned. Intel is squaring off against Advanced Micro Devices...
Tabula Digita raises round for educational games
Tabula Digita has raised $6 million in a second round of funding to make educational games. The New York-based game company is the latest...
E3 preview: A Q&A with Mike Gallagher, head of the Entertainment Software Association
If there’s a place video game developers show up to show off their wares, it’s the annual “E3” summit. It runs Monday through Thursday...
HP takes a swing at Apple’s MacBook Air with new Voodoo Envy laptop
Hewlett-Packard’s VoodooPC division will launch a new Voodoo Envy 133 laptop computer for luxury consumers. And the design looks like it will go head...
Turbine confirms $40 million raised for online games
Online games powerhouse Turbine confirmed that it has raised $40 million, though the actual investors are different from what was previously rumored. Time Warner...