Twitch.tv hits 8M viewers, partners with Blizzard’s largest Starcraft 2 tournament
Online game broadcasting network Twitch.tv has passed 8 million unique visitors and 1 billion of minutes viewed in July. It has also partnered with the...
Zynga steals another executive from Electronic Arts
It looks like Zynga isn’t done poaching executives from rival Electronic Arts. Jeff Karp, executive vice president for a major EA division, is leaving...
THQ’s loss will likely be social and mobile gaming’s gain
THQ laid off more than 200 employees today as it tried to realign its workforce in light of disappointing sales of its most recent...
With EA’s The Sims Social, has Zynga met its match? (hands on)
The Sims, a life simulation game, is one of Electronic Arts’ most successful franchises. The company has sold more than 140 million copies of...
Online game company Outspark appoints new CEO after founder departs (exclusive)
Online gaming firm Outspark announced a new chief executive today, promoting its No. 2 executive to replace outgoing founder Susan Choe. The new CEO...
As games underwhelm, Take-Two Interactive misses Wall Street targets
Take-Two Interactive reported solid quarterly earnings and revenues, but fell short of Wall Street’s expectations. It was a tough day to report earnings, as...
A Missed, Mass Opportunity
I'll never admit to being a "fanboy" of anything, unless it's Mass Effect. Now that I've read all three books, I'm currently replaying the two games on a new save file, my "renegade run," as it were.
Social gaming firm CrowdStar moves into Russian market
CrowdStar is living up to its strategic expansion plan as it announces today that it will launch its hit game It Girl on three...
Facebook core-games maker Kixeye raises $18M
Kixeye, a developer of social games on Facebook for core gamers, announced today that it has raised $18 million in its third round of...
One of gaming’s best startups, Bungie, turns 20
Bungie is one of the most successful game startups in history, although the company was obscure for the first 10 years of its existence,...