YoYo Games lands Microsoft as a supporter of its cross-platform game engine GameMaker
Developers will be able to use YoYo Games' GameMaker: Studio to publish easily on Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8.
Microsoft preps for Kinect-controlled Windows apps, including new UI guidelines
Kinect's awesome gestural control powers are coming to Windows apps, and to prepare developers, Microsoft is releasing some interesting new design samples.
W3i triples growth for its mobile monetization business (exclusive)
Mobile monetization firm W3i has tripled its revenues in the past year and nearly doubled its employees.
EBay gamifies the auction, with a little help from UC Santa Cruz students
Pretty soon you might be buying that extra doily for your bathroom vanity just to level up your eBay character or jump to the next reputation level. EBay is working to gamify the auction process -- and doing so with the help of University of California, Santa Cruz students.
China’s Perfect World quietly becomes a North American powerhouse in online games (interview)
Perfect World is making its move into the Western online gaming markets.
Game designer crosses over from making Halo games to Zynga’s social games — he’s never going back (interview)
Jim Veevaert has crossed over from making games like Halo 3 to Zynga's social games like Ruby Blast. He says he's never going back.
Khronos Group’s OpenGL ES 3.0 should lead to more console-like games on mobile
Khronos Group's new OpenGL 3.0 software will raise mobile 3D-graphics quality, leading to better-looking zombies on our iPhone or Android tablets.
Kixeye’s recruiting video lobs serious F bombs at rivals
Kixeye, a fast-growing maker of hardcore social games, has launched a hilarious recruiting video aimed at showing it is the best place to work...
Social gaming startups pour on some speed
It looks like attention to mobile devices is becoming increasingly apparent across the Keynote Startup Shootout. That’s no surprise: social mobile gaming is growing, and with it, the need for speed.
Sony’s Adam Boyes chases developers on new platforms
Adam Boyes is helping Sony embrace the new social, mobile, and online side of the game industry.