RewardVille will make you play even more Zynga games
Social gaming giant Zynga just announced the launch of RewardVille, a program that offers virtual goods for playing Zynga games. RewardVille has been in...
Guild creator Felicia Day: Web shows should aim carefully
If you want to launch a successful Web TV show, thinking small may be better than thinking big, said Felicia Day, writer and star...
Week in review: A bigger display for the iPhone 5?
Here’s our roundup of the week’s top tech business news. First, the most popular stories that VentureBeat published in the last seven days: iPhone...
Loot Drop banks on talented game designers as it takes on social gaming’s giants (exclusive)
Getting the best talent together is a good strategy in any market. Loot Drop, a new social game developer, is banking on that idea...
DEMO: Next Island opens time travel for its virtual world
Next Island is one of 53 companies chosen by VentureBeat to launch at the DEMO Spring 2011 event taking place this week in Palm...
Rango filmmakers launch a promo deal inside Zynga’s FrontierVille game
In a step up for social gaming, Zynga, Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies are announcing that the animated film Rango will be integrated into...
Gaikai launches game streaming beta tests for four Electronic Arts games
Gaikai has launched a beta test of its game streaming service that allows gamers to play high-quality video games in a browser. The first...
Latin American startup gets $1.3M for 3D social gaming
Zio Studios, a 45-person animation and gaming startup based in Bogotá, Colombia, has announced that local venture capital firm Promotora, has invested $1.3M in...
Mobile game maker TinyCo scores $18M from Andreessen Horowitz
When uber-investor Marc Andreessen moves into a market, you have to figure it’s hot. Today, his firm Andreessen Horowitz is investing $18 million in...
Latin American virtual goods business to hit $517M in 2012
Latin America’s virtual goods market is expected to grow to $517 million in revenues by 2012, according to a market study by SuperData Research...