Week in review: The top 10 video games of the year
Here’s our roundup of the week’s tech business news. First, the most popular stories VentureBeat published in the last seven days: VentureBeat’s top ten...
Week in review: Why Google needs DRM
Here’s our roundup of the week’s tech business news. First, the most popular stories VentureBeat published in the last seven days: Why Google needs...
Next Island launches its time traveler’s virtual world
After more than 2.5 years in the making, Next Island is quietly launching its ambitious virtual world with a time travel theme. The brainchild...
Zynga has its best launch ever with CityVille social game
Zynga said today that it had its best social game launch ever with the debut of CityVille last week. In its first 24 hours,...
Week in review: Amazon takes down Wikileaks
Here’s our review of the week’s tech business news. First, the most popular stories VentureBeat published in the last seven days: Amazon continues tight-lipped...
RockYou acquires TirNua for next-generation 3D social games (exclusive)
RockYou is announcing today that it has acquired TirNua, a maker of a next-generation 3D game engine for Facebook games. Terms of the deal...
Zynga launches FarmVille in Japan: will the Japanese like purple cows?
In a bid to find new markets for its blockbuster social game, Zynga is announcing a localized version of its FarmVille game in Japan...
Zynga links FarmVille and other games with American Express rewards
Membership has its privileges — even in the virtual worlds of social games. Zynga, the maker of FarmVille, Mafia Wars, and other social games,...
Bing Gordon says Kleiner Perkins is staffing up for the coming tech boom
Bing Gordon, a partner with Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, says that his venture capital firm has to gear up for the coming tech...
VentureBeat’s top 10 holiday gift ideas: affordable and fun gadgets that work
The holiday selling season is about to kick off and, slow economy or not, tech gadgets are going to be high on the wish...