GamesBeat@GDC 2010 in pictures – Part 1
The 2010 edition of our GamesBeat@GDC conference was a roaring success! Here’s another look at the March 10 event in San Francisco. Tim Chang,...
hi5 CTO: Facebook’s game strategy is schizophrenic
As social network hi5 refocuses on gaming, president and chief technology officer Alex St. John has been happy to criticize his giant competitor, Facebook....
RockYou’s Deal of the Day is new way to monetize social games with ads
As Facebook has moved away from letting app developers spam users in their apps, RockYou has had to adjust its business away from purely...
The ‘Mario of Facebook’ is yet to come
Gareth Davis, the platform manager in charge of Games at Facebook, delivered his keynote today at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Davis...
No, Zynga did not keep 50% of its Haiti earthquake relief donations
Social games publisher Zynga has confirmed with us that it did not keep 50 percent of its earthquake relief donations meant for Haiti. The...
Sony building a smartphone Apple rival, says WSJ
Sony Corp. is developing a new lineup of handheld products, including a smart phone capable of downloading and playing PlayStation games, specifically to compete...
MySpace co-founder DeWolfe moves into social gaming with MindJolt acquisition
MySpace co-founder Chris DeWolfe has re-emerged almost a year after leaving the chief executive post at the social network. With backing from Austin Ventures,...
Bunchball unveils analytics program to measure engagement with web sites
Bunchball is announcing a new analytics service today — one that measures how well a web site incentivizes and rewards consumers. The San Jose,...
Minority Report computer interface designer demos the real thing (video)
At the big-think, big-demo TED conference in Long Beach last week, MIT Media Lab alumnus John Underkoffler demonstrated a real working version of the...
A third of people may send virtual flowers or chocolate this Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is going virtual. More people are planning to send virtual gifts to their sweethearts than ever before. An online survey by Viximo,...