Foursquare makes global push: 50 new cities
Popular location-sharing game Foursquare has just gone global with the announcement of 50 new cities worldwide, doubling the service’s previous coverage. The company says...
Now you can find your Facebook friends on game consoles
Facebook made its much-anticipated debut on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 video game consoles this week. Microsoft launched the Xbox 360’s integration with...
Announcing new DiscoveryBeat speakers: Smule, Playdom and Moderati
We’re pleased to announce a trio of new speakers for our DiscoveryBeat event on how to get your apps noticed. Our newest speakers at...
Inspired by Nintendo Wii, Playfish CEO tries to broaden appeal of social games
Playfish scored big last week as Electronic Arts said it would buy the social gaming company for as much as $400 million. That’s a...
Class-action lawsuits could hit Facebook, MySpace, others on scam offers
Lawyers are investigating whether to file class-action lawsuits based on the recent scandal over scam-like offers that have appeared in games and other apps...
Foursquare’s CEO on how to get large companies to take your startup seriously
One of the largest problems for startups everywhere is getting the attention of and closing deals with large corporations. Tuesday night’s NextNY meetup brought...
Massive teams with comScore to verify how well in-game ads work
Hoping to win over advertisers, Microsoft’s Massive division and market researcher comScore have teamed up to statistically show how effective in-game advertisements are. Massive...
Ohai launches massively multiplayer online vampire game on Facebook
Game startup Ohai is launching a new vampire-themed online world on Facebook as part of an attempt to snare more time and money from...
Lawsuit alleges Offerpal co-founder was cheated out of ownership
Offerpal Media founder Anu Shukla was hit with a lawsuit this summer over alleged shenanigans over the company’s founding, VentureBeat has learned. In August,...
Video game creator Jace Hall tries hand at TV with ABC’s “V” remake
As the founder of Monolith Productions, videogame creator Jace Hall is the man behind such PC shooting titles as Blood, Shogo: Mobile Armor Division,...