How Nintendo succeeded in selling 50 million Wiis
Satoru Iwata, chief executive of Nintendo, said today that the Wii game console has now sold more than 50 million units, making it the...
World Golf Tour scores deal with the USGA for virtual golf tour
World Golf Tour is announcing today it has struck a deal with the United States Golf Association to host the first Virtual U.S. Open...
Razer CEO on the future of game user interfaces
Game hardware maker Razer has been around for more than a decade but has built a big gaming peripherals business in the past four...
GamesBeat start-up competition winner: Exponential Entertainment seeks to combine games and movies on the web
Here’s some breaking news. The winner of the GamesBeat 09 Who’s Got Game? start-up competition is Exponential Entertainment. They won both the judges award...
Sony Online hopes to capture family market with Free Realms
John Smedley, president of Sony Online Entertainment, hasjust delivered a keynote address for GamesBeat 2009 that covers the history of SOE, and its bold...
IBM to launch new version of business simulation game
IBM isn’t a company you’d expect to see at the Game Developers Conference. But Big Blue has been making games for a while now...
MotionDSP launches vReveal tool to clear up blurry home movies
Everybody has blurry, unfocused, and motion-sickness inspiring home videos. But Silicon Valley company MotionDSP is launching a video restoration software program today that could...
Limelife acquires Tapatap to expand social apps for women
LimeLife, which makes mobile games and other media for women, said today it has acquired mobile media company Tapatap for an undisclosed price. Menlo...
New OnLive service could turn the video game world upside down
Few startups have a chance to revolutionize an industry. But if entrepreneur Steve Perlman’s OnLive lives up to its goals, the company will disrupt...
Curt Schilling retires from baseball, but is ready to play and build video games
Curt Schilling said today he’s retiring from Major League Baseball with four World Series and three World Championships under his belt. Baseball’s loss is...