What are the most-played words in Hanging With Friends? (exclusive)
Hanging With Friends is a multiplayer puzzle game by Zynga where you guess the secret word your opponent has entered. It’s like Hangman, without...
The DeanBeat: Should Zynga move into online gambling?
Do gambling and Facebook games go together? Slot machine maker International Game Technology answered that question with a resounding “Yes!” when it bought Double...
The view from CES: The top 10 trends in technology for 2012
The International Consumer Electronics Show is a huge festival of gadgetry, but there’s no better place to get a bead on where technology is...
6waves Lolapps acquires mobile game maker Escalation Studios
6waves Lolapps said today it has acquired Dallas-based mobile game maker Escalation Studios. The move is part of a concerted effort by the social...
GamesBeat aspires to become bible of the games industry: acquires Bitmob
I’m delighted to confirm that VentureBeat has acquired Bitmob, the respected gaming news site known for its passionate community of users. Bitmob will be...
Slot machine maker International Game Technology pays $500M for Facebook casino game maker Double Down Interactive
Slot machine maker International Game Technology said Thursday it will buy Double Down Interactive for $500 million in cash. Double Down, based in Seattle,...
Zynga hires away EA’s top mobile and social executive Barry Cottle
Social gaming giant Zynga has hired Electronic Arts’ top mobile and social executive Barry Cottle as Zynga’s new executive vice president of corporate and...
People who cheat at social games are three times more likely to cheat in real life
People who cheat at social games are cheaters in real life too. So says a survey by casual game maker PopCap Games. The survey...
OnLive can turn your iPad into a remote desktop with live-streamed MS Office apps and more
Delivering on one of the big promises of its cloud-streaming technology, OnLive is announcing today that its OnLive Desktop app will give iPad users...
Call of Duty Elite finally accessible via an iPhone app
Game maker Activision Blizzard is finally launching a mobile app for its Call of Duty Elite service. Now fans of Call of Duty Modern Warfare...