Elf Island enlists kids in virtual world to help in real world causes
Elf Island is one of more than 200 virtual worlds for kids. But it has a unique marketing twist that may help it stand...
Graphics chip sales fall off the cliff in fourth quarter
Computer graphics chip shipments fell off a cliff in the fourth quarter, with sales dropping 34 percent from the prior quarter and 28 percent...
Nintendo game sales soar but profit outlook revised; Sony reports loss
Nintendo reported strong sales of the Wii and DS game players in the fourth quarter, but it said it would revise its sales and...
Are profits in video games shifting from the West to the East?
The worldwide video game industry is experiencing healthy revenue growth. In the U.S., sales grew 19 percent to $22 billion in 2008, according to...
comScore says U.S. online gaming audience grew 27 percent in 2008
Free online games had a big surge in 2008, thanks to the ailing economy. Market researcher comScore reported today that the U.S. audience for...
Registration now open for GamesBeat 2009 Conference
Tickets are now on sale for VentureBeat’s GamesBeat 2009, our first annual conference for executives, entrepreneurs and investors in the gaming, media, hardware and...
PopCap Games’ retail revenues up 85 percent in 2008 as PC game sales dive
PopCap Games said its U.S. retail revenues for PC games were up 85 percent in 2008. The Seattle-based maker of casual games managed to...
Will Intel let Jen-Hsun Huang spread graphics beyond PCs?
Nvidia chief executive Jen-Hsun Huang is on a mission to get graphics chips into everything from handheld computers to smart phones. In a dinner...
DreamBox Learning releases first K-2 math for children
Hoping to blend education and technology, DreamBox Learning has released its first product: a math game for kindergartners through second graders. The Bellevue, Wash.-based...
A demo of Flower: The most inspired game for the PlayStation 3
Imagine the wackiest premise for a video game possible, and you probably still won’t come up with anything as crazy — or inspired —...