Independent Games Festival to pick the best of indie mobile games
For those interested in funding game startups, the list of nominees at the Independent Games Festival is always a good place to look for...
Nolan Bushnell bets on raffle-gaming firm GameWager
GameWager is an online games site where you can play against others for a chance to win prizes. And one game icon who’s betting...
More than 200 kids virtual worlds in development
More than 200 virtual worlds aimed at young people are in development around the world, according to Virtual Worlds Management. What explains the mad...
iMafia, a social game for iPhone with new virtual goods model
Social games have taken off on networks like Facebook, and now mobile platforms like the iPhone. One of the newest examples is the iMafia...
Microsoft’s Chris Early, head of Games for Windows Live, among the layoffs
The fallout from the layoffs announced by Microsoft on Thursday continues: Among the casualties is Chris Early, general manager of Games for Windows Live, the...
GamesBeat 09 preview: Bing Gordon foresees games replacing textbooks at schools
Bing Gordon, a partner at Kleiner Perkins and former chief creative officer of Electronic Arts, says games have become one of the most effective...
Microsoft’s game studios take a beating in layoffs; flight sim studio closure confirmed
Amid the news that Microsoft is laying off 5,000 people over the next 18 months, sources report that the game division has taken its...
IMVU raises $10 million for its virtual rooms business
IMVU, an operator of virtual rooms for teens and young adults, said today it has raised $10 million in a fourth round of funding....
EA doubles down on the Spore franchise with a series of new 2009 spin-offs
Electronic Arts announces today that it is working on a number of new games based on its ambitious Spore franchise. Lucy Bradshaw, head of...
Glu Mobile reveals smartphone focus with upcoming first quarter mobile games
Glu Mobile is showing off a new series of cell phone games reflecting the company’s heavy focus on smartphone platforms like the iPhone, Google...