Updated: Game and virtual world fundings top $885 million in 2008
See our updated post on this data. We’ve updated to include data from Virtual World Management’s list, so the number is much bigger than...
Bigfoot Networks names tech marketing veteran Michael Howse as chief executive
Hoping to steer its way into the hearts of gamers, Bigfoot Networks named a seasoned marketing executive Michael Howse as its president and chief...
Second Life moves into the virtual goods market business
Diving into one of the hot business models for virtual labs, Linden Lab said today it has acquired two virtual goods markets that sell...
Wii is on track to outsell PlayStation 2, while PS 3 is on par with GameCube sales
Nintendo has gone from worst to first in consecutive console releases, with Sony doing exactly the opposite this generation. A closer look at collective...
Heyzap creates widgets to put casual games on any web site
Casual games are multiplying like weeds. But Heyzap can embed them on any web site via a widget (a light web application). With a...
Sony Electronics holds a virtual trade show
Sony Electronics staged a virtual trade show today for fans of professional broadcasting equipment. The company said thousands of people registered for the event,...
Video game business grows 9 percent in December, up 19 percent for 2008
Video game sales grew nine percent in the U.S. in December. That’s relatively weak because of the slow economic environment, but growth earlier in...
American Idol teams up with Habbo for an Idol-themed virtual space
In a sign that the Internet is becoming a key magnet for major brands, American Idol is teaming up with Habbo the world’s biggest...
The merger of the cute apps: Meez and Pulse Entertainment
Meez, which lets users create cute characters to represent themselves in online chats, has agreed to merge with Pulse Entertainment, a maker of virtual...
South Korea’s Nurien raises $10 million for fashion-oriented virtual world
Nurien Software has been making a splash with its demos of virtual characters dressed as fashion models striding down runways in virtual fashion shows....