Categories Posted inin Technology Zynga’s Adventure World social game goes live Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 9, 2011 2 min Zynga just launched its Adventure World social game on Facebook, speeding the pace of its game introductions as it prepares for an initial public... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Swrve raises $2.7M for real-time gamer feedback Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 8, 2011 3 min In-game advertising is an untargeted mess, and one startup, Swrve, aims to fix it. Google knows exactly when to hit you with an ad... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Technology THQ’s Farrell on how the cloud will change the video game business Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 8, 2011 5 min “Cloud gaming” has become a hot topic lately, with game startups such as OnLive, Gaikai and Otoy serving up cloud-based game streaming. But the best... Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Call of Duty Elite social network will be deeply integrated with Modern Warfare 3 Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 2, 2011 3 min Activision Blizzard unveiled more details about its Call of Duty Elite social network today at its Call of Duty XP extravaganza in Los Angeles.... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Adventure World social game is another big test for pre-IPO Zynga Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 1, 2011 3 min Zynga‘s Adventure World launch, coming in the next few weeks, is a big test for the social game publisher. If the Indiana Jones-style title takes... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Technology iSwifter is the first to bring Flash-based Google+ games to the iPad Posted byby GamesBeat September 1, 2011 2 min iSwifter’s innovative app for streaming Flash content to the iPad now supports Google+ games, making it the first app to do so, the company... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Gaia Interactive opens a new genre with Monster Galaxy mobile app Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 1, 2011 2 min Game maker Gaia Interactive has a big following on the web and on Facebook among young folks who are fans of Japanese anime comics.... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Striiv to launch portable device make fitness more fun Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 31, 2011 4 min Games like Wii Fit have made it more fun to stay fit in your living room. But Silicon Valley start-up Striiv wants to motivate... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Otoy’s cloud tools can render stunningly realistic video (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 30, 2011 7 min Filmmakers and game creators would love to create animations so realistic that they look like they were produced inside a Star Trek Holodeck, the... Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Zynga gives 70 times more voting power to CEO Mark Pincus Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 26, 2011 1 min Social game maker Zynga is remaking its stock rules to give chief executive Mark Pincus 70 times more voting power than the shares that... Continue Reading 1 min