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...
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...