Q&A with PlayFirst’s John Welch on making game consoles obsolete and making gamers out of everyone
PlayFirst co-found and CEO John Welch has done what many have tried, and few have succeeded. He’s managed to launch a company built around...
Game PR firm owner fails to disclose ownership of game review site
The game industry is abuzz about the secret connection between a game PR company, TriplePoint, and a game review web site, GameCyte. The same...
Q&A with Sony Online Entertainment’s John Smedley on making online games
John Smedley grew up playing the “Dungeons & Dragons” fantasy-role playing board game during lunch. Today he’s president of Sony Online Entertainment. Smedley was...
Q&A with Graham Hopper, head of Disney’s game division, on going hardcore
The distinctions between hardcore games and casual games (the committed enthusiasts versus the broader market fans) are melting away. That’s evident in the strategy...
Video game anti-violence crusader Jack Thompson is disbarred
You could say it was a long national nightmare for the video game industry. Whenever there was a school shooting, anti-violence crusader Jack Thompson...
Spore hits 1 million games sold, while new Star Wars game hits 1.5 million
The “Spore” computer game is off to a good start with 1 million games sold at a retail, Electronic Arts said today. The computer...
Q&A with Kareem Ettouney on Sony’s great hope: LittleBigPlanet for the PlayStation 3
NEW YORK CITY—Sony is pulling out the stops to celebrate the launch of a critical game, LittleBigPlanet, from developer Media Molecule. In the game,...
Trion World Network raises $70 million for server-based online games
Trion World Network announced it has raised $70 million in a third round of funding to finance its massively multiplayer online games for the...
Nvidia cuts 360 jobs to deal with sinking financial performance
Buffeted by renewed competition in graphics chips and other problems, Nvidia said today it expects to lay off about 360 employees, or about 6.5...
Social Gaming Network acquires (fluff)Friends virtual pet game
Social Gaming Network has acquired (fluff)Friends, a Facebook virtual pet game maker. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Palo Alto, Calif.,-based SGN is...