ZeniMax Media raises $9.9 million from some big names
ZeniMax Media made big headlines when it raises $300 million from Providence Equity Partners last fall. So a mere $9.9 million in additional funding...
A Q&A with Mark Jacobs, EA’s chief warrior on Warhammer Online
“It’s time to go to war.” That’s how Mark Jacobs opened a recent meeting with analysts at Electronic Arts as he talked about his...
John Antal on making a video game, novel and history book all at once
Cross-media content is the wave of the future, and John Antal shows what’s possible when you think beyond just one medium. He is a...
Google challenge winners give Android thumbs-up
updated Two weeks ago Google announced the first-round winners of its two-round Android Developer Challenge (ADC). The contest, which is promising a total of...
Electronic Arts buys Hands-On Mobile Korea
Electronic Arts is expanding its grip on the mobile gaming market with its acquisition today of Hands-On Mobile Korea for an undisclosed price. The...
AMD launches “Good Housekeeping” stamp of approval for gaming computers
And now another message from the “PC games aren’t dead” department. Advanced Micro Devices is kicking off a campaign today to put the equivalent...
Electronic Arts’ DeadSpace: There will be blood
Among the video games Electronic Arts showed off in a press preview last week at the Supper Club in San Francisco was DeadSpace. And...
Wii Fit is another step toward broadening the gaming audience
Saturday morning games have replaced cartoons in my household. And this weekend, the kids and I are giving Wii Fit a whirl. This is...
GTA IV sales lift U.S. video game sales for April
April is the coolest month for video game sales. Sales of the U.S. video game industry grew at a red hot 47 percent in...
Roundup: Dell pushes for green PCs, Atari releases exercise system and more
Here’s the latest action: Dell wants greener PCs (now if only their customers did too) — The computer maker says its laptops and desktops...