Electronic Arts’ The Sims Social is now live
The Sims Social, a social gaming version of Electronic Arts’ incredibly popular life simulation franchise The Sims, is now live on Facebook. Electronic Arts’...
Windows Phone 7 gets new Xbox Live features and 14 new games
Microsoft previewed some new Xbox Live games and features for its Windows Phone 7 platform today at the annual Gamescom event in Cologne, Germany....
Blue Mars Lite takes 3D avatars to Google Street View
Virtual worlds have had a tough time adapting to the popularity of social networks. Blue Mars, a gorgeous 3D virtual world created by Avatar...
Russia’s I-Jet Media launches new social game platform (exclusive)
Russian game company I-Jet Media is launching a new platform for social games today at the GDC Europe game conference in Germany. Dubbed I-Jet...
Facebook game leaders: We’re not worried about Google+ games
For now, Facebook’s gaming managers aren’t worried about the competition from Google+. If they keep doing a good job growing the engagement and monetization...
Nanigans raises $3M for Facebook ad platform
Nanigans said it has raised $3 million in a first round of funding for its Facebook advertising platform. Boston-based Nanigans has created a real-time...
More gamers are spending real money on virtual goods, and women are spending more than men
One out of every three online gamers is spending real money on virtual goods, according to a new study by Visa’s PlaySpan and VG...
Overwolf launches social overlay for online games
Overwolf is announcing the beta version of its social gaming client for overlaying social media on top of existing online games. The Overwolf Client...
Zynga brings Words With Friends to Facebook
Social gaming company Zynga today announced that it is bringing its mobile Scrabble-like game Words With Friends to Facebook. That means players on Android...
American Express teams up with Verizon Wireless on Serve digital payment accounts
Charging ahead into digital payments, American Express is announcing it has teamed up with Verizon Wireless to support the credit card company’s Serve digital...