The ‘Mario of Facebook’ is yet to come
Gareth Davis, the platform manager in charge of Games at Facebook, delivered his keynote today at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Davis...
No, Zynga did not keep 50% of its Haiti earthquake relief donations
Social games publisher Zynga has confirmed with us that it did not keep 50 percent of its earthquake relief donations meant for Haiti. The...
Sony building a smartphone Apple rival, says WSJ
Sony Corp. is developing a new lineup of handheld products, including a smart phone capable of downloading and playing PlayStation games, specifically to compete...
MySpace co-founder DeWolfe moves into social gaming with MindJolt acquisition
MySpace co-founder Chris DeWolfe has re-emerged almost a year after leaving the chief executive post at the social network. With backing from Austin Ventures,...
Bunchball unveils analytics program to measure engagement with web sites
Bunchball is announcing a new analytics service today — one that measures how well a web site incentivizes and rewards consumers. The San Jose,...
Minority Report computer interface designer demos the real thing (video)
At the big-think, big-demo TED conference in Long Beach last week, MIT Media Lab alumnus John Underkoffler demonstrated a real working version of the...
A third of people may send virtual flowers or chocolate this Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is going virtual. More people are planning to send virtual gifts to their sweethearts than ever before. An online survey by Viximo,...
Weopia makes virtual dating more personal, less awkward
Online dating is firmly entrenched as a viable option for meeting potential partners, but it has plenty of drawbacks. Try as they might, profiles,...
Booyah’s MyTown: New king of location games at 800,000 users?
Booyah’s MyTown, a mobile game that’s like Monopoly for the real world, has zoomed past 800,000 users and is accumulating 3.5 to 4 million...
Why iPad will sell despite “missing” features
Since Apple announced its forthcoming iPad tablet device last week, there’s been quite a bit of banter about its shortcomings. The device has no...