Why legendary game developer John Carmack shelved his ego and sold id to ZeniMax
Here’s an interview with John Carmack (right), the last remaining founder of id Software, the legendary video game developer which agreed to be acquired...
In recession, social gaming comes of age
Like a new mafia clan in the formative Facebook game Mob Wars, the social gaming industry has carved out its territory, flexed its muscles,...
How Apple can improve the iPhone as a game platform
Apple has come a long way with games on the iPhone. There are 12,403 games among the 59,073 apps, according to Mobclix. The iPhone...
Take-Two experimenting with online NBA game in China
Take-Two Interactive announced yesterday that it’s going to launch an online version of its NBA 2K basketball game in Asia. It will do so...
ZeniMax Media buys id Software, legendary maker of Doom
Zenimax Media said today it is buying id Software, the legendary developer of the Doom and Wolfenstein video games. The purchase price wasn’t disclosed....
Super Rewards’ advertising offers come to Twitter games
As inevitable as spammy invites, advertising offers are now coming to games that use Twitter. Super Rewards, a leading provider of offers for games...
Fast-growing Spil Games site adds Disney’s Club Penguin
Spil Games said today it is adding Disney’s Club Penguin kids virtual world to the collection of games accessible via its online gaming portals....
Social gaming mob war breaks out: Zynga sues Playdom
Sooner or later, if you make gangster games, things are bound to get nasty. Zynga has filed a lawsuit against its social gaming rival...
Ziff Davis to shut down ExtremeTech web site
It’s time to mourn another casualty in the media world. Ziff Davis plans to shut down the ExtremeTech web site in the coming week...
Electronic Arts says it chose to replace No. 2 executive
The game industry took notice yesterday when John Pleasants left the No. 2 job at Electronic Arts to join a small social gaming startup,...