Dutch virtual world start-up raises $4 million
Dutch virtual world startup Virtual Fairground has raised $4 million and signed a license to publish a game based on the hit animated soccer...
GMG Entertainment cleans up with game currency cards in stores
Online games and brick-and-mortar stores that carry games have been fighting a tough war. But digital currency cards are making peace between them. Online...
Sony closing its Metreon PlayStation store — a stab in the heart for gamers
Sony is closing down its one-and-only U.S. PlayStation store at the Metreon mall in San Francisco. The recession is clearly to blame. Sony will...
GamesBeat 09 preview: an interview with Facebook’s top gaming dude
Our GamesBeat 2009 games conference on March 24 will explore the frontiers of gaming such as emerging gaming platforms. Facebook certainly qualifies as one...
A dark day for the weakest video game publishers
It was a dark day on Thursday for the weakest video game publishers. A trio of publishers may not be long for the world:...
Acclaim resets the music game business with Rockfree
Howard Marks is a high-energy guy. He can talk a mile a minute about Asian online game business models, or user-crafted games, and everything...
[Updated] Defying recession: U.S. video games grow 13 percent in January
The U.S. video game industry continues to defy the recession, with sales in January up 13 percent compared to a year ago. Overall January...
Mario and Sonic teaming up again on the Winter Olympics
Nintendo and Sega are teaming up again to bring the Mario and Sonic characters back together in a Nintendo Wii game based on the...
Will an angel step up to fund Divide By Zero’s Empire Online?
James Portnow knows how the economic turmoil can upset the best-laid plans. After he started his online game company, Divide by Zero, nine months...
Amazon sparks controversy over casual games pricing
Amazon.com purchased casual game portal Reflexive back in October. So it came as no surprise when Amazon launched a casual games download service last...