Namco Bandai’s line-up reflects safe, if boring, game development strategy
Japan’s Namco Bandai Games showed off its 2009 game line-up yesterday at a pre-E3 event in San Francisco where it was plain to see...
Sony to unveil new PlayStation Portable at E3?
Sony is expected to reveal a new PlayStation Portable game handheld at the upcoming E3 trade show in Los Angeles, according to published reports....
Swinefighter game spreads like a virus
A casual web game dubbed Swinefighter is catching on like a virus. The game’s popularity comes on the heels of a global panic about...
Will brands like USA Network kill garage iPhone developers?
USA Network, a large entertainment company, launched its first game for the iPhone today: A word puzzle game dubbed Letter Matrix. This is a...
Brazilian startup Hoplon Infotainment goes global with Taikodom online game
FLORIANOPOLIS, BRAZIL — Hot Brazilian startup Hoplon Infotainment is gearing up to go global late this year or early 2010 with Taikodom, the first...
Konami cancels realistic Six Days in Fallujah video game
After an outcry in the U.S., Japanese video game maker Konami has decided to cancel its Six Days in Fallujah video game. The game...
Game and virtual world fundings reach $936.8 million in 2008
This is a second update to our game and virtual worlds funding list. Here we’re adding new data from Jussi Laakkonen’s blog. Previously, we...
Nonoba casual-game platform signs up 100 customers in first month
In just one month, Danish startup Nonoba said it has signed up 100 customers for its GameRise content management system, which makes it easy...
Exploit ’em while you can: Saving Captain Phillips game
Reality games have a rich tradition of picking up on current events and using interest in them to sell games. The latest to do...
Can casual game Virtual Families take a chunk out of The Sims?
Last Day of Work is launching a new casual web game dubbed Virtual Families today. It’s a family simulation game that hopes to carve...