Grudge match: Microsoft’s Gears of War 2 vs. Sony’s Resistance 2
The great grudge match of video games in 2006 was Microsoft’s Gears of War versus Sony’s Resistance: Fall of Man. Now the sequels to...
Electronic Arts nearly doubles its layoffs to 10 percent
Hurting from poor sales of its holiday line-up, Electronic Arts said today it would nearly double the number of layoffs from 500 to 1,000...
YouTube game videos become a big channel for game marketers
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ1st1Vw2kY&w=425&h=344] YouTube has provided a great market for posting viral videos related to video games, just as it has been for almost any other...
Weblin lets you teleport your avatar from Second Life to the web
What happens in virtual worlds, stays in virtual worlds. That’s the way it’s been when you create an avatar, or virtual character, in places...
Shidonni launches a site that brings kids’ drawings to life
Shidonni has a clever idea that could help it stand out in the growing market for kids’ virtual worlds. The company launched a site...
Here kitty kitty! FooMojo launches virtual pets game FooPets
Virtual pets have a big presence in the digital world, from the little Tamagotchi gadgets to the popular Nintendogs game on the Nintendo DS....
ImageMetrics raises funds to make faces look and move realistically in video games
Making realistic human faces is one of the last frontiers of video game artistry. No one has done it in a way that can...
GamerDNA launches way to discover games that fit your tastes
GamerDNA has launched a new way to discover games that fit your tastes. The new service is part of the company’s social network that...
Can’t get into Sony’s Home? You’re not alone
I’ve been trying to get into Sony’s Home since yesterday. I was in the closed beta. But now that they’ve opened it up to...
Reader poll: Will the game industry sales keep rising in December?
Some technology companies are seeing their worst December sales in memory. But the video game industry is expected to post an increase in sales...