PopCap Games executive interview: Don’t be stupid, have fun
If there is a hit factory in casual video games, it’s PopCap Games. While other companies drove the industry to increasingly complex and narrowly-focused...
IBM creates a 3-D virtual world for Earth Day
IBM has been touting virtual worlds like Second Life a lot lately. But it’s also getting into the game. For Earth Day, IBM has...
GamerDNA raises $3 million for gamer social networking
GamerDNA has raised $3 million in a first round of venture capital to bankroll an online community for video game players. Flybridge Capital Partners...
Realtime Worlds raises $50 million for online games
Finally, I get to write about a traditional console game developer raising venture capital. Scottish game company Realtime Worlds has raised $50 million in...
EA gets a new soldier in the takeover fight
It’s not wise to go without a consigliere in a mob war. That’s why Electronic Arts appointed Eric Brown as chief financial officer today....
Popjax raises $4.7 million for Internet quiz show games
For Doug Barry, game shows run in the family. The CEO of Popjax is the son of Jack Barry, the host of the television...
Vivity Labs launches Fit Brains brain-training game site
Researchers say that older adults and others can benefit from brain-training exercises. But it took Nintendo’s BrainAge video game for the handheld DS to...
Yair Landau leaves Sony Pictures to do games
Yair Landau, the head of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s digital division, is leaving the film studio after two decades to start a video game and...
From baseball to an online fantasy gaming world: Q&A with Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling of 38 Studios
Curt Schilling is one of the legends of Major League Baseball. The six-time All-Star pitcher of the Boston Red Sox and two-time World Series...
Cryptic words about Curt Schilling’s Copernicus
Just what exactly is Copernicus? That’s the code name for 38 Studios massively multiplayer online fantasy game. Curt Schilling’s video game company is making...