Q&A with Graham Hopper, head of Disney’s game division, on going hardcore
The distinctions between hardcore games and casual games (the committed enthusiasts versus the broader market fans) are melting away. That’s evident in the strategy...
Video game anti-violence crusader Jack Thompson is disbarred
You could say it was a long national nightmare for the video game industry. Whenever there was a school shooting, anti-violence crusader Jack Thompson...
Spore hits 1 million games sold, while new Star Wars game hits 1.5 million
The “Spore” computer game is off to a good start with 1 million games sold at a retail, Electronic Arts said today. The computer...
Q&A with Kareem Ettouney on Sony’s great hope: LittleBigPlanet for the PlayStation 3
NEW YORK CITY—Sony is pulling out the stops to celebrate the launch of a critical game, LittleBigPlanet, from developer Media Molecule. In the game,...
Trion World Network raises $70 million for server-based online games
Trion World Network announced it has raised $70 million in a third round of funding to finance its massively multiplayer online games for the...
Nvidia cuts 360 jobs to deal with sinking financial performance
Buffeted by renewed competition in graphics chips and other problems, Nvidia said today it expects to lay off about 360 employees, or about 6.5...
Social Gaming Network acquires (fluff)Friends virtual pet game
Social Gaming Network has acquired (fluff)Friends, a Facebook virtual pet game maker. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Palo Alto, Calif.,-based SGN is...
Q&A: EA’s Ben Bell on making The Sims 3
With over 100 million copies sold across the globe, The Sims is more than a game franchise for Electronic Arts. It’s an entire division,...
Facebook’s virtual economy may be making up to $100 million this year
[Editor’s note: We’ve been tracking the growth of games on social networks. Here’s the latest look at how much Facebook and third party game...
DEMOfall 08: Sims Ops Studios debuts cute social game creation tool
Sim Ops Studios debuted a cute tool for creating 3-D games in a web browser. The Wild Pockets platform gives ordinary users the tools...