Five bugs and jokes in The Sims that went on to become features — and two that did not
The Sims team runs down the list of programming accidents that made it into the finished game -- and a couple of pretty funny goofs that didn't.
Brianna Wu’s Giant Spacekat pulls out of PAX East, blames GamerGate death threats
Wu says employees would be at risk at fan show because of the ongoing death threats.
Rovio taps Chinese developer to create regional Angry Birds games
Kunlun will develop Angry Birds games specifically targeted for the Chinese market.
Upsight unveils real-time analytics and marketing platform for mobile and online marketers
Upsight's latest tool lets marketers sort users in real time and target them with marketing campaigns.
World of Tanks is coming to Xbox One — with cross-platform play with Xbox 360 tankers
Xbox One gamers with a Gold subscription get another free-to-play option.
How one mobile developer says it has an ‘ethical monetization’ plan for its kids game
Animal Jam, the biggest kids social network game in North America, is making the move from web to mobile this April.
Epic’s CEO touts a $5M fund to give grants to Unreal Engine developers
Epic's Tim Sweeney believes that $5K to $50K grants with no strings attached can help developers get a game done.
App maker Biba and playground manufacturer PlayPower combine mobile games with real-world kid fun
Biba, backed by BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk and PlayPower, wants to get kids exercising.
Why the Shadow of Mordor developer is finally letting you fight Sauron
Monolith will let gamers play as Celebrimbor in the Second Age, when they'll have to face down the Dark Lord Sauron.
Spil Games gets new mobile-savvy CEO to oversee social-gaming transition from Facebook
Nguyen-Khac brings the mobile-gaming experience that Spil Games needs.