China’s Tencent nabs a minority stake in Epic Games
China’s most valuable Internet company, Tencent, is continuing its invasion into the U.S. gaming market in a big way today. Epic Games, maker of...
Kabam acquires indie maker of Realm of the Mad God web game (exclusive)
Kabam has acquired Wild Shadow Studios, the maker of popular online combat game Realm of the Mad God. The deal shows that Kabam, a...
Bunchball launches 10 apps to quickly “gamify” websites and enterprises
Bunchball is announcing 10 new apps today that will "gamify" (make non-game apps and processes more game-like) websites and enterprises in a quick and painless fashion.
Zynga focuses on simplicity with its latest social game, Ruby Blast
Ruby Blast is Zynga's latest arcade-style Facebook game. It combines a bit of Bejeweled, a bit of Diamond Dash, and a whole lot of mining.
Hands-on with Microsoft Surface, a tablet targeting the iPad…and Ultrabooks
Earlier today we caught our first glimpse at the Microsoft Surface, Microsoft’s new Windows 8 tablet, at a press event in Los Angeles (check...
Australia lifts ban on mature games
With bipartisan support, the Australian Parliament has passed a law creating an "R18+" rating for mature video games which will allow retailers to sell many violent and controversial titles for the first time.
Man turns an NES into the ultimate Nintendo-emulating machine (gallery)
This machine can play emulated Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, and Game Boy games.
Unity Technologies looks to rule Linux and mobile gaming with Unity 4
Today, Unity Technologies announced plans to update its Unity development tools and graphical engine. A graphical engine like Unity is a piece of software...
Indie first-person shooter Receiver brings robots, mystery, and one complicated pistol
In seven days, developer Wolfire Games constructed a first-person shooter, titled Receiver, more interesting than most of the competition. How? By restoring the “power”...
Game developers shouldn’t be afraid to make you cry
If you asked me a year ago if I ever thought a video game could make me cry, I’d have said, "No" with resounding...