Starhawk developers learned from social games that “analytics is king” (interview)
It isn’t easy to move to a new city, launch a new studio, and create a new game at the same time. But LightBox...
Attention couch potatoes: FanCake app rewards sports fans for watching TV
Spectators rule. That’s one of the lessons of the ultra-competitive sports marketing business. Kwarter is proving that with today’s launch of an iPhone app...
The Diablo III auction house is not the end of the world
Imagine a world where gaming is run by all of the greediest publishers. It's a world where money equals power; the more you spend,...
Mojang talks Minecraft subscriptions, boycotting E3
Mojang, the Swedish developer of Minecraft, is considering introducing a subscription model to its block-centric building game and will bow out of next month's Electronic Entertainment Expo.
Hackers disrupt the gameplay of Zynga’s YoVille social game
Hackers broke into one of Zynga’s older social games, YoVille, and they were able to disrupt the gameplay for a group of fewer than...
EA chief suggests that Zynga overpaid for OMGPOP/Draw Something
Electronic Arts chief executive John Riccitiello took a not-so-subtle shot at Zynga today during EA’s conference call with analysts. He said that EA would...
Electronic Arts commits $80 million to next-gen console development
In a call with investment analysts today, Electronic Arts chief executive John Riccitiello reported that his company is investing $80 million in what he...
EA planning to release a big social game this quarter
Electronic Arts’ No. 2 executive Peter Moore said the company plans to release another “big social title” during the current first-fiscal quarter ending June...
Electronic Arts beats quarterly estimates but announces weak outlook; stock tumbles after-hours
Electronic Arts reported its earnings for the fourth fiscal quarter ended March 31 beat estimates. However, its guidance going forward is weak and the...
EA’s Star Wars: The Old Republic snares 1.3M subscribers
Electronic Arts said today that its critical online game, Star Wars: The Old Republic, had 1.3 million active subscribers in the fourth-fiscal quarter ended...