Funzio looking to raise $50M at $350M valuation for mobile games
Don’t say mobile games aren’t gritty. Funzio, the mobile gaming company behind popular iOS games Crime City and Modern War, is looking to raise...
Finally shipping: The $35 Raspberry Pi computer that can play Quake 3 Arena
The first Raspberry Pi computer, which costs just $35, is finally shipping after a long wait. Engineer Eben Upton and programmer David Braben began...
WTFast promises to destroy lag in online games; we’re skeptical
The WTFast service is supposedly an accelerator of the connection between clients and servers which potentially increases the responsiveness of online games. I was skeptical, so I went in search of more data.
Electronic Arts announces Crysis 3 for Spring 2013 along with preorder packs
Electronic Arts announced it will publish Crysis 3 in the spring of 2013. Interested players can order it today via EA’s Origin digital distribution...
Social mobile game maker Zattikka goes public on London Stock Exchange
Zattikka, a London-based maker of browser and mobile games, has gone public on the London Stock Exchange. The company is a social game developer...
Skullgirls revisits the Golden Age of fighting games and animation (review)
Skullgirls takes inspiration equally from Tex Avery cartoons and Marvel Vs. Capcom. This hand-drawn, all-women fighter engages players with great animation and features aimed at hardcore fans.
Retro Affect’s Snapshot deserves more exposure
PAX East had some incredible showings this year, but none impressed me more than the collaborative effort seen at the Indie Megabooth. While navigating this...
Kabam crosses 1M downloads for its first mobile game
Kabam said today that its first hardcore game for mobile devices has been downloaded more than a million times. Kingdoms of Camelot: Battle for the...
PlayStation Network to go down for maintenance on Monday
Sony said today that the PlayStation Network will go down for scheduled maintenance on Monday, starting at 6 a.m. Pacific time. The maintenance will...
Unemployed game designer creates mind-blowing solar system explorer app
Oftentimes when people become unemployed, they fall prey to feelings of helplessness. Not Christopher Albeluhn, an unemployed game designer who recently created an incredibly cool app that allows you to explore the solar system and constellations in 3D.