TwitchTV launches iPad and Android apps to stream game tournaments
TwitchTV is launching its Android and iPad apps today as it expands the reach of its video game tournament streams. Debuting at the PAX...
Seasoned developer MunkyFun launches Bounty Bots on iOS (exclusive)
Developer MunkyFun has scored big hits on iOS with titles such as My Horse, Archetype, and Ivory Tiles. Now, it is launching a “frantic multiplayer”...
Grantoo lets college students earn tuition by playing games (exclusive)
Grantoo is rolling out a tournament game business that allows college students to earn their tuition by playing online social games. On April 8,...
Go huntin’ for deer with your smartphone
Glu Mobile has acquired the Deer Hunter brand from Atari. This means that, sometime soon, you’ll be able to hunt deer on just about...
Pokemon Conquest gets a Summer release in US (gallery)
While the Pokémon franchise has countless spin-offs and iterations, this is by far the most risky and intriguing.
Games journalism: I’m suffering from review-writing fatigue
Unlike most little boys, becoming a policeman or firefighter wasn’t even on my radar. As a small child, I dreamed of reviewing games as...
Game publisher Electronic Arts is voted the “Worst Company in America”
Video game publisher Electronic Arts has a new feather in its cap: It has won The Consumerist’s Worst Company in America award. The tournament...
Draw Something hits mobile game record as it passes 50M downloads
Draw Something, the Pictionary-style app that Zynga acquired with its $180 million purchase of OMGPOP, has surpassed 50 million downloads. In just 50 days,...
Ghost Recon Commander will be a “gamer’s game” on Facebook
Ubisoft announced today that social game developer Loot Drop will create a hardcore Tom Clancy game on Facebook. Releasing this spring, Tom Clancy’s Ghost...
Harebrained Schemes needs your help to resurrect Shadowrun
Developer Harebrained Schemes hopes to bring back the RPG classic Shadowrun in the form of Shadowrun Returns for tablets and PC. Of course they...