Tablet game revenue to hit $3.1B by 2014
The tablet game market is expected to grow to $3.1 billion worldwide, according to a new report from analyst firm Juniper Research. The spending...
Vivox buys Droplet to deliver video chat on mobile
Vivox, a leading provider of voice chat in games, has acquired the video chat firm Droplet. Natick, Mass.-based Vivox plans to drop Droplet’s technology...
Zoosk integrates gamification into its online dating community (interview)
Founded five years ago, Zoosk started to make a name for itself in online dating through Facebook and other social networking sites. Last year,...
Waveform proves you don’t need guns to save the galaxy (review)
Our solar system is being consumed by a singularity and it’s your job to save it — not with bullets, magic spells, or superpowers,...
OMG Stop! Why Zynga is considering $200M purchase of DrawSomething creator OMGPOP
Welcome to the wild world of mobile gaming, where a new king can be crowned in the span of three weeks, and a struggling...
At $500M in 2012, mobile has become the fastest growing segment of social games
As mobile games become a lot more social, the money spent on them is starting to skyrocket. This year, revenue from virtual goods in...
EA server shutdowns another example of why online passes are a bad idea (editorial)
Video game publisher Electronic Arts recently announced it is pulling the plug on servers for nearly a dozen games whose player base has shrunk....
Grand Cru raises $2M to build free-to-play Supernauts superhero game
Grand Cru is announcing today it has raised $2 million in seed funding to build an online adventure game called Supernauts. The company is entering a...
PlayPhone enables instant multiplayer across Android and iOS devices (exclusive)
PlayPhone is announcing a technology today that will enable instant multiplayer gaming across iOS and Android devices. The technology will be part of the...
OnLive launches L.A. Noire for Android tablets
Cloud gaming service OnLive is launching Rockstar Games’ L.A. Noire on Android tablets today. One game may not seem like a big deal. But the...