Why China’s game business will hit $20B by 2016 (exclusive interview)
China has one of the most dynamic and unique game markets in the world. Rising from virtual non-existence a decade ago, and surviving a...
7 reasons why you should play The Secret World
What do werewolves, H.P. Lovecraft, and the Bogeyman all have in common? They’re part of The Secret World, a new massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) from Norwegian developer Funcom.
Vita sales struggle in a new, tablet-ruled world
Sony has sold 1.8 million Vitas, its newest handheld system that launched last February in North America and last December in Japan, worldwide during the 2011 fiscal year, which ended on March 31. Meanwhile, Apple sold almost 12 million iPads in early 2012.
Cmune spreads UberStrike to new platforms and raises funds from Skype founder
Cmune has just announced that it has raised money from Atomico, the international venture capital firm founded by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström.
Game News Roundup: Sony loses billions and Microsoft ponders Kinect-controlled internet browsing
Sony's PlayStation division loses $2.8 billion over the full year, and Microsoft is working on Kinect-controlled internet browsing for the Xbox 360.
Carmageddon devs run over Double Fine’s Tim Schafer in the name of Kickstarter
Who says that time is a healer? Stainless Games certainly don’t think so, as they’ve demonstrated by lovingly digitizing Double Fine Production’s Tim Schafer for their Carmageddon Kickstarter campaign, then running him over. Three times.
Game sales crash 42 percent in April with a light release schedule and early Easter
Video game sales fell 42% percent in April, with total industry sales falling to $630.4 million from $930.9 million a year ago, according to market researcher NPD Group. The early Easter holiday this year may have contributed to the lower than expected sales numbers along with a relatively light game release schedule for the month.
Sony considering autostereoscopic display that adjusts to user’s position
Sony wants to improve 3D displays by having them adjust according to the viewer's distance from the screen.
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition is a successful port of an imperfect gem (review)
At $20, Minecraft is one of the most expensive Xbox Live Arcade games ever released, but it’s also one of the most substantial and definitely one of the most enjoyable.
Nintendo DSi, DSi XL receiving price cuts this month
Nintendo is slashing prices on its older portable systems.