Take-Two Interactive sees big drop in earnings thanks to Max Payne 3 game delay
Take-Two Interactive Software reported a big drop in earnings due in large part because of the delay of its major video game, Max Payne...
Ubisoft server transition will make always-on DRM games unplayable
Many of Assassin’s Creed publisher Ubisoft’s online services will be offline starting Feb. 7 as it moves its servers from a third-party data center...
Sony patent application shows control method that resembles Wii U
Sony filed for an interesting patent in 2010 that shows it has technology that resembles Nintendo’s upcoming Wii U game console. Titled Position-Dependent Gaming...
Apple hires former Xbox Live marketing head
The latest top executive to land at Apple is former head of Xbox Live marketing Robin Burrowes, who joined the company earlier this month....
The DeanBeat: Billionaire Mark Pincus breaks out of quiet period (exclusive interview)
GB: What does that mean as far as what kind of games you create? MP: It means that we will continue to look to...
Elite game group recruits board members from the new guard at Nexon and Zynga
The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences is an elite professional game group that puts on the annual Dice Summit gaming event in Las Vegas...
Flaregames raises $7.9M from Accel for free-to-play mobile games (exclusive)
Flaregames has raised 6 million euros, or $7.9 million, in a funding round led by Accel Partners. The money will help beef up the...
It’s time for a Shaq Fu revival
Is it time for Shaq Fu, the mid-'90s 2D fighter featuring the 4x NBA Champion, to make a comeback? On January 18th I noticed...
EA releases new stats on Star Wars: The Old Republic online game — 20B enemies slain
Electronic Arts issued new data about the launch of the six-week-old massively multiplayer online game Star Wars: The Old Republic. As previously noted, EA...
Zynga accounted for $445M, or 12 percent of Facebook’s revenue, in 2011
Zynga, the largest app publisher on Facebook, accounted for 12 percent of the social network’s total revenue in 2011, according to Facebook’s inital public...