Mark Pincus rings Nasdaq’s opening bell; Zynga stock trades begin
Zynga chief executive Mark Pincus rang the opening bell — in a virtual way, from Zynga’s headquarters in San Francisco — as trading began...
Zynga’s rivals welcome the social gaming IPO
With the IPOs of Zynga and Nexon this week, the social and online game industries have their first billion-dollar public offerings. May many more follow....
News Blips: Xbox 360 dashboard lead swapped, Skyrim 1.3 patch, Ninja Gaiden 3 releases March 20, and more
Good news! After prolonged debate, Bitmob's design gurus determined the website's logo will be redesigned into a giant green square. "It has four corners,"...
Video Blips: Final Fantasy 13-2, Syndicate, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, and more
If I ever stumble upon the unlikely combination of a cat wearing a tiny conductor's hat and stuffed into a sock while walking in...
Why you should be excited about Final Fantasy 13-2
I didn't like Final Fantasy 13. The story made absolutely no sense (to me at least). I didn't like the characters. Boss fights...
BitGym’s new workout-as-game iPad app sees healthy amount of in-app purchases (video)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_mxSHG5ESk&w=640&h=360] Exercise good for your health (but boring), while video games are fun (but make you fat). A startup called BitGym is hoping to combine...
Club Nintendo adds downloadable games to reward list
Club Nintendo has recently expanded their selection of rewards to include downloadable titles for the 3DS and the Wii. One of the most common...
Sony: PS3 still on track for 15 million sales this year
Despite a troubled European economy, and a major attack by hackers in April, Sony has revealed it is still on track to sell 15...
Previously a dud, relaunched APB game gets 3 million users in a week
As one of a growing number of massively multiplayer online (MMO) games adopting a free-to-play strategy, APB Reloaded has hit a milestone of 3...
Skyrim ships 10 million units, receives another patch
Bethesda Softworks has announced that its award-winning role-playing game, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, has shipped 10 million units worldwide. Actual units sold were...