Konami and others will make games for Zynga.com
Zynga announced today that three major game companies have joined its new platform for publishing games on Zynga.com and Facebook. The new third-party partners...
Core game sales drop like a rock in February
Video game sales fell 20 percent in February, with total industry sales falling to $1.06 billion from $1.33 billion a year ago, according to...
Electronic Arts reveals new Mass Effect 3 and Star Wars online numbers
Electronic Arts chief executive John Riccitiello is feeling “awfully good” about the Mass Effect 3 launch.” Speaking at today’s Wedbush Technology, Media and Telecommunications...
Angry Birds Space gets geeky with awesome real-life demo from NASA (video)
What happens when an astronaut plays a game of Angry Birds in real life on a space station? An awesome new video posted by...
Gaikai signs up Warner Bros.’ Lord of the Rings Online game for instant demos
Gaikai is announcing today it has signed up another partner — Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment — for its game-streaming business where it embeds instantly...
Peter Molyneux departs Lionhead Studios and Microsoft to found 22 Cans
Peter Molyneux, one of the most recognizable names in the video game industry, has announced that he will be leaving Lionhead Studios, the company...
3 lessons RPGs can teach everyone about economics
The world economy wouldn’t be in such terrible shape if everyone just played more RPGs. Even the most mundane entry in the genre can...
Facebook’s tips for getting your mobile game noticed
Mobile games are so plentiful that discovering the right one has become a nightmare. But Facebook believes that it has a solution in layering...
Browser-based games get real 3D graphics with latest Unreal Engine and Flash technology
Epic Games did a demo today of Unreal Engine 3 running in the Adobe Flash environment. That means games with good 3D graphics will be able...
Heyzap launches mobile API to add high-level analytics
Heyzap is launching a new applications programming interface (API) for its development tools for its social mobile gaming network that will deliver a lot more data...