Activision Blizzard earnings: World of Warcraft resists the assault from EA’s Star Wars
Activision Blizzard has beaten earnings expectations for its third fiscal quarter, which ended Dec. 31, and its major cash cow is still holding up....
How Google plans to avoid Facebook’s “games ghetto” with Google+
“We’ve seen communities ruined by games,” said Google+ engineering director David Glazer to a room full of app developers. “How do we find that...
Angry Birds Facebook landing with new power-ups and exclusive levels on Valentine’s Day
Not content with dominating the mobile gaming market, Angry Birds is winging its way to Facebook on Valentine’s Day. Developer Rovio has today revealed...
Hasbro licenses game characters and brands from Zynga
Hasbro and Zynga are announcing a deal where the big toy company will create toys based on Zynga’s game characters and social gaming brands....
What a Navy Seal Team Seven veteran can teach professionals about failure
[Updated: Per Gilmore’s request, we are correctly identifying him as a former member of Seal Team Seven; we apologize for previously identifying him as...
The makers of Asteroids, Centipede, Missile Command: iPhone is like an ’80s arcade
According to the creators of legendary hits like Battlezone, Asteroids, and Centipede, the iPhone is a whole lot like the old arcades of the...
Move over MotionScan; new lip synch tech aims to revolutionize motion capture (updated with video)
Last year, Australian company Depth Analysis took performance-driven animation to the next level with MotionScan—a technology that utilizes 32 high-definition cameras to capture an actor’s performance...
Your odds of staying married in Maplestory may be better than in real life
Marriage in online role-playing game Maplestory is serious business. Just ask some of the folks who found themselves marrying other players in the game,...
Trion Worlds teams up with Shanda to take Rift online game to China
Chasing World of Warcraft in its biggest market, Trion Worlds is announcing today that it will launch its Rift online fantasy role-playing game in...
Lucasfilm teams with social media startups to create giant charity run
How’s this for a mega geek fest? Lucasfilm is teaming up with three social media startups to create the Course of the Force, a...