Angry Birds maker Rovio on track for 2012 IPO
Angry Birds maker Rovio is on track to file for an initial public offering that would value the company at more than $1 billion...
Mobile social games firm Ngmoco hires chief marketing officer
Mobile social games firm Ngmoco has hired a former Mattel executive, Michael Staskin, as its chief marketing officer. His job will be to ensure that...
Zynga dives deeper into mobile to reach gamers everywhere (video)
No single game maker dominates smartphone and tablet games the way Zynga is dominating social games on Facebook. But now Zynga may have its...
GameFly launches gamer social network on Android devices
Game rental startup GameFly is starting a gamer-centric social network on Android devices, the company announced today. It has launching an updated app that gives gamers...
Review: Trauma – life makes pushers of us all
Tragedy seldom makes sense in the context of its occurrence. There is no assurance, no assuagement, and no comfort found in the experience of tragedy. There is no solace, no great grace, nor any sense of wholeness or health in the face of a true, unforgiving tragedy.
Heyzap creates game launcher for Android phones
Heyzap has released version 3 of its game check-in app, adding functions that make it a lot easier for gamers to manage and launch...
Zynga’s Shrek-inspired CastleVille is ‘building on the shoulders of giants’ (Q&A)
Amid a host other game announcements, Zynga unveiled its newest “Ville” game, CastleVille, at the Zynga Unleashed event this week. CastleVille certainly seems more...
BioWare slaps four-player multiplayer mode onto Mass Effect 3
Game maker BioWare has added a four-player cooperative multiplayer mode to its Mass Effect 3 game, one of next year’s most anticipated titles, the...
EA’s The Sims Social has stolen millions of players from Zynga
Electronic Arts came out of nowhere when it launched The Sims Social on Facebook. The social game that simulates human life took off like...
Mark Pincus, a potential multibillionaire, finally takes center stage at Zynga (video)
Mark Pincus, chief executive of Zynga, has been out of the public eye for months, mainly due to regulatory restrictions on what CEOs of...