Casual-game maker OMGPOP pulls in funding; proves social games are still hot
Let’s take a break from all the serious discussion about violent video games for a second and look at casual games startup OMGPOP, which...
When Not to Read Video-Game Reviews
Video game reviews dominated my early years. I read GamePro and EGM from the readers’ artwork in the front to the Game Genie codes at the back. I...
Supreme Court transcripts show where the witty justices stand on the video game violence case
The transcripts of the oral arguments of the violent video game case show that the justices by and large favor the video game industry’s...
Supreme Court justices appear to favor video game industry in violence case
The U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared to favor the video game industry today during oral arguments about whether to uphold a California law that...
Opponents make their case on violent video games before the Supreme Court
As the nation goes to vote, the divisive issue of video game violence has finally made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which...
News Blips: Schwarzenegger v. EMA, Xbox Live Subscription Fee Increase, Ubisoft on Dance Games, and More
Video games will have their day in court tomorrow. The case might be about selling violent games to kids, but for us, it's about...
Sony confirms PlayStation Phone, sort of
In a maddeningly vague pair of conference calls with analysts, Sony executives seemingly acknowledged last Friday that they were working on products that will...
It’s Not You, It’s Me: Breaking Up With a Game Collection
My roommate stood at the back of a walk-in closet in our new apartment. It was positively cavernous. “What do you wanna use this...
Vindicia raises $20M for online payments business
Online payments company Vindicia has raised $20 million in a fifth round of funding as it tries to match the rapid growth of online...
Namco Bandai to lay off 90 employees in the U.S.
Game maker Namco Bandai of America is laying off 90 employees in its U.S. offices VentureBeat has learned. The layoffs are due to the...