Zynga takes Hanging With Friends social game to Android
Zynga keeps spreading its bets around. It announced today that it is launching its Hanging With Friends game to Android mobile devices. The title...
As competition heats up on Facebook, Zynga announces Mafia Wars 2
Zynga only just launched its Adventure World game on Facebook. But now the company is moving quickly to unveil another game that is core to...
Angry Birds are coming to a Starbucks near you
Rovio Entertainment, the company behind Angry Birds, is in talks with Starbucks to bring the game to life in Starbucks’ retail locations. The gaming...
Review: Gears of War 3 is like Band of Brothers with lady warriors and real closure
The season for epic games has begun. Gamers worldwide start shooting and save the world. Epic Games‘ Gears of War 3 launches today, and it brings closure to a sci-fi shooting game series that has kept millions of fans loyal to the Xbox 360 video game console.
Tapjoy says it can offer more effective mobile video ads that don’t tick off users
Mobile ad monetization firm Tapjoy is launching Tapjoy Videos today as part of a new way for game developers to make money and advertisers...
Netflix’s Qwikster game rentals may have short shelf life, thanks to cloud gaming
Netflix today spun off its mail-order DVD business into a new service called Qwikster, which will include mail-order video game rentals. Given Netflix’s immense...
Aeria Games hits 23M “power gamers” and acquires its first mobile game
Web gaming maker Aeria Games said today that its free-to-play online games have an audience of 23 million “power gamers.” The company is also moving...
Blizzard details World of Warcraft: Cataclysm’s epic finale
Blizzard Entertainment isn’t known for doing things small. That holds especially true for the World of Warcraft’s next content patch, which will bring a close...
CrowdTwist raises $6M for gamifying loyalty programs
CrowdTwist has raised $6 million in venture funding for its platform that gamifies brand loyalty and rewards programs. CrowdTwist is one of a number...
5 minutes with Inversion’s Hourglass mode
At first glance, Saber Interactive's Inversion seems like another entrant in the rapidly ballooning list of cover-based shooter titles routinely spit out by the...