CrowdStar gets big in Japan and hits No. 2 in Facebook apps
CrowdStar is in the midst of a growth spurt as it expands its presence in the Japanese social games market and keeps growing on...
33 ways to make your app a hit: VentureBeat’s Discovery Directory
As app stores multiply and the number of publicly released apps — just the ones we can see and count — approaches 1 million,...
A Bit Lucky scores on Facebook with its Lucky Train game
With social gaming consolidating around big startups, people are starting to wonder if there is no more room for Facebook game startups. But the...
News Blips: Still No Medal of Honor on Military Bases, Best Buy Sells Free PS3 Firmware, and More
Soliders are trained to endure all kinds of hell, but nothing can prepare them for seeing a video game at a store on their...
ZeniMax Media raises $150M for more gory games
There will definitely be more gory big budget video games in our future. ZeniMax Media said today it has raised $150 million in investment...
Ubisoft reveals big bet on motion-control Kinect games
In 2007, Ubisoft started investigating a 3D camera from PrimeSense, a startup that was exploring the idea of motion controls for video games. Ubisoft,...
Following scandal, Offerpal changes name to Tapjoy
When a startup changes its name, there is something good about the new name and something bad about the old one. That’s the case...
Will Hi5’s new SocioPath game platform lure developers away from Facebook?
Ever since Alex St. John joined Hi5 as president last fall, he has been promising to stick it to Facebook, the social network that...
The 3DS: Portable Multiplayer Evolving into the Hive Mind?
The Nintendo 3DS’s graphics aren’t the only thing that will be popping out of the screen. With the implementation of “CrossPass” mode, your 3DS...
News Blips: New Panasonic Handheld, Duke Nukem Forever Demo, 2,000 Rock Band Songs, and More
We've waited 14 long years, but Panasonic is finally ready to unveil its successor to the horribly priced and mostly forgotten 3DO. News Blips:...