Tagged acquires social network Hi5
We’re seeing some social network consolidation happening: Tagged has acquired Hi5. The move will double Tagged’s online community from 10 million to 20 million...
This week on Xbox Live: Expansions for Battlefield 3, Assassin’s Creed Revelations, and Gears of War 3
Microsoft has expanded Xbox Live to enable new entertainment options such as YouTube and Verizon’s FiOS TV, but the bread and butter of the...
TwitchTV sees rapid growth for game tournament video streams
TwitchTV, the video game broadcasting community, said today it has grown to more than 12 million unique viewers a month. The San Francisco company...
Apsalar’s analytics tools delve deeper into mobile app engagement and monetization
Analytics is becoming the big science behind mobile games. And the folks at Apsalar are aiming at becoming the biggest propeller heads in the...
News Blips: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, judge throws out PS3 suit, and The Old Republic Early Access underway
Every day at 4 pm, a Silent Hill-like siren near my apartment welcomes the hour with a mournful, keening tone. It's simply a routine...
All games should allow cheating
As an event volunteer, I didn’t get much time to enjoy the festivities at Toronto’s Gamercamp festival, but I did manage to sit in...
Nexon shares fall in first day of trading: not good for Zynga
Online game company Nexon saw its shares fall in its first day of trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange following its $1.2 billion initial...
Video Blips: Battlefield 3, Sniper Elite V2, Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, and more
Yes, I'm still hiding underneath that palm tree in Battlefield 3. No, I'm not moving. Yes, I know it got blown to splinters two...
Google kills off controversial Google Shoot View
Google has killed off a controversial third-party Google Street View app dubbed “Google Shoot View.” The app, created by a Dutch ad agency, lets...
Online gaming giant Nexon raises $1.2B in Toyko IPO (updated)
It’s good to be a gamer, and not so bad to be a game publisher either. Online-gaming firm Nexon went public today on the...