Bitmob Writing Challenge August 2011: The importance of game settings
So much writing pertains to gameplay, characters, and other tangible elements of video games, but what about something that's right in front of our...
Gameforge founder creates Flaregames gaming startup (exclusive)
Klaas Kersting, the founder of the highly successful Gameforge online game firm in Europe, is back with a new gaming startup called Flaregames, VentureBeat has...
Nexon invests in social gaming firm 6waves Lolapps (exclusive)
South Korean online gaming powerhouse Nexon has invested in social gaming firm 6waves Lolapps, VentureBeat has learned. The investment, which is expected to be...
World of Warcraft subscribers fall for second straight quarter
The number of active subscribers for Blizzard Entertainment’s most popular online game, World of Warcraft, fell in the second quarter of 2011, the second...
Blizzard won’t commit to Diablo 3 release date this year
Blizzard Entertainment chief executive Mike Morhaime said today the company is still not committing to a 2011 release date for Diablo 3, one of...
Activision exec: Speedy graphics are Call of Duty’s ‘secret sauce’
Activision-Blizzard is throwing a lot of weight behind its latest Modern Warfare 3 first-person shooter (FPS) game’s graphical prowess, which it’s using as one...
Five things that Kinect can’t do (that Project Natal said it could)
During E3 2009, Microsoft released an incredibly well-received, promotional buzz trailer for the then-titled Project Natal that would later become the Kinect motion-detection system....
Activision Blizzard beats earnings estimates as online revenues rise
Activision Blizzard reported better-than-expected earnings for the second quarter ended June 30. The company is the largest independent video game publisher and its results...
More gamers are spending real money on virtual goods, and women are spending more than men
One out of every three online gamers is spending real money on virtual goods, according to a new study by Visa’s PlaySpan and VG...
News Blips: No Commando in Modern Warfare 3, consoles vs. casuals, Sony scores Sucker Punch, and more
I never understood how the absence of underwear affords one greater agility. Wait, we are talking about the same kind of commando…aren't we? News Blips:...