Electronic Arts borrows $550M in convertible loans to finance PopCap deal
Electronic Arts said today it has priced $550 million in convertible debt in a private placement. That means it is borrowing money in order to...
Activision launches limited beta test for Call of Duty Elite social network
Activision Blizzard has launched the beta test for its Call of Duty Elite social network. It’s time to armor up. The beta test began...
Summer funk continues, video game sales topple 10 percent
In June, video game sales fell once again as the U.S. retail game industry continues to suffer from a low rate of new game releases,...
In Q2, developers favored Apple’s iOS over Google’s Android
Developers are a critical battleground in the war of apps between Apple and Google. And Apple’s pulling ahead, according to Flurry’s latest stats. In the...
Cloud-based video games will put pirates out of business
Ever wonder what the gaming world would be like without pirates? That future isn’t too far away, thanks to the advent of cloud-based gaming...
Nintendo announces Netflix movie streaming on 3DS
Nintendo announced today that owners of its 3DS portable gaming system will be able to watch Netflix streaming movies and TV shows. The app...
News Blips: PSN profits for Sony, XCOM’s new genre, THQ on next-gen density, and more
My finger hovered briefly over the button that would send the "download" command for Sony's offering of free games — until I realized my...
Applifier launches mobile game-discovery service
Applifier, which helps games get discovered on Facebook, has launched a new mobile discovery bar to make it easier for social games to spread...
Video Blips: Call of Juarez: The Cartel, Mortal Kombat, Storm, and more
Urban warfare games always hand us policemen or crooks to play with, but I'm still holding out for a civilian class with cover-based "cower"...
Japanese monster social network Kaiju’s got game at GamesBeat 2011
This year’s winner of VentureBeat’s “Who’s Got Game” startup competition is Kaiju Empire, a social games maker that creates games built around outlandish Godzilla-style...