IGN Entertainment launches its own social network for gamers
The world’s biggest video game fan site is going social. IGN Entertainment is announcing today that it has created MyIGN, a social network for...
GameStop and Kongregate explain their digital game strategy
GameStop made its online gaming move yesterday by purchasing Kongregate, a fast-growing web site for indie Flash games. The world’s biggest game retailer, with...
Why are gamers, especially girl gamers, afraid to admit it?
With Blizzard’s recent Real-ID debacle the subject of female gamers has once again been brought up. The Real-ID system would make any post on...
Zelda’s Secret Timeline and Why It Doesn’t Matter
This image is heavily cropped. Just let that sink in. Nintendo's Eiji Aonuma admitted to the existence of an official timeline for the Legend of...
The Secret Best Game Developer
When I think back to some of the games I’ve played this year, it’s an impressive list: God of War 3. Red Dead Redemption....
Disney buys social game firm Playdom for up to $763.2M
In a big validation of the fast-growing social game business, Disney has agreed to buy social gaming firm Playdom for up to $763.2 million....
Trusted Opinion "gamifies" its restaurant recommendation community
Social recommendation firm Trusted Opinion is adding a social game platform to get its community of a million restaurant fans to engage in the...
GameStop dives into casual online games with Kongregate acquisition
Video game retail giant GameStop is opening 400 stores a year, but it knows that the shift to digital game distribution is coming. That’s...
Dark Roast Media integrates Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes into its social game
Small social game company Dark Roast Media may not be the biggest on the block, but it’s doing something interesting with its Facebook game,...
12 years after original game, Blizzard's Starcraft II goes on sale
Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty went on sale tonight, some 12 years after the original game debuted. The game is likely to be one...