Flurry formally launches AppCircle to cross-sell mobile apps
Flurry said today it is formally launching its AppCircle network for cross-selling mobile apps. Flurry operates a mobile analytics, money-making and promotion service for...
Free-to-play business model starting to generate a “geiser of money” for iPhone game makers
Purchase of virtual goods are starting to take off on the iPhone and game startups are starting to prosper from the added revenue, according...
What exactly defines a game
The gaming industry. A wild west full of controversy, evil publishing corporations, press, PR, small indie developers, and of course the little people who...
Gendai Games raises $1M in first round for game creation tools
Gendai Games, a startup with a game creation tool for the iPhone, has raised over $1 million in a first round of funding. Techcrunch...
Subversive Gaming Is Fun
Editor's note: Ben's article asks whether or not subversive gaming is a legit way to milk a title for a little more enjoyment. I...
Video Game Violence Should Affect the Player
Editor's note: My wife always asks me the same question: "Can we play a game that's not about killing?" I look through my collection...
NBC/GE joint venture invests $2M in game voice chat firm Vivox
Peacock Equity has invested $2 million in online game voice-chat company Vivox. Peacock is a joint investment fund of General Electric Capital’s Media, Communications...
Curt Schilling’s online game firm 38 Studios considers $75M loan incentive from Rhode Island
Curt Schilling’s Maynard, MA-based 38 Studios, which makes massively multiplayer online games, will meet with Rhode Island’s Economic Development Corporation to discuss a possible...
Crackdown 2: Stuck in a Moment
In a scene that I imagine played out similarly for many gamers last week, the first step of my Crackdown 2 adventure simply involved...
The Effect of Anonymity on a Game’s Community
Editor's note: Now you see why we insist on people using their real names on Bitmob! And we actively encourage it, too, with contests...