Mobile virtual goods generated $168M in revenue in past year
Americans spent about $168 million on mobile virtual goods in the past year, according to a report from Frank N. Magid Associates and Aurora...
Playdom raises $33M in funding to fuel social gaming acquisition spree
Playdom said it has raised $33 million in venture funding, presumably to continue the acquisition spree it has been on for the past year...
Social game “whales” are big spenders on Facebook, survey says
A small but engaged group of Facebook users known as “social game whales” are proving to be big spenders on the social network, according...
OnLive is the easy path to instant gratification gaming
The age of instant digital game distribution got under way last week as OnLive launched its games on demand service, which allows you to...
E3 2010: In Defense of Booth Babes
Editor's note: Booth babes. Love them or hate them, they were out in abundance at this year's E3. Daniel offers a bold new take...
E3 2010 Preview Roundup: Bigpoint and Gazillion
E3 represents not just a hub of gaming culture but also an infallible opportunity for developers and publishers to proactively tout a title that...
E3 2010 roundup: The best innovations in the video game industry
After five days of non-stop action at the E3 video game show last week, I’ve come up with my list of the top innovations...
SunRun scores $100M deal with PG&E to take 3,500 homes solar
SunRun, a company working to make rooftop solar panels more affordable for average households, just took a big leap forward today, announcing a $100...
Small Japanese firm beats bigger rivals to supply graphics chip for Nintendo’s 3DS
Japanese technology firm Digital Media Professionals said today that it is the designer of the graphics chip for Nintendo‘s 3DS, which stole the show...
Interview with Pascal Bestebroer from Orange Pixel
With mobile gaming on the rise it seems about the time to look at a company who has been doing it for years. Since 2004 Orange Pixel has been in the mobile phone market. Now I am not sure about you, but for me six years is a long time.