Xbox Live Gold members get a nice ESPN update
Reaffirming its strategy to evolve the Xbox 360 into an all-in-one entertainment device, Microsoft debuted an update to its Xbox Live ESPN sports offering...
OpenFeint’s single sign-on for social games to replace Apple’s UDID (exclusive)
Apple caused panic among app developers last week when it announced that it would phase out an identification system for users on its mobile...
Electronic Arts’ The Sims Social hits 4.6 million daily players a week after launch
Electronic Arts’ latest Facebook game, The Sims Social, has picked up more than 4.6 million daily active users after launching a week ago, according...
GameStop pulls Deus Ex Human Revolution from stores after OnLive controversy
GameStop has removed all PC copies of the Deus Ex Human Revolution game from its stores after the company was caught opening new copies and removing...
Game veterans form startup Motiga to make social mobile games
A team of online game veterans has formed Motiga, a startup dedicated to making cloud-based mobile games. The Bellevue, Wash.-based company is unveiling its...
Kabam will launch The Godfather Five Families social game on Facebook
Kabam is going Hollywood. The hardcore Facebook game publisher is announcing today that it has a deal with Paramount to make an empire-building social...
GameStop pulls coupon for free OnLive Deus Ex: Human Revolution copy from physical PC game
Video game retailer GameStop has admitted to removing coupons from boxed PC versions of Deus Ex: Human Revolution for free versions of the game...
China’s PapayaMobile reveals strong growth stats for mobile games
PapayaMobile, China-based maker of a mobile social networking platform for Android phones, now has more than 25 million users, up 940 percent since January...
Bunchball gamifies Salesforce.com and launches game widgets
Bunchball is trying to “gamify” every web site in the world via tools that make sites more game-like. Its new Nitro for Salesforce.com uses game-like...
News Blips: Blizzard defends always-on Diablo 3, From Dust DRM heads out, Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown, and more
Today, the dangers of offline, single-player-mode hackers are more apparent than ever. Thanks to Blizzard, honest gamers can breathe easy and — OK, wait,...