Roku grabs $8M, weeks after releasing Roku 2
Roku, a device that streams web content to televisions, has collected $8 million in funding, according to a form D filed with the SEC...
Why I’m not down with digitally distributed games (for now)
I see something special about rushing home to crack open a newly purchased video game. Before removing my jacket or throwing down my backpack,...
Frontierville hits the Pioneer Trail (and you won’t die of Dysentery)
Social games maker Zynga is launching an Oregon Trail-style adventure within its Frontierville Facebook game today. The add-on to Frontierville, a spinoff of the...
News Blips: How Rage discourages used sales, Steam Trading, Age of Conan’s free-to-play success, and more
And the award for "most creative use of a universally reviled system" goes to…. News Blips: Rage developer id Software employs sewer hatches as...
Google+ games attacks the heart of Facebook’s revenues (poll)
There’s a reason why Google seems like it’s in a big rush to get games up and running on its Google+ social network. That’s...
Video Blips: Saints Row: The Third, Rage, Sniper Elite V2, and more
I'm binging on Saints Row 2 in giddy anticipation for Saints Row: The Third's November 15 release. Time to snatch up some more hos! ...
Japanese mobile game companies make their own strategic moves
Japan is seeing a lot of action in the heavy rivalry between the two mobile social game networks DeNA and Gree. DeNA announced today that it...
Zynga exec departs on the eve of IPO to run eHarmony
Former Zynga general manager Jeremy Verba has left the company to become chief executive officer of dating site eHarmony after working at the social...
Facebook strikes back at Google with its own game enhancements
Fighting back against Google’s new social game platform, Facebook announced its own game announcements today. The enhancements are part of a larger set of...
Angry Birds maker Rovio seeks $1.2B valuation in upcoming funding round
Angry Birds maker Rovio is in the process of a fundraising round that would value the company at $1.2 billion, according to a report...