GameStop aims to build PC game sales with new digital games
In a bid to expand PC hardcore game sales, top game retailer GameStop is launching a new digital PC game purchase method that gamers...
EA chief: Stereoscopic 3D gaming is a dud so far
TV and monitor makers would love to sell more 3D displays. But Electronic Arts isn’t going to help them. At EA’s annual meeting today,...
Sony loses money due to quake and PlayStation Network outage
Sony reported a $199 million loss in the first fiscal quarter ended June 30 because of problems including the Japan earthquake and the hacking...
Big Fish launches game for the Amazon Kindle
Big Fish Games is launching a game for the Amazon Kindle electronic book reader today as part of a diversification into new markets. The...
Nintendo slashes price of its 3DS handheld to $169.99
Nintendo announced today that it has cut the price of its struggling 3DS handheld game player from $249.99 to $169.99. The price cut is effective...
Gate2Play launches Zynga game cards in Middle East and North Africa
Zynga plans on taking over the world with social games. But it’s not so easy in places where there aren’t easy payment mechanisms such...
Nintendo posts unexpected quarterly loss and slashes full-year profit forecast
Nintendo reported a first-fiscal-quarter net loss, hurt by both slow sales of its 3DS handheld game device and a strong yen. The Kyoto-Japan-based company...
Bitmob Roundtable callout: Brave new JRPG world
We're rolling along to the next topic in our Bitmob Roundtable series, and it's focused on the Land of the Rising Sun. This whole idea...
Gamify Network’s growth mirrors popularity of gamification
Turning ordinary web sites into something fun through “gamification” has been a popular idea. And that has helped The Gamify Network gather some steam...
THQ reports a widening loss but continues to invest in digital games
THQ, a mid-sized publicly traded game company, reported an unexpectedly high loss today as sales of its Red Faction: Armageddon game and children’s games...