Socialize this: Gamer social network Raptr raises $15M and gets 6M fans
Raptr, the gamer social network, just raised $2.50 for every fan that it has. The company announced today that it has built its audience...
Seven reasons why video games will grow in 2011
Console video game sales aren’t getting the love they once did from consumers. Activision Blizzard shocked the game industry yesterday when it said it...
With the social game flood, Kontagent’s analytics track 100 million users
Kontagent, which makes software to help social app makers make sense of user behavior, is announcing today that its analytics tools are tracking more...
Funtactix creates a game world for the launch of Rango animated film
Movies games have been duds since time immemorial. They come out too late to cash in on a film’s popularity, or they just don’t...
Death in video games: A minor inconvenience made major
“Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” – 1 Corinthians 15:55 A video game is often a great way...
Traditional game veterans adapt to a world with CityVille and Angry Birds
There’s a specter hanging over the traditional video game industry, and you can see it in the image above. Social game companies such as...
Google says game developers can rely on ads for income
As mobile app developers figure out the best ways to make money, Google wants to convince them that mobile ads can be a lucrative...
Is cloud gaming service OnLive really worth $1.8B? (poll)
OnLive’s $40 million in funding from HTC yesterday has everyone in the game business wondering what the company’s overall valuation might be. One expert...
Visa approves this transaction: PlaySpan for $190M
Visa has agreed to buy virtual goods company PlaySpan for $190 million in a big move into the market for digital goods. PlaySpan enables...
Tapjoy launches way for advertisers to pay for engagement in mobile games
Mobile game distributor Tapjoy is launching a new service today to let advertisers reward users for the amount of time they spend with a...