Quick-Time Events and Cut-Scenes: Your Stylistic Convention is Evolving!
For better or worse, the quick-time event is still hanging around. As a stylistic convention, some people hate it, and some people don't. Oftentimes, people...
A million people have pulled out their virtual wallets in Nexon’s MapleStory online game
When Nexon brought its free-to-play MapleStory online game to the U.S. in 2005, everyone shook their heads. Everybody was skeptical that American gamers would...
Sony Ericsson’s PlayStation Phone expected to debut in April (report)
The rumored Sony Ericsson PlayStation phone powered by Android could hit stores as early as April, according to the news site Pocket-lint. Pictures and...
Why video games are the new movies: Call of Duty Black Ops sales top $1B
Call of Duty Black Ops video game sales have topped $1 billion since the combat game went on sale on Nov. 9, Activision Blizzard reported today.
The numbers are a land-speed record for the sale of any video game: It’s the fastest $1 billion ever made in the video-game industry. Black Ops broke the previous record set by its predecessor, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, a year ago.
NeoEdge raises $3M for ad platform for games
NeoEdge has raised $3 million in venture funding to expand its product offerings for monetizing social games. The San Francisco company makes a platform...
Games as art
Art: “Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging symbolic elements in a way that influences and affects one or more of the...
Autodesk buys Wild Pockets game design platform (exclusive)
Autodesk, the 3D computer-aided design company, has purchased 3D game design platform Wild Pockets, VentureBeat has learned. Wild Pockets, which launched at DEMO in...
BrainAthlete monitors an athlete’s mental state during sports activity
NeuroSky, which makes toys and entertainment products that use its brainwave-scanning technology, is revealing today that its technology is being used in an “brainwave...
Major League Gaming raising $10M for tournament gaming
For some gamers, competing in a darkened living room gets old. That’s what fuels the growth of Major League Gaming, a tournament gaming company...
Zynga launches Mafia Wars Atlantic City for mobile phones
Zynga launched a mobile version of its Mafia Wars Atlantic City game today. The game is the social game company’s first designed for the...