WildTangent launches BrandBoost ad platform for social and online games
To date, online games — from Facebook games to massively multiplayer online games — have been monetized not through ad revenue but through sales...
Xbox Live Drama: Tricks and Hos, Mods and Pros
An Xbox Live moderator recently banned user iTzLuPo v2 (a.k.a. Lupo) from the online service after a confrontational run-in. The Microsoft employee, nicknamed "The...
Ngmoco raises $25M for iPhone games, acquires Freeverse
Making a bigger push into games on the iPhone, Ngmoco has raised $25 million in a third round of venture capital and also acquired...
Our latest GamesBeat@GDC speakers; contest deadline approaches
Disruptive companies are getting a lot of attention at our upcoming GamesBeat@GDC executive game conference. The event is set for March 10 in San...
Heatwave revives canceled online game with Gods & Heroes deal
Heatwave Interactive is announcing today that it has acquired the rights and assets to Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising, a massively multiplayer online game...
Hit or Miss Weekend Recap – Feb. 21, 2010
This week on Hit or Miss: Leona Lewis’s Final Fantasy 13 advertisement spurs an unlikely trial of dark introspection; “Missile Command movie? More like,...
Droppin’ Mad Beats With Hacked Nintendo Hardware
Wiimotes have been hacked to perform tons of actions never originally intended for the device. Anything from remotely accessing your PC to controlling RC...
Game & Watch 2010: More Like Just Watch
Most of us over the age of 30 had poor choices when it came to portable gaming growing up. Until the Gameboy debuted in...
Reviews Spotlight: A Shock to the Face, Dreary Forecasts, and PETA
This week’s Review Spotlight sets its sights on 2K’s newest underwater adventure — Bioshock 2. Garret Staus decides whether or not the waterborne sequel...
From outer space to gaming’s red carpet: Richard Garriott talks Facebook games (video)
Until recently, Richard Garriott, was in outer space. But as we noted in our story this week, Garriott has come down to earth and...