HeroEngine automates the building of online worlds (video)
Simutronics has been making games since 1987. But in 2004, one of the company’s teams embarked on an ambitious massively multiplayer game. But developers...
Stephen King meets Xbox 360: a hands-on preview of psychological thriller game Alan Wake
How’s this for a psychological thriller? You work on a video game for six years. It’s a brand new story, with a plot that...
Cherry Deals lets you buy real goods to get virtual ones
Virtual goods, whether you’re buying raspberries for your Farmville or any number of equivalent purchases, are a gigantic and growing source of revenue for...
Can Mickey Mouse make great video games? Only by adapting to new audiences
Disney dominates much of entertainment media, but it isn’t the king of video games. Games are a very big part of Disney’s business. It...
Nvidia bounces back with profits as PC market recovers
A strong PC market buoyed by demand for Windows 7 computers helped boost Nvidia’s profits for the fourth fiscal quarter ended Jan. 31. The...
At long last, Blizzard launches closed beta for Starcraft II game
Finally, the 11 million or so fans of Starcraft have a sign from the heavens. Blizzard Entertainment announced today that it has begun a...
Online firms and toy companies clash over kids virtual worlds
For many years toy and video game companies have been battling each other for the mindshare of kids. Toy companies have strong products targeted...
PlaySpan’s Ultimate Game Card expands worldwide
PlaySpan’s Ultimate Game Card has expanded the world over. Sold in retail stores, the prepaid card lets players who don’t have credit cards sign...
Open Feint X aims to make iPhone games as social as Facebook apps
Facebook game companies have become financial juggernauts. That’s because games spread in a viral way to lots of Facebook users. And a small percentage...
Social games can rocket to millions of users thanks to RightScale
One of the amazing things about the new era of social gaming is that tiny companies can launch a game on Facebook and see...