Five companies create United Nations Citizens virtual world
Cisco Systems, Equifax and three smaller companies have partnered to create United Nations Citizens, a virtual world that has a real economy and is...
Pixel Revolt — Episode 15
Pixel Revolt is Bitmob’s community-driven podcast, in which Derek Lavigne, Jeff Grubb, Brett Bates, and a special guest dive into the Mobfeed to discuss...
CO-OP: Saboteur, Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes
Do you remember what your gamer self was doing in 2000? Should’ve made a time capsule, like we did! We put some weird stuff in...
Zynga brings back offers to its online game payment methods
After shutting down offers on its social games because of accusations of scam ads, social game firm Zynga is bringing them back under tighter...
School kids can design video games on PCs with Microsoft’s latest Kodu tool
Microsoft is launching its Kodu video game design tools to the PC in the hopes of igniting interest in computer programming among children ages...
Big Fish Games and PlayFirst team up for online game distribution
Big Fish Games has launched a multi-year strategic alliance with casual game developer and publisher PlayFirst. It’s a sign that, even on the web,...
PURE Review
Intro PURE was released on September 16, 2008 and developed by Black Rock Studio formerly Climax Racing who were previously behind the Moto GP...
Twilight: Modern Warfare 2
While the Twilight series infests the film industry, the Call of Duty franchise dominates the online-gaming sector. Meanwhile, the creators of the respective content...
China’s Shanda Games buys Mochi Media for $80M
Chinese online game firm Shanda Games has purchased Flash game platform company Mochi Media for $80 million in cash and stock. Shanda is one...
Saints Capital takes stake in Second Life owner Linden Lab
Secondary investment firm Saints Capital has acquired a stake in virtual world startup Linden Lab, the owner of Second Life. Venturewire reported that Saints...