In Korea, Gold Pieces Are Equal to Dollar Bills
Every American bill includes the phrase “legal tender” somewhere on the greenback note. Well, it seems that the gold and silver pieces you collect...
In five days, Zynga raises $1.5M for Haiti via Facebook games
Zynga‘s gamers have donated more than $1.5 million in the past five days for Haitian earthquake relief. They did so by making donations directly...
Sony delays new motion controller for PS 3 until fall
Sony is eating crow tonight as it announced it has postponed its new Motion Controller from the spring until the fall of 2010. The...
CO-OP: Reflections 2009 Part 1 — Batman, Uncharted 2, Red Faction, and More
2009 was a very good year — for video games. While much the rest of the world muddled through an “economic downturn,” to put...
Jagex brings Asian game to Western gamers
Will Western gamers play Asian online games? That’s a big question in the video game market these days. Jagex will test the idea today...
Pixel Revolt: Episode 16 Community Question Reminder
Hey, Bitmob community! It’s that time again — we need your community answers for this week’s podcast. We’re back to our normal Thursday night...
Pocket God sells 2M units on the iPhone, first paid app to do so
It looks like a lot of us enjoy torturing island natives during our spare time. Bolt Creative said today that its Pocket God game...
OpenFeint expands in Japan with Space Invaders’ owner
Aurora Feint announced today that it continues to expand its OpenFeint iPhone social gaming platform in Japan, where it has picked up a major...
Virtual goods-related companies raised $598M in 2009
Virtual goods companies raised $598 million in venture capital in 2009, according to a report released today by Engage Digital Media. Virtual goods are...
SwitchGames builds a big market for used games
SwitchGames is a game trading site that has ridden the wave of demand for used games. Today, the company says its users are now...