Categories Posted inin Business Dumped by Barry Diller, GarageGames returns to its indie gaming roots Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 20, 2011 1 min There is life after Barry Diller. GarageGames is proving that. Diller’s IAC bought the company in 2008 but decided to bail out of its...
Categories Posted inin Business Bunchball helps Bravo “gamify” its Top Chef All-Stars TV show Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 20, 2011 2 min The Bravo TV channel is teaming up with start-up Bunchball to “gamify” its Top Chef All-Stars show so that fans will be more engaged...
Categories Posted inin Technology Badgeville’s gamification rewards snare dozens of customers Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 20, 2011 1 min Badgeville creates reward systems that make web sites more engaging for users. Since unveiling its business in October, the company has rounded up 25...
Categories Posted inin Business RockYou signs deal with Doom creator John Romero’s social game studio Loot Drop Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 20, 2011 3 min Aiming to lock up a high-quality game developer, RockYou has signed a deal with Loot Drop, a new social game studio created by id...
Categories Posted inin Business Chew your food: Reviewing role-playing games Posted byby GamesBeat January 20, 2011 3 min I have over 70 hours clocked into Fallout: New Vegas. I can see the final storyline developing but have no idea how it will...
Categories Posted inin Business Does Google get games? Kongregate mobile arcade banned from Android Marketplace Posted byby GamesBeat January 19, 2011 3 min Whispers of Google’s social gaming service had gone quiet since Facebook marched to the top of the hill and planted its feet at the...
Categories Posted inin Business Dance Cam mobile app promotes Dance Central 2 on Xbox 360 Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 19, 2011 2 min Digital ad agency AKQA has created a novel new app called Dance Cam to promote the Dance Central 2 game that works with Microsoft’s...
Categories Posted inin Business Generation tech: More kids can play computer games than ride a bike Posted byby GamesBeat January 19, 2011 1 min If you were in any doubt that technology is now a fundamental part of kids’ lives, these statistics prove it: 69 percent of children...
Categories Posted inin Business Nintendo 3DS coming to US March 27 for $250 Posted byby GamesBeat January 19, 2011 1 min Nintendo has finally revealed US launch details for its upcoming 3D portable gaming system, the 3DS. In a press event in New York today,...
Categories Posted inin Technology Will the old Dating Game brand work on Facebook? Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 19, 2011 1 min Old brands don’t necessarily do that well on Facebook and other social media. But 3G Studios is betting that it has the right brand...