Video games sales fall 5 percent in May despite blockbusters
U.S. retail video game sales fell 5 percent in May after a big slump in April. The launch of two blockbusters — Take-Two Interactive’s...
Confirmed: Disney buys Tapulous in a move into iPhone music games
[Update: Disney confirmed the deal] Music rhythm game maker Tapulous has been acquired by Disney, according to a published report. If it’s true, it’s...
Aurora Feint signs up beta partners for its virtual goods platform
Game platform maker Aurora Feint is announcing today it has signed up its first wave of developers for its virtual goods platform for mobile...
Helios Interactive snares indie game developers with cross-platform GameCore tools
Helios Interactive doesn’t have the greatest pedigree for success in video games. Its parent company, Mehta Group, is a multibillion-dollar transportation company. But Helios...
Tower Madness HD: 3D Tower Defense for the iPad
Have you ever played a tower defense game? Yes? Great! I don't need to write that boring explanatory paragraph, and you don't need to buy this game because you can already download a hundred more just like it for free, right? Too harsh?
Help Us Make Pixel Revolt Even Better
I've got good news and bad news this week for all of the Pixel Revolt listeners out there. First, the bad news: Episode 26...
Christie vs. Zombies
Editor’s note: I’d imagine that most Bitmob readers take beating a game rather lightly. We start a game, and if we like it enough,...
Image Metrics Acquires Character-FX to build realistic 3D game avatars
Image Metrics, a leading facial animation technology provider for video games and film (which recently animated over 100 characters in Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption),...
Are We Gamers or Critics?
Editor's note: Dennis hits on a topic that I think our discussion lacks — a substantive conversation on the aesthetics of video games. While...
Watch out for the impact of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm as beta test starts
An earthquake is coming for the video game business. Blizzard Entertainment is readying a new expansion pack for its market-dominating World of Warcraft online...