Taking games global: Cultural differences can make or break you
You might assume that a successful game in one country could go on to be successful in others around the world. But culture plays...
Sibblingz to unite social gaming across iPhone, Facebook, and the web
Sibblingz aims to make social gaming seamless across multiple platforms, including the iPhone, Facebook, and the web. The company is competing as a finalist...
Atmosphir to allow gamers to create their own 3D platform games
For any gamer who has ever wanted to create complex 3D gaming environments of their own — like those first seen in the classic...
Desura readies ‘community-driven’ game distribution platform
A startup called Desura is getting ready to challenge online game distribution systems like Valve’s fast-growing Steam. The company plans to launch its platform...
Turiya Media targets game publishers with behavioral data mining
Looking to stake a claim in the online gaming market, Turiya Media today announced the launch of its Leafnode product, which helps game publishers better retain and...
BeanJar brings real-world rewards for video game winners
BeanJar is a new game awards company that launched in the last week, and competing today as a finalist in the startup competition at...
Civilization V often makes peace a better option
Firaxis scored big with Civilization IV, selling millions of units since 2007. Now the PC-centric developer showed a real-time demo of this fall’s Civilization...
Social game makers: Our job is harder than you think
Social game makers took the stage this afternoon at our GamesBeat@GDC event in San Francisco, where much of the discussion revolved around how building...
EA’s John Schappert: Game industry all about big games getting bigger
With social and online gaming exploding with hundreds of new startups, developers and titles, it would seem that bold, small-scale innovation is where the...
hi5 CTO: Facebook’s game strategy is schizophrenic
As social network hi5 refocuses on gaming, president and chief technology officer Alex St. John has been happy to criticize his giant competitor, Facebook....