iPhone game developers rejoice at Apple’s latest update plans
There were a lot of happy game developers among the 200 or so people who attended Thursday’s iGames Summit in San Francisco, which was...
February U.S. game sales slow to 10 percent, but growth rate still up
The game industry is humming along. The U.S. video game industry grew 10 percent in February, slower than a month before but still enviable...
Aurora Feint to share iPhone social networking tools with game developers
Aurora Feint has managed to produce some of the most popular games on the iPhone. Today, it’s going to share some of what it’s...
GamesBeat 09 spotlight: Zeebo launching low-cost game console for developing worlds
The big three game console makers rarely ship their next-generation machines to the developing world, where problems such as game piracy and pricing are...
Small game studio releases The Path horror game
It’s always surprising to see indie developers pull off games that require heavy investment. Today, Belgium-based game studio Tale of Tales is announcing that...
Hollywood animation house Titmouse expands into games
Titmouse said today it is launching its own game studio and is making a console video game dubbed Seven Haunted Seas. The Hollywood, Calif.-based...
MindArk’s Entropia Universe now has legally sanctioned virtual central bank
Sweden-based MindArk is announcing today that Entropia Universe, which is actually a collection of virtual worlds, now has a real bank. The Mind Bank,...
Nonoba launches tool for managing casual game web sites
There are thousands of casual game sites on the web. Now Danish startup Nonoba is making it easy to create even more. The company...
Layoff game meant as salve for corporate doublespeak
Lots of corporations are eliminating redundancies these days. Now you can do the same in a free web game dubbed Layoff. Inspired by games...
Virtual goods on the iPhone could generate big revenues for game firms
Apple’s announcement today of a virtual goods platform for the iPhone will likely produce a bonanza of revenues for game developers and publishers. The...