The Geekbox — Episode 73
The Geekbox — Episode 73 (2010-07-07) Wherein we discuss MMO betas, the big Steam sale, Team Fortress 2 (again), Deathsmiles, Eve Online, Red Dead...
Pocket Legends: The first MMO on the iPad
Quick background on me. I started playing EverQuest in 2001. I switched to World of Warcraft in 2004 and have a couple 80s laying dormant right now. I've also played Lord of the Rings Online enough to get a max level character, and Eve Online enough to get bored ( 20 minutes).
Interview with an Odd Gentleman: P.B. Winterbottom Producer Paul Bellezza
Editor's note: In my opinion, The Misadventures of P.B Winterbottom is one of the stand-out indie games of the recent past. I'm glad Stefanie...
China’s ChangYou tries to break into U.S. market with funny online game
Chinese games companies have seen great success with free-to-play online games. But their success in the U.S. has been limited, due in no small...
Playdom buys Metaplace, which forsook virtual worlds for social games
Fast-growing social game company Playdom has acquired Metaplace, which failed in its attempt to create a site for user-generated virtual worlds. The price of...
Aurora Feint expands social game platform to Android market and gets Chinese investor
Aurora Feint has enjoyed great success with its OpenFeint social game platform for the iPhone, allowing developers to socialize their games with leaderboards, achievements,...
Musings of a Gamer: Can Video Games Contain Positive Messages?
Editor's note: Mike manages to squeeze in references to Nelson Mandela's autobiography and some intriguing questions about the nature of violence in video games...
Viacom acquires developer Social Express as MTV Networks dives into social games (exclusive)
Viacom’s MTV Networks has acquired social game developer Social Express as part of its inaugural entry into the hot social gaming market, VentureBeat has...
Offerpal to help Yahoo’s developers make money on apps
Offerpal Media said today that it will help developers make money from the social games and apps that are distributed on Yahoo’s application platform....
3Dchat launches a virtual place to date, dance and visit strip clubs
Virtual worlds seem to have run their course in the startup world. But that doesn’t mean new entrepreneurs can’t launch something new all over...