Microsoft and Sony report game numbers, enter critical season
Microsoft and Sony are entering their critical season in the console battle. They face big economic headwinds. Nintendo is almost certain to come out...
Game designer Richard Garriott returns to earth after trip to International Space Station
Game designer Richard Garriott returned safely to earth today after a trip to the International Space Station aboard a privately-funded rocket launched by Space...
Video games not just for nerds anymore, IGN reports
Video games have been moving beyond their nerdy stereotype roots for a long time now. A new research report from IGN Entertainment and Ipsos...
Games2win to be entertainment powerhouse; firm outwits pirates, launches game search engine
If I told you that a game company you’ve never heard of will be a top ten entertainment company in 2009, you’d probably laugh....
NeoEdge Networks introduces way to splice ads into the middle of the action
Most casual game ads are predictable. They run a 30-second video in between levels in a game, or roll the video after you’ve finished....
Metaplace raises more funding to be the MySpace of virtual worlds
Metaplace, a company that will allow anybody to build their own virtual world and access it through through an ordinary web browser, has taken...
IGA Worldwide delivering in-game ads to 30 million users
IGA Worldwide said its in-game advertising network now reaches 30 million gamers on four distinct gaming platforms: the PC, Mac, Flash, and the PlayStation...
Video game industry revamps its ailing E3 trade show
By most accounts, the E3 trade show in July was a disaster for the video game industry. (I liked it, because the crowds were...
Music video games overtake sports and game console growth
Music has overtaken sports as the No. 2 category for video games and has led to the highest adoption of video game consoles in...
Live Gamer scores a virtual trading deal with Magma Studios
The way the stock market is going, I wouldn’t be surprised if virtual goods marketplaces will one day be bigger than real-world marketplaces. That’s...