EA gets a new soldier in the takeover fight
It’s not wise to go without a consigliere in a mob war. That’s why Electronic Arts appointed Eric Brown as chief financial officer today....
Popjax raises $4.7 million for Internet quiz show games
For Doug Barry, game shows run in the family. The CEO of Popjax is the son of Jack Barry, the host of the television...
Vivity Labs launches Fit Brains brain-training game site
Researchers say that older adults and others can benefit from brain-training exercises. But it took Nintendo’s BrainAge video game for the handheld DS to...
Linden Lab CEO Rosedale plans to step down
Linden Lab, maker of the online virtual world Second Life, is looking for someone to fill founder and chief executive Philip Rosedale’s shoes. Rosedale...
Yair Landau leaves Sony Pictures to do games
Yair Landau, the head of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s digital division, is leaving the film studio after two decades to start a video game and...
From baseball to an online fantasy gaming world: Q&A with Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling of 38 Studios
Curt Schilling is one of the legends of Major League Baseball. The six-time All-Star pitcher of the Boston Red Sox and two-time World Series...
Cryptic words about Curt Schilling’s Copernicus
Just what exactly is Copernicus? That’s the code name for 38 Studios massively multiplayer online fantasy game. Curt Schilling’s video game company is making...
Introducing the new digital media blog, Dean Takahashi, and NOT Britney Spears
Last year, Technorati said there were 175,000 blogs being created every day.We’re adding to that today with the new Digital Media section of VentureBeat...
The EA Death Star getting close to Take-Two Tatooine?
Here’s an amusing satirical mash-up (note, the site works intermittently, I found) of Darth Vader and Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello. EA, of course,...
Lars Buttler says online games are just getting started
Last week, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick drew a strong reaction when he said that a competitor would need $500 million or $1 billion to...