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...
Reference to the Qur’an delays launch of Sony’s biggest game
Sony has been touting LittleBigPlanet as one of its biggest holiday release titles. But the company announced it would delay the worldwide launch, which...
Updated: NPD numbers show video game sales slowed in September (or did they?)
The U.S. video game industy has been a haven of sorts for the whole year, posting 30 percent sales growth at a time when...
Proximo Games targets GameStop’s soft underbelly: Latin America
GameStop, the world’s largest video game retailer, with more than 5,500 GameStop and Electronic Boutique stores in 16 countries, is about to get some...
Kleiner-backed startup Ngmoco to launch three new iPhone games
Ngmoco is unveiling its first three games for the iPhone and iPod Touch today. The San Francisco-based startup is on a tear. Neil Young,...
Nvidia launches new chip sets in broadside at Intel
Nvidia is launching a chip set for low-end computers in a shot at Intel. In a familiar battle, Nvidia argues that low-end computers will...