Microsoft kicks off the era of user-generated console games
Games are starting to catch up with movies in this respect: low-budget titles from indie studios have the same chance to succeed as blockbusters....
Census confirms the rise in video game industry jobs
As other industries contract, the game industry is showing resiliency as a source of jobs. A new census shows that the number of industry...
Playfish raises $17 million for Facebook games
Playfish, a social gaming company that has four of the top ten games on Facebook, has raised $17 million in funding. The deal shows...
Shufflebrain launches Photograb game on Facebook to train your brain
I’m not a game designer. But imagine a game creation tool so simple and easy that even I can’t mess it up. Shufflebrain has...
Game journalism sucks: So Crispy Gamer raises money for an alternative voice
Game journalism sucks. Game journalists can’t be trusted (umm, except VentureBeat’s perhaps?). Crispy Gamer is banking that a lot of people share that opinion....
Graphics chip market grows a surprising 22.5 percent in third quarter
The graphics chip market defied gravity in the third quarter, showing a 22.5 percent in unit shipments compared to a year ago. More than...
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....