PopCap Games takes a stab at games in China
U.S. video game companies haven’t done well in China. Stymied by piracy and sometimes unable to understand the tastes of Chinese gamers, they’re floundering...
Q&A: THQ will use wrestling license business model for Ultimate Fighting Championship games
LAS VEGAS–THQ made a big splash at The Palms Casino Resort this past weekend, inviting about 100 sports, video game and mixed martial arts...
SouthPeak Interactive raises $12.9 million for indie games
Video game publisher SouthPeak Interactive has raised $12.9 million in a PIPE (private investment in public equity) transaction to finance a wide variety of...
Mochi Media raises $10 million for Flash-based game ad and analytics platform
Mochi Media is making a name for itself, and it’s not just because of the Puzzle Farter game alone. That’s a cute game that...
LucasArts tees up new Star Wars titles, addresses layoffs
[Editor’s note: This post introduces a new VentureBeat contributing writer, John Gaudiosi, who has over a decade covering the video game industry for a...
Roundup: New York Social Times, a cleaner MySpace, and Wii Fit underwear girl
The New York Times adds social networking: The nation’s biggest daily newspaper is embracing Web 2.0 with the launch of its new online feature:...
Have Microsoft and Activision spilled their E3 secrets?
Out on the web, gamers are calling it the super leak . Now a bunch of rumors are circulating about what Microsoft and Activision...
Nvidia and AMD launch new salvos in graphics chip battle
Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices are both launching new graphics chips today. Ho hum, you say? Well, strap down. These chips are going to...
Interview with Microsoft’s Robbie Bach, part 2, on Xbox 360
The biggest business in Robbie Bach’s Entertainment & Devices Group at Microsoft is the Xbox 360 video game business. After many years of losses,...
Monthly game sales show slight gains for PlayStation 3, Nintendo still on top
Nintendo continued to dominate video game sales in May, with strong sales of the Wii helping to drive overall industry sales up 37 percent...