The most popular digital goods are virtual money, weapons and gifts
People are paying real money for digital goods in all sorts of online applications ranging from Facebook apps to massively multiplayer online games. The...
Where Are They Now: Dreamcast Gems
So today ends the 10 year anniversary week of the launch of the Dreamcast (don’t worry, though — we still have plenty of more...
One PC displays images to 24 screens (video)
Advanced Micro Devices‘ new graphics chip will be able to display images to six different monitors at the same time. No big deal? Well,...
Dream Unfulfilled
Hey, what’s that you have on your shelf back there? Let’s see, Fable 2, Shadow of the Colossus, The Orange Box…. Oh, I get...
Ping Pong Fighter Will Heat Up Your Fireballs
Street Fighting, while fun, is a bit common these days. Think about it: Everyone fights. And there’s a ton of streets in the world....
What the Hell: Super Mario 3 Was All a Ruse?
Finding out Mario is OCD, while strange, is not too surprising — we know that guy is messed up (too much pipe-traveling, we think)....
The Bitmob Mailbag, September 10 Edition
We’re cleaning and catching up on ye olde mailbag this week. And going forward, we’re going to tweak our system a little. So read...
Console video game sales fall for sixth straight month
Dragged down by the recession and free games, the U.S. console video game industry saw its sales fall for the sixth consecutive month in...
KingIsle’s Wizard101 online fantasy game hits 5 million users
KingsIsle Entertainment announced today that its magic-themed Wizard101 online game has hit 5 million registered players since its launch a year ago. It shows...
Zynga accuses Playdom of stealing company secrets, gets restraining order
An ongoing legal battle between social gaming rivals Zynga and Playdom got even uglier this week. Zynga filed another suit claiming that Playdom had...