Announcing new DiscoveryBeat speakers: Smule, Playdom and Moderati
We’re pleased to announce a trio of new speakers for our DiscoveryBeat event on how to get your apps noticed. Our newest speakers at...
How to Make a Gamer Laugh Again
Editor’s note: Pull up a chair and enjoy Travis’ hilarious commentary on Duke Nukem Forever, Mario Kart, and the PSP Go. This is must-read...
Zynga raises more venture capital for social gaming expansion
Zynga has become the hottest social gaming company around, with more than 196 million users on Facebook alone. Today, the San Francisco company raised...
Former Alienware executives launch Origin, a new gamer PC company
New hardware companies aren’t formed every day. But Origin PC, a new maker of computers for gamers, sees an opening in the market for...
Bigfoot raises $8M for fast networking for gamers
Bigfoot Networks has raised $8 million in an effort to expand its business of making network cards that speed broadband performance for online gamers....
Moto creates an interactive BlackJack table for high-tech casinos
Multitouch user interfaces seem to be spreading everywhere since Apple introduced the iPhone a couple of years ago. The latest example is this prototype...
Crowdstar comes on strong in the social gaming scene
The social game companies are fashionable now that Electronic Arts bought Playfish for as much as $400 million. One of the newest challengers enjoying...
Boy Single-Handedly Makes Case Why Kids Should Not Play Video Games
If you have never seen a certifiably insane child go ape over a video game — well, you’re better off. But here’s one anyway....
Inspired by Nintendo Wii, Playfish CEO tries to broaden appeal of social games
Playfish scored big last week as Electronic Arts said it would buy the social gaming company for as much as $400 million. That’s a...
NASA MMO — Space: The Boring Frontier
The Army has America’s Army, and now it’s time for NASA to jump on the simulation bandwagon. Astronaut: Mars, Moon, and Beyond has the...