Playdom expands from MySpace games to Facebook
Playdom, formerly known as YouPlus, built its own little empire as one of the leading makers of games for the MySpace social network. Now...
SuperSecret raises $10 million for virtual world about growing up
There are an estimated 200 virtual worlds for kids in the works. But SuperSecret thinks it has the secret sauce. And it’s just raised...
Sony cuts deal with NBC Universal for film/TV shows on PlayStation Network
Sony’s PlayStation Network is getting a boost today as the company announces its deal to add movies and TV shows from NBC Universal to...
Twofish announces customers for its virtual goods micro-transaction platform
Twofish is announcing today that it has several customers using its Twofish Elements platform for creating virtual goods and micro-transactions in online games. The...
Nvidia launches GPU Ventures Program to foster startups
Nvidia is trying to stoke its own product ecosystem today as it launches the GPU Ventures Program to identify, support and in invest in...
Voxli launches beta for online gaming audio chat
Online gaming is increasingly becoming a team activity. But communicating in large groups over the internet has never been easy. Voxli is one of...
Caustic Graphics to create graphics chips with novel ray-tracing technology
Caustic Graphics is planning to take on graphics chip makers with a new method for rendering images that can enhance realism and improve cost...
The empire strikes back: Hulu blocks RSS access for Boxee
Well, that didn’t last long. This morning, Boxee, a company that offers a way to bring online video to your TV, brought back Hulu...
The mad rush into used games
Amazon.com launched a used game sales service today where gamers can trade in used games for store credit. Toys ‘R Us is also starting...
Shake it up baby with The Beatles: Rock Band game
Apple Corps, Harmonix and MTV Games announced that they will release a new music video game, The Beatles: Rock Band, in September. That should...