GamesBeat 09 preview: an interview with Facebook’s top gaming dude
Our GamesBeat 2009 games conference on March 24 will explore the frontiers of gaming such as emerging gaming platforms. Facebook certainly qualifies as one...
A dark day for the weakest video game publishers
It was a dark day on Thursday for the weakest video game publishers. A trio of publishers may not be long for the world:...
Tzero Technologies shuts down; that’s the end of ultrawideband
Goodbye to another ultra-wideband company. Tzero Technologies has shut down its business of making wireless chips for transferring high-speed video from one consumer electronics...
Acclaim resets the music game business with Rockfree
Howard Marks is a high-energy guy. He can talk a mile a minute about Asian online game business models, or user-crafted games, and everything...
[Updated] Defying recession: U.S. video games grow 13 percent in January
The U.S. video game industry continues to defy the recession, with sales in January up 13 percent compared to a year ago. Overall January...
Mario and Sonic teaming up again on the Winter Olympics
Nintendo and Sega are teaming up again to bring the Mario and Sonic characters back together in a Nintendo Wii game based on the...
Will an angel step up to fund Divide By Zero’s Empire Online?
James Portnow knows how the economic turmoil can upset the best-laid plans. After he started his online game company, Divide by Zero, nine months...
Amazon sparks controversy over casual games pricing
Amazon.com purchased casual game portal Reflexive back in October. So it came as no surprise when Amazon launched a casual games download service last...
Activision Blizzard isn’t immune from the recession, but it beats Q4 estimates
Video game publisher Activision Blizzard lowered the forecasts today for its 2009 earnings targets, sending its stock down in after-hours trading. Activision shares dipped...
Nvidia scores a couple of deals with Wintel
Nvidia is announcing a couple of deals with Wintel today that show the company is making progress with its new technologies. In an endorsement...