Image Metrics makes it easier and cheaper to put real faces in games
We’ve said before that the last great challenge in computer animation and video games will be to render realistic human faces. As it stands now,...
PlaySpan makes virtual goods transactions more convenient
In-game commerce network PlaySpan is taking one of the hassles out of trading virtual goods. In the past, gamers had to engineer a risky...
Netflix movie downloads are a success on Xbox 360
Microsoft said today that more than a million Xbox 360 users have downloaded the Netflix application via Xbox Live since the alliance was launched...
Iminlikewithyou names new chief executive
Iminlikewithyou said it has named Dan Porter its new chief executive officer. The New York-based multiplayer social games company said Porter will help the...
Most watched Super Bowl ever means more people hate 3-D glasses
So, I have to beat the dead horse on the 3-D glasses again. Reports suggest that this was the most-watched Super Bowl ever, with...
Electronic Arts reports wider loss, laying off more people
Electronics Arts said in its earnings call today that it had a wider loss than expected in its third fiscal quarter ended Dec. 31...
Ubisoft pulls on its Action Pants, acquiring studio in Vancouver
French game publishing giant Ubisoft announced today that it has acquired Vancouver, Canada-based Action Pants, a game studio with more than 110 employees. Vancouver...
MMO Life to launch a network of online game portals
Do you really have a fantasy life online if there’s no one there to chronicle it? MMO Life is launching a network of online...
Who’s got game? Introducing the GamesBeat 2009 startup competition
Who’s got game? That’s what we’ll be asking during a special competition happening at VentureBeat’s inaugural games conference for the industry’s top players, on March...
Meteor Solutions to help marketers track viral media as it spreads
Word of mouth marketing has seen an explosion in the Internet age. YouTube videos from complete unknowns can reach hundreds of millions of viewers...