E3 preview: A Q&A with Mike Gallagher, head of the Entertainment Software Association
If there’s a place video game developers show up to show off their wares, it’s the annual “E3” summit. It runs Monday through Thursday...
Dean’s most anticipated games of E3
For the first time in a few years, I’m not one of the E3 judges who evaluate the best games of the video game...
Roundup: Apple backdating probe dropped, AMD takes big write-off, Webroot founder missing
updated Apple criminal backdating probes dropped: It’s a happy day for Apple, and not just because of the iPhone 3G launch. The criminal backdating...
Interview: Gameloft gung ho about iPhone gaming
PARIS—The largest mobile game publisher in the world, Gameloft, has a line-up of six games ready for today’s launch of Apple’s new App Store,...
Riot Games raises round for quick-hit 3D online games
Venture capitalists tend to stay away from funding game developers because games are considered a hit or miss business. But Riot Games has convinced...
Yahoo Games shifts to free games in alliance with two game ad start-ups
Yahoo Games is the giant of online game portals with 18 million unique visitors a month. But the company is shaking things up as...
Why Microsoft is cutting its Xbox 360 price on Sunday
Microsoft’s plan to cut $50 off the price of its Xbox 360 Pro video game console is all over the web. The company is...
Investors pour $161 million into 16 virtual worlds in second quarter
Google blessed the virtual world market with its own entry yesterday. But it is hardly alone. Investors poured $161 million in 16 virtual world...
WorldWinner’s CATCH 21 online game becomes a TV show
The borders between media are porous. WorldWinner, an online skill-based game company, proved that today when it announced that its “CATCH 21” game will...
GCube Ventures to invest in game companies at all stages
The $50 billion video game industry is rife with opportunities, so it only makes sense that someone is creating a venture capital firm that...