Marissa Mayer and Yahoo are on fire, acquiring gaming company PlayerScale
If I can paraphrase a popular Alicia Keys song, this woman is on fire. Marissa Mayer is clearly moving Yahoo back into the center of the Silicon Valley tech conversation.
IGN gets a new home under new owners Ziff Davis
IGN, which runs a network of video game and entertainment news websites, was sold by owners News Corp. to Ziff Davis, the companies announced today.
Microsoft confirms purchase of R2 Studios to push Xbox beyond gaming
Microsoft today confirmed its acquisition of home-automation startup R2 Studios, the small company founded by Slingbox creator Blake Krikorian.
Disney pushes into Asia with purchase of South Korea’s Studio Ex
The deal gives Disney a bigger presence in the hot field of free-to-play multiplayer games in Asia.
Kabam acquires Balanced Worlds game studio in China
The deal helps the company expand into Asia's fast-growing mobile games market.
Gree devours dinosaur mobile-game developer App Ant Studios
Japanese mobile social network Gree continues to bulk up for the U.S. market as it acquires mobile-game developer App Ant Studios.
Saban Brands buys Zombie Farm iOS gamemaker The Playforge
Saban Brands buys The Playforge, maker of mobile games like Zombie Farm, Zombie Life, and Tree World.
Zynga buys OMGPOP for a reported $200M
We’ve confirmed that Zynga, the app-studio-eating megalith of social gaming, has acquired OMGPOP, maker of new hit mobile game Draw Something. You know what they...
Zynga acquiring Astro Ape? Key executives change LinkedIn company to “Zynga”
Gaming company Zynga may be acquiring mobile gaming studio Astro Ape. Business Insider reported that Astro Ape employees have been changing their LinkedIn employment...
Rumor factory churns on: EA now potential buyer for casual game maker PopCap
Game publisher Electronic Arts is the latest rumored suitor looking to buy casual games maker PopCap for more than $1 billion, according to sources...