Is Amazon going to challenge Zynga in social games?
Amazon.com‘s recent hire of a veteran games designer suggests the massive retailer may be about to get into the business of publishing games itself....
Outfit7 climbs the beanstalk to find a mainstream audience
The Talking Friends have taken yet another step toward the entertainment industry. Last week, mobile gaming company Outfit7 announced a signed deal with talent...
Nook Color first to offer Angry Birds with location-based extras
Barnes & Noble said Tuesday its Nook Color e-reader and tablet would be the first device to offer a real-world tie-in to the insanely popular...
Disney looks beyond apps with HTML5 game maker Rocket Pack
Disney has acquired gaming startup Rocket Pack, a specialist in games which use HTML5, the latest version of the Web’s lingua franca. The deal...
Nvidia launches Tegra Zone to show off flashy Android games
Now that Android devices featuring Nvidia’s powerful dual-core Tegra 2 chip are finally making their way to consumers, the company has launched its Tegra...
Windows Phone 7 and Kinect learn to play ball together (video)
Now here’s a cool demonstration of some possible integration between Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 and its Kinect motion gaming controller: using a phone to...
Week in review: Why Google needs DRM
Here’s our roundup of the week’s tech business news. First, the most popular stories VentureBeat published in the last seven days: Why Google needs...
Will Microsoft lead the charge to bring apps to video game consoles?
Welcome to the app economy. Next stop, video game consoles. A new advertisement by Microsoft suggests that applications running on its proprietary Silverlight framework are headed...
OpenFeint finds a way to co-exist with Apple’s Game Center for the iPhone
When Apple launched its Game Center social platform for iPhone games, it looked like a supporting tool such as the OpenFeint platform was doomed....
Scoreloop loving 18M subs a week as Android honeymoon continues
Ah, newlyweds. Cross platform social gaming platform Scoreloop is still going strong in its six-month lucrative partnership with smartphone Android, announcing today that is taking...