Adventure World social game is another big test for pre-IPO Zynga
Zynga‘s Adventure World launch, coming in the next few weeks, is a big test for the social game publisher. If the Indiana Jones-style title takes...
Activision Blizzard chief says “we’ve never been better positioned” in video games
Activision Blizzard chief executive is ready to burst out of the video game business and take over the entertainment industry. In an analyst event...
Electronic Arts’ The Sims Social hits 4.6 million daily players a week after launch
Electronic Arts’ latest Facebook game, The Sims Social, has picked up more than 4.6 million daily active users after launching a week ago, according...
Zynga confirms it hired EA’s Jeff Karp as marketing and sales chief
Confirming previous reports, Zynga verified that it poached another Electronic Arts executive. Jeff Karp, who was formerly executive vice president at EA Play, has...
Electronic Arts’ The Sims Social is now live
The Sims Social, a social gaming version of Electronic Arts’ incredibly popular life simulation franchise The Sims, is now live on Facebook. Electronic Arts’...
EA acquires mobile game developer Bight Games
Electronic Arts attempted to bolster its mobile and casual game business today by acquiring Bight Games, a maker of indie mobile games. Bight has...
July retail video game sales drop 26 percent, worst month since 2006
The U.S. retail game industry continues to suffer from a low rate of new game releases. Now we know just how much, thanks to...
Zynga steals another executive from Electronic Arts
It looks like Zynga isn’t done poaching executives from rival Electronic Arts. Jeff Karp, executive vice president for a major EA division, is leaving...
With EA’s The Sims Social, has Zynga met its match? (hands on)
The Sims, a life simulation game, is one of Electronic Arts’ most successful franchises. The company has sold more than 140 million copies of...
Nanigans raises $3M for Facebook ad platform
Nanigans said it has raised $3 million in a first round of funding for its Facebook advertising platform. Boston-based Nanigans has created a real-time...