Sony’s PlayStation 4 may be code-named Orbis
Sony’s next PlayStation is code-named Orbis and it will use chips from Advanced Micro Devices, according to video game publication Kotaku. Sony isn’t expected...
Kip Katsarelis on designing the next SimCity (interview)
Kip Katsarelis is lead producer for the new SimCity game Electronic Arts’ Maxis studio is developing. We recently made the trek to Emeryville, Calif.,...
As Xbox 360 entertainment usage rises, Comcast’s Xfinity TV app spits on net neutrality
Using Comcast’s Xfinity TV app on Xbox Live won’t count against data caps for those that subscribe to Comcast’s internet service, according to the...
Meet the one OMGPOP employee who turned down a new job at Zynga
In the torrent of coverage about Zynga’s purchase of OMGPOP last week, most of the focus was on the price, eventually revealed to be...
Identified.com gamifies job searches for 4 million young people
Job-search site Identified.com found that most job seekers don’t provide all the information in their online profiles that recruiters need to know. To get...
Angry Birds creator Rovio acquires Futuremark Games Studio
Angry Birds publisher Rovio Entertainment has acquired its fellow Finnish game development house, Futuremark Games Studio, in order to get some new talent. Rovio,...
Angry Birds Space zooms to 10M downloads in just three days
Houston, we don’t have a problem. Rovio’s latest Angry Birds game for iOS and Android, this one set in outer space, has received 10...
Guild Wars 2 challenges MMO establishment with hybrid business model (preview)
The massively multiplayer online (MMO) games business is about to get even more competitive. Market leader World of Warcraft (WoW) dodged a bullet when...
Former Lolapps CEO leaves after acquirer lays off its developers
Former Lolapps chief executive Arjun Sethi is leaving the recently merged 6Waves Lolapps after a number of the social gaming company’s developers were laid...
Rovio CEO: Actually, Angry Birds Space will come to Windows Phone (updated)
Update: Apparently Rovio’s execs do not communicate with each other. Rovio CEO Mikael Hed just told Reuters that his company is working on Angry...