Zynga launches Zynga.com, to expand beyond Facebook in a big way
In a gigantic strategic step, Zynga announced today that it is launching a new Zynga.com destination website where users can play its social games...
Blizzard Entertainment lays off 600 employees as World of Warcraft shrinks
Blizzard Entertainment, the publisher of the perennial blockbuster World of Warcraft online game, said today it is cutting its staff by 600 employees. That’s...
Study: Gamers are gaga for virtual goods
Consumer spending on virtual goods has doubled since 2009, according to a survey by Visa’s PlaySpan digital monetization division. And the total U.S. market...
Sony’s PlayStation Vita sells more than 1.2M units worldwide
Sony said today that its PlayStation Vita gaming handheld has sold more than 1.2 million units worldwide. The Vita went on sale last week...
VentureBeat Staff Impressions: “The more I play the PlayStation Vita, the less I like it”
Now that the staff has had a chance to put Sony’s new handheld device through its paces, what does it think? Sebastian Haley, Reviews...
After Disney, Bungie founder dives into mobile games with Industrial Toys (exclusive interview)
Alex Seropian was in charge of huge video game business at Disney Interactive Studios, with more than 500 employees and $500 million revenues. But...
The Facebook gaming boom is fizzling out, analyst firm says
Facebook's gaming boom has come to an end, according to a report from IHS Screen Digest Media Research. The subject is open to debate and players such as Facebook and Zynga will no doubt dispute this. But IHS Screen Digest has put together an argument that will likely get a lot of attention, as games such as those made by Zynga have driven the growth of the social network...
The DeanBeat: Creating a pop icon that will never age (exclusive)
Pop icons like Britney Spears or Hannah Montana inevitably grow out of being role models for young girls, and then send jolts of alarm...
Game Closure raises $12M for HTML5 cross-platform games
Game Closure has raised $12 million in a first round of funding for its HTML5-based cross-platform multiplayer game business, which aims to provide tools to...
OnLive delivers ridiculously fast web browsing on the iPad
OnLive promised that it would one day run Windows desktop computer apps on an Apple iPad, and today it is delivering on that promise....