European game maker Bigpoint names co-CEO for US expansion
Bigpoint has made a big splash in Europe with its online gaming business. In the past year, it has also begun an ambitious expansion...
Sony launches free-to-play online world Free Realms on PlayStation 3
Finishing a big conversion effort, Sony Online Entertainment today launched its fantasy-themed Free Realms online game on the PlayStation 3. The title is the...
Free Realms will be first free-to-play online world on PlayStation Network
Free-to-play online gaming is coming to the PlayStation 3. Free Realms, a massively multiplayer virtual world game that launched on the PC two years...
Latin American virtual goods business to hit $517M in 2012
Latin America’s virtual goods market is expected to grow to $517 million in revenues by 2012, according to a market study by SuperData Research...
Blizzard secures dominance of online games with World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (review)
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm is Blizzard Entertainment‘s most ambitious expansion pack for its wildly popular online role-playing game yet. Instead of focusing on adding...
Free-to-play games creep closer to killing monthly subscriptions
The free-to-play model has all but taken over the online game industry. Next stop: everything else. Free online games, which make money through upgrades...
Lord of the Rings Online doubles its revenue after going free-to-play
Turbine’s online role-playing game Lord of the Rings Online has doubled its revenue since it moved from a subscription model to a free-to-play model...
Adknowledge unveils three ways to make money in online games and apps
Social games are the rage these days, but making money from them isn’t easy. Gamers play these titles for free, but Adknowledge is figuring...
Outspark confirms it is in deal talks, but can’t confirm Shanda rumor
Outspark, a massively multiplayer online game publisher that brings Asian games to the U.S., confirmed it is in talks about being acquired. But the...