Badgeville raises $25M to break out from the pack in gamification
Buzzword or not, gamification, or the use of game-like rewards to engage customers and employees, is getting real. Badgeville, the creator of a popular...
Get Well Gamers presents “Comics for Kids” pre-E3 benefit show June 5
California-based charity organization Get-Well Gamers is ushering in next week's Electronic Entertainment Expo with Comics for Kids, a comedy benefit show.
4 celebrities (other than Curt Schilling) whose games failed
Former baseball pitcher Curt Schilling's 38 Studios may have just recently collapsed, but he isn't the first celebrity from another profession to have difficulty making video games. Here's a list that includes two world-class directors, a Hall of Fame NBA star, and Vin Diesel.
Struggling publisher THQ names game veteran Jason Rubin as president
Jason Rubin, the co-founder of famous game developer Naughty Dog, has been named the president of struggling video game publisher THQ. Rubin will report...
Gaming pioneer Trip Hawkins resigns from Digital Chocolate
Trip Hawkins, a pioneer of video games, has resigned from Digital Chocolate, the mobile and social game company that he founded.
The Nordic Games Program matters to everyone
The Nordic Game Project is incredibly important to gamers around the world. Without it, games like Limbo, Ilomilo, and Amnesia might not exist.
As Zynga’s stock lockup ends, competitor steals mobile game expert
Zynga’s lockup period, which prevents employees from selling their stock following the initial public offering, expires today. That may explain why a smaller company,...
5 Hit Points: We quiz the creators of You Don’t Know Jack
You Don't Know Jack hits Facebook today. We had a chance to interview its creators at Jellyvision, but we decided instead to put them through our 5 Hit Points trivia challenge.
Curt Schilling dings Rhode Island governor for damaging remarks on 38 Studios
38 Studios founder Curt Schilling broke his silence today over the financial troubles that led to the mass layoffs at his video game studio....
Metro Last Light fights shooter fatigue with deeper single player (hands-on preview)
Metro Last Light, the upcoming sequel to shooter game Metro 2033, is a creepy story-driven amalgam of several different game types. That might make...