Bicycle card game owner to launch Zeniz mobile social casino games platform (exclusive)
Online casino games are hot. So much so that we’re renaming our site Casino GamesBeat. Just kidding, but The United States Playing Card Company...
Blade Games World brings 3D game creation to everyone with Jumala
Lots of tool makers claim they can enable anyone to build games, but that usually just applies to professionals who already have development experience....
First quarter game investments and acquisitions gather steam
The consolidation of companies in the social game market has begun, according to first-quarter data gathered by game-focused investment bank Digi-Capital. In the first...
World Golf Tour, now simply WGT, launches Major League Baseball game on Facebook (exclusive)
It was inevitable that World Golf Tour would have to rebrand itself as WGT. After all, a company can’t live on golf games alone....
Update: Sony confirms God of War: Ascension (with video)
Kratos is coming back. Sony confirmed that it is producing the next game in the God of War series, subtitled Ascension. Sony had intended to surprise us all on Thursday, but a hiccup in that plan popped up on Wednesday as Amazon accidentally leaked a listing for the game.
Temple Run sprints past 10 million downloads for Android
Games Industry International reports that Android users have downloaded Temple Run, a free-to-play mobile game, over 10 million times after just three weeks of availability on that platform.
Zynga adds new social features to Draw Something, raises streak cap to 999
Zynga has announced the implementation of new social elements for its hit Pictionary-esque app, Draw Something. Players can now share their masterpieces on Facebook and...
Sci-fi author sues Ubisoft over alleged Assassin’s Creed copyright infringement
Sci-fi author John Beiswenger believes there are similarities between the Assassin's Creed storyline and his 2002 novel Link.
Game marketers strive to stand out among a sea of social noise
The Game Marketing Summit is where marketers go to fill up on inspiration when it comes to marketing video games to the largest audiences...
Aeria Games gets strategic investment from Sony division
Aeria Games announced today that it has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Sony's So-net Entertainment subsidiary. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based maker of multiplayer online games will use the money to expand further in the fast-growing free-to-play segment.