How Google plans to avoid Facebook’s “games ghetto” with Google+
“We’ve seen communities ruined by games,” said Google+ engineering director David Glazer to a room full of app developers. “How do we find that...
Angry Birds Facebook landing with new power-ups and exclusive levels on Valentine’s Day
Not content with dominating the mobile gaming market, Angry Birds is winging its way to Facebook on Valentine’s Day. Developer Rovio has today revealed...
What a Navy Seal Team Seven veteran can teach professionals about failure
[Updated: Per Gilmore’s request, we are correctly identifying him as a former member of Seal Team Seven; we apologize for previously identifying him as...
The makers of Asteroids, Centipede, Missile Command: iPhone is like an ’80s arcade
According to the creators of legendary hits like Battlezone, Asteroids, and Centipede, the iPhone is a whole lot like the old arcades of the...
Move over MotionScan; new lip synch tech aims to revolutionize motion capture (updated with video)
Last year, Australian company Depth Analysis took performance-driven animation to the next level with MotionScan—a technology that utilizes 32 high-definition cameras to capture an actor’s performance...
Your odds of staying married in Maplestory may be better than in real life
Marriage in online role-playing game Maplestory is serious business. Just ask some of the folks who found themselves marrying other players in the game,...
Gameloft Live enters the social mobile fray on Android, coming to iOS soon
Global games publisher Gameloft announced today its new gaming hub service, Gameloft Live. In a move that should surprise no one, the company has...
Tapjoy says Apple has banned lucrative pay-per-install apps
Mobile app distribution service Tapjoy said today that a number of its developers have found that Apple has rejected their apps because they were...