Badgeville adds social fabric analysis to its gamification suite
Gamification company Badgeville has made a big splash in the past year by helping web sites better engage visitors through game-like features such as leaderboards...
BigDoor acquires OneTrueFan for gamification expansion (exclusive)
The gamification business, which helps web sites get more traction by making them more game-like, has sprouted startups like weeds in the past couple...
Striiv raises $6M to make fitness fun
Striiv, a startup focused on making walking more fun, has raised $6 million in a first round of funding. The Redwood City, Calif.-based company...
Bunchball gamifies Salesforce.com and launches game widgets
Bunchball is trying to “gamify” every web site in the world via tools that make sites more game-like. Its new Nitro for Salesforce.com uses game-like...
Blizzard won’t commit to Diablo 3 release date this year
Blizzard Entertainment chief executive Mike Morhaime said today the company is still not committing to a 2011 release date for Diablo 3, one of...
Gaming pays off: Blizzard unveils Diablo 3 auction system featuring real currency
World of Warcraft maker Blizzard Entertainment today unveiled an auction system for selling in-game items for real-world currency in its latest multiplayer game, Diablo...
Gamify Network’s growth mirrors popularity of gamification
Turning ordinary web sites into something fun through “gamification” has been a popular idea. And that has helped The Gamify Network gather some steam...
Venture capitalist Tim Chang describes the white-hot landscape of game investments
The emerging landscape of games is attracting a lot of money, thanks in part to excitement about Zynga’s upcoming initial public offering and some...
Badgeville raises $12M to lead the way in gamification
Gamification startup Badgeville has raised $12 million in a second round of funding to add game-like features to non-game applications. Kris Duggan, chief executive of...
Gigya launches gamification suite to make web sites more fun (exclusive)
Gigya has made its mark by making web sites more social. Now it’s going to gamify them too. The company is announcing today that...