Smith & Tinker ditches toys, launches online-only game Nanovor Evolution
When the high-profile tech toy startup Smith & Tinker launched its Nanovor hybrid toy and online game last fall, it was a big bet...
Apple launches Game Center social hub for iPhone with 4.1 update
Apple released the 4.1 update for its mobile operating system today, activating features such as the Game Center social hub for multiplayer game fans....
How Apple could undermine console gaming with TV app games
Apple’s Steve Jobs is an expert at disrupting other companies’ businesses. Just look at what the iPhone did to Nokia and Motorola, two leaders...
Glu Mobile raises $13.5M in private placement as it expands to smartphone games
Mobile game publisher Glu Mobile has raised $13.5 million in a private placement as it aims to expand its position in smartphone games. The...
Ukraine’s Gameprom scores big with iPhone pinball
In the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, it’s not easy to get your hands on a pinball machine. Nor is it possible to get an Apple-approved...
Angry Birds sells 6.5M units on iPhone and flies to new smartphones
The creators of smash hit game Angry Birds visited me yesterday, and they were all smiles. The two developers from Helsinki-based company Rovio have...
id Software’s Rage to debut on iPhone this year
John Carmack, the legendary game programmer at id Software, announced at the company’s big fan event, Quakecon, today that his next iPhone game will...
Online game distribution co. Heyzap launches HTML5 support
Online games platform company Heyzap is announcing today that its platform will support games that are written in HTML5, which is making a bid...
Zynga’s social gaming phenomenon, FarmVille, coming to iPhones
Zynga is the biggest success story to come out of the new wave of social game companies, bu it has been curiously absent from...
Apple hires video game journalist to pick iPhone games
Apple is bringing on Matt Casamassina, an editor at News Corp.-owned video-game website IGN, to spearhead editorial content for iPhone and iPad games on...