Online game company Outspark appoints new CEO after founder departs (exclusive)
Online gaming firm Outspark announced a new chief executive today, promoting its No. 2 executive to replace outgoing founder Susan Choe. The new CEO...
World of Warcraft goes free-to-play for first 20 levels
World of Warcraft, one of the top-selling online games in the world, will be free to download and play for a good chunk of...
Why Star Wars Galaxies' demise will be a tragedy
Star Wars Galaxies, one of the first online Star Wars games run by Sony Online Entertainment, will shut down December 15 — before the release of the...
GamesBeat 2011: Game acquisitions and investments are accelerating
Video game investment and acquisitions accelerated in the most recent quarter, according to investment firm Digi-Capital. Tim Merel, managing director of Digi-Capital in London,...