Chinese game industry to hit $5.8B in 2011 thanks to social game growth
The Chinese game industry is expected to grow 21 percent to $5.8 billion in 2011, thanks to continued growth of the social game market,...
Nexon America grows 59 percent in Q1
Nexon America said it has grown its revenues 59 percent the first quarter from a year ago as the company’s free-to-play online games continue...
Hi5 becomes a top ten online game site
Perhaps it was the sumo wrestling. Alex St. John, president of social network Hi5 and a man who took on a real sumo wrestler...
OnLive unveils new features for online game players
OnLive keeps refining its games-on-demand service to make it more social. Today, the company announced that it has initiated automatic recording of game sessions...
Frozenbyte bets on Humble Bundle to launch games
Y Combinator-backed Humble Bundle is launching its second official batch of games that allows users to set their own price for the cost of...
Will Microsoft launch free-to-play games on Xbox Live?
Embracing a new business model, Microsoft is expected to make free-to-play games available on its Xbox Live online gaming service next year. The move...
Japanese earthquake rocks online games
Square Enix, developer of video games like the role-playing Final Fantasy game series, will shut down its servers for its online games Final Fantasy...
Blizzard secures dominance of online games with World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (review)
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm is Blizzard Entertainment‘s most ambitious expansion pack for its wildly popular online role-playing game yet. Instead of focusing on adding...
Holding back free game hordes, World of Warcraft crosses 12M paying subscribers
World of Warcraft is successfully holding defending its territory against the onslaught of free-to-play fantasy role-playing games. Blizzard Entertainment said today that WoW has...
Warner Bros. taps industry veteran Greg Ballard to run digital games
Movie studio Warner Bros. is getting serious about online games and digital distribution. The company announced today it has hired video game industry veteran...