EA readies oodles of mobile games for summer gamers
EA's Summer Showcase was filled with mobile games from publishers Chillingo and PopCap, among others.
Saban Brands buys Zombie Farm iOS gamemaker The Playforge
Saban Brands buys The Playforge, maker of mobile games like Zombie Farm, Zombie Life, and Tree World.
Study: 10 percent of mobile gamers play at church, while driving
Mobile gamers play in some oddball places, according to a new study by publisher PopCap Games.
PopCap survey shows 44 percent of people play mobile games
The data shows overall increases in number of users, play time, and money spent on games and add-on content due to continuing strong sales of tablet computers.
68-year-old grandmother to attempt world record 30-hour gaming marathon for charity
Starting at 9 a.m. EST on Tuesday, June 26, Kathleen Henkel will attempt something few people half her age would even consider: Playing a video game for 30 hours straight with no sleep.
The Sims Social on life support? EA says no way
Electronic Arts came out swinging against what it calls a "misinformed" article in Business Insider, which said that EA's The Sims Social game is on "life support."
GamesBeat Weekly Roundup
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
PopCap opens the product licensing floodgates for the first time
PopCap Games is announcing today a number of deals in which it will license its popular video game franchises to makers of T-shirts, toys, and other merchandise. You'll soon see everything from zombie wallets to Plants vs. Zombies T-shirts.
Gamers: Get the most out of your Android device
We've looked long into the eyes of the Android, and we've come back with 10 must-have games, the best alternative app stores, and other tips for getting the most out of your mobile device.
PAX East 2012: New business model changes development of PopCap Games (UPDATED)
GamesBeat sat down with PopCap's director of social media at PAX East to talk about how monetization will affect the studio's future. It may deeply alter two of the developer's biggest titles.