Microsoft executive: Xbox Live is the hook that will sell Windows Phone 7
The best feature of Windows Phone 7, Microsoft’s mobile operating system, is one that will differentiate it from the rest of the smartphone platforms...
Is companion gaming Ubisoft’s answer to Zynga? (video)
Last night, game publisher Ubisoft unveiled its strategy to get big on social and mobile at an event in San Francisco. Ubisoft’s digital game...
Zynga’s data-junkie leaders aim to improve game design for hit social games
Social game publisher Zynga has become the fastest-growing startup in the valley in part because it is run by “data junkies” who measure every...
RockYou spreads “Deal of the Day” to other Facebook game makers
RockYou, the maker of social games and ad services for social media, said today it is working with other game developers to integrate its...
Developers question Facebook execs on game platform changes (video)
There’s a lot at stake in the changes that Facebook made to its platform tonight, which will affect how users experience games on the...
Facebook plays nice with game developers as it rolls out platform changes
Relax, game developers. Mark Zuckerberg, the baby-faced billionaire chief executive of Facebook, does care about games after all. That was one of the big...
With News Feed changes, Facebook issues a friend request to social game makers
Months after it hurt social game publishers by taking away some of its best viral methods for spreading apps, Facebook is hoping to make...
IMVU shifts from virtual world to social games
In a major strategic pivot, IMVU is shifting away from its virtual world roots to social games and entertainment. In doing so, it is...
Offerpal Media names a new CEO during a tough transition
As it adapts to changes on Facebook’s platform, Offerpal Media has named Mihir Shah as its new chief executive and president. Shah replaces George...
Google pushes further into social networking, buys SocialDeck
In its effort to challenge Facebook, Google has become a social butterfly. The latest proof of that is Google’s acquisition today of SocialDeck, a...