Diablo 3 beta begins today
Initial invitations to join the beta testing program for Blizzard Entertainment’s Diablo 3 game are finally making the rounds to Battle.net account holders. The start...
Blizzard won’t commit to Diablo 3 release date this year
Blizzard Entertainment chief executive Mike Morhaime said today the company is still not committing to a 2011 release date for Diablo 3, one of...
Gaming pays off: Blizzard unveils Diablo 3 auction system featuring real currency
World of Warcraft maker Blizzard Entertainment today unveiled an auction system for selling in-game items for real-world currency in its latest multiplayer game, Diablo...
PayPal: 12M monthly users are paying for virtual goods (updated)
More than 12 million unique users pay for virtual goods each month, according to data released for the first time today by digital payments...
Live Gamer acquires Brandport and GamerDNA as it moves into games ads
Live Gamer, a game e-commerce infrastructure firm, has acquired Brandport and GamerDNA as part of a move into the game advertising business. With these...
Critically acclaimed shooter Team Fortress 2 goes free-to-play
Team Fortress 2, a colorful team-based online first-person shooter game, will be free to download and play and will generate revenue through in-game transactions,...
Attention, shoppers: Men outspend women 9 to 1 on mobile virtual goods
Given the stereotype of how much women love shopping, you’d expect them to be the biggest spenders online. And women are indeed fueling purchases...
The new chain gang: Chinese prisoners forced to play for virtual goods
The Guardian is reporting that prisoners in labor camps in China were forced to play online games like World of Warcraft in 12 hour...
Live Gamer and Skrill partner to help online games make money worldwide
Live Gamer has partnered with payment provider Skrill to provide worldwide monetization options for online game publishers. The combined offering makes it easier for...
Aussie gaming site to launch a marketplace for virtual swords (exclusive)
MMGN.com, a video gaming website in Australia, is launching an online marketplace where gamers can sell virtual goods across multiple video games, the site’s...