Microsoft veteran starts PeopleFun mobile game startup (exclusive)

Game industry legend Tony Goodman, the co-creator of Age of Empires, is launching a new mobile game startup today called PeopleFun.

Aggressive expansion: How Hero Academy came to embrace China and Steam (interview)

We interview Patrick Hudson, chief executive of Robot Entertainment, about the recent moves that they have made for their popular iOS strategy game, Hero Academy.

Hello, Hero Academy: $2M deal helps mobile-platform Yodo1 bring Western games to China

Yodo1, a Beijing-based mobile gaming platform, announced today that it has received $2 million from ChangYou Fund to "accelerate" distribution of Western iOS and Android titles in the rapidly growing Chinese market.

Age of Empires Online could make free-to-play games mainstream

A new age is dawning in the video game business, and Microsoft wants to be part of it. Today, Microsoft is formally launching its Age of Empires Online game as a free-to-play online-only title. That means users can start playing …