LaunchPad toys is making educational games, not Angry Birds-like ‘digital pacifiers’

LaunchPad Toys just released a new app, Toontastic Jr. Shrek, and has partnered with DreamWorks Animation. The goal is to make content creation accessible to kids at a very young age.

Indie developer invites everyone to learn bathroom etiquette in Men’s Room Mayhem for PS Vita

Learn the rules of the men's bathroom with a new PlayStation Vita title.

Grid 2 developer discusses online cheaters and what to do with them (interview)

Codemasters shares some secrets on how they deal with online cheaters and griefers.

WemoLab launches SuperFugu undersea exploration adventure for iPad

The maker of the beautiful The Blu launches a "digital field trip" on the iPad.

Game console chips will lead the way for AMD’s semi-custom business

Semi-custom chips could be as much as 20 percent of AMD's revenue by the fourth quarter.

Activision quiet as Wii U version of Call of Duty: Ghosts fails to materialize

Call of Duty: Ghosts preorders are only haunting Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.

Cryptic, Wizards of the Coast aren’t worried about ‘D&D Next’ hurting Neverwinter MMO

What, we worry? The "D&D Next" playtest doesn't pose a problem for the upcoming MMO.

E-sports league admits employee installed malware to ‘mine’ Bitcoins

A pro-gaming league made $3,700 "mining" for Bitcoins using malware they installed on their customers' PCs.

Gearbox artist: Dragon’s Crown’s art is like that of ‘some juvenile delinquent’

A rival developer claims Dragon's Crown is exclusionary to female gamers.

PlayHaven’s developer partners make over 10 billion API calls a month

PlayHaven has more than 121 million monthly active users after making its platform free to developers.

UltimatePoker.com goes live as the first real-money online gambling site in Nevada

Station Casinos expands its land-based casinos to the web with UltimatePoker.com.