Mobile is likely to disrupt PC-based social and casual games in China.
Players can use the portal to get into 20 MMOs quickly.
TeePee Games is offering access to thousands of Facebook, online, and mobile titles via its new social network for gamers.
The value of game deals is dropping in 2012 compared to 2011.
Germany's Gameforge has announced that it is moving into the mobile gaming market.
Is storytelling irrelevant to MMOs, or does it just need improvement? RuneScape mods Dave and Mark share the secrets of engaging millions in a story.
Aeria Games announced today that it has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Sony's So-net Entertainment subsidiary. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based maker of multiplayer online games will use the money to expand further in the fast-growing free-to-play segment.
The massively multiplayer online (MMO) games business is about to get even more competitive. Market leader World of Warcraft (WoW) dodged a bullet when the launch of Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR) put only a minor dent into its …
The successful launch of Star Wars: The Old Republic notwithstanding, the business model of mandatory subscriptions for massively multiplayer online (MMO) games seems to be on its way out. A new user survey by online core gamer network Curse indicates …
No matter how you look at it, the game industry is red hot.
The game industry had a record year for investments and acquisitions in 2011, according to an annual report by game investment advisor Digi-Capital. Private placement investments grew …
Americans are spending 24 percent more on free-to-play massively multiplayer online games (MMOs) this year than they did in 2010, according to a new market report from Newzoo.
Consumers spent a total of $4.9 billion on free-to-play (F2P) MMO games …
Online gaming firm Outspark announced a new chief executive today, promoting its No. 2 executive to replace outgoing founder Susan Choe.
The new CEO will be Philip Yun, who joined Outspark as chief operating officer earlier this year. He was …
World of Warcraft, one of the top-selling online games in the world, will be free to download and play for a good chunk of the game’s introductory content, game developer Blizzard Entertainment announced today.
The new program is another way …
Star Wars Galaxies, one of the first online Star Wars games run by Sony Online Entertainment, will shut down December 15 — before the release of the highly anticipated online game Star Wars: The Old Republic.
Ever since the release …
Video game investment and acquisitions accelerated in the most recent quarter, according to investment firm Digi-Capital.
Tim Merel, managing director of Digi-Capital in London, said that the interesting trends emerging this year show that acquisitions of massively multiplayer online game …
