When a game shoots to the top of the Top Grossing list in Apple’s App Store, that’s probably a sign that it’s a good game. But it also shows that the company did something right in getting the game discovered.…
Video games used to be political cannon fodder on the state level, with politicians creating laws to stop the sale of violent video games to minors. But these days, states are realizing that the jobs created by game studios are …
Social gaming company Zynga today announced that it is bringing its mobile Scrabble-like game Words With Friends to Facebook.
That means players on Android devices and devices running the iPhone operating system iOS will be able to carry their active …
Facebook game developers were furious when they found out about the tight relationship between Facebook and Zynga.
If Google properly channels that anger, it could find considerable support for the idea of making games that run on its new social …
The emerging landscape of games is attracting a lot of money, thanks in part to excitement about Zynga’s upcoming initial public offering and some recent acquisitions such as Electronic Arts’ $750 million purchase of PopCap Games. Tim Chang, a partner …
Game developer NaturalMotion showed off a cool, super-realistic horse simulation game on the iPad this week that wowed attendees at the Casual Connect game conference in Seattle.
The demo proves it’s is one of the most technologically adept developers in …
Mobile game discovery is a huge problem, since it’s easy for great games to get lost in overcrowded app stores. So Exent is giving mobile games a boost today with its GameTanium Mobile all-you-can-eat subscription service.
If consumers like the …
Tablet gaming could be a huge market, disrupting traditional game hardware markets.
With more than 25 million units sold, the iPad has become much larger than a number of other historic game platforms (the Sega Dreamcast sold about 8 million …
Our well-attended GamesBeat 2011 conference took place this week, and here’s what you missed.
As I noted in a preview story on mobile games, the conference was all about the wide-open battle for control of the emerging mobile gaming market. …
Ever wonder what the gaming world would be like without pirates?
That future isn’t too far away, thanks to the advent of cloud-based gaming services like Otoy, OnLive and Gaikai.
Cloud-based gaming companies run video games on very powerful remote …
The next version of Electronic Arts’ mobile Scrabble game will let players compete against each other across multiple devices and platforms — at the same time.
That means a person playing Scrabble through the company’s Facebook application will be able …
OpenFeint has hired a game development leader to help its customers focus on making free-to-play mobile games.
The move reflects the growing importance of free-to-play, the business model where users play for free and can purchase virtual goods with real …
Social games maker Zynga is launching a program that will give AT&T customers access to exclusive games and content as well as a number of other perks.
AT&T customers will receive free credits for Zynga’s games, which include Words with …
South Korean mobile-game publisher Gamevil, aiming to break into the U.S. market, announced Wednesday it will invest $10 million into partnerships with external game developers in America.
The goal is to line up high-quality smartphone game titles that Gamevil can …
Activision-Blizzard’s Greg Street, a lead designer behind the company’s highly successful World of Warcraft online game, told Eurogamer that his company was interested in making games built for the iPhone.
That would give Activision-Blizzard access to millions of iPhone, iPad …
Game publisher Electronic Arts is the latest rumored suitor looking to buy casual games maker PopCap for more than $1 billion, according to sources talking to TechCrunch’s Jason Kincaid.
As usual, the sources are remaining anonymous, so take the rumors …
Today we’re revealing the third set of speakers for our third annual GamesBeat 2011 conference. Our slate of speakers will include Bing Gordon, partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and the former chief creative officer at Electronic Arts; Daniel …
PopCap Games has been a consistent winner when it comes to making great games for casual audiences, or those who don’t consider themselves to be hardcore gamers. From Bejeweled to Plants vs Zombies, PopCap’s games are light-hearted and cartoonish, but …
Howard Marks has developed pretty good cred in video games. Over the course of 25 years, he helped revive an ailing Activision, which is now the biggest video game publisher. He bought the Acclaim name out of bankruptcy, started working …
Funzio, a developer of social and mobile games such as Facebook’s Crime City, said it has raised $20 million in a first round of funding.
The size of the funding shows that making social and mobile games is still a …
