Hearst Corporation unit UGO Entertainment has agreed to acquire 1UP.com, a property attracting a gamer audience along with its associated sites including GameVideos.com, MyCheats.com and GameTab.com. read more » DiscussBury
An independent developer from Wolfire Games has made the case that his peers should be supporting OS X and Linux with cross-platform games for a number of easy to grasp reasons. In the face of heavy read more » DiscussBury
DRM has become a contentious issue in the gaming world, and now the Federal Trade Commission may be stepping in. The agency will hold a town hall meeting on March 25. Ars explores why the government read more » DiscussBury
Robin Wauters writes, "Image Metrics has raised a Series B round of funding to the tune of $6.5 million, led by Saffron Hill Ventures. The extra capital will be used to advance R&D on the company’s read more » DiscussBury
"A new report shows that while most Americans game, the biggest players are young adults. Expect those numbers to change as today's gaming children turn into tomorrow's gaming adults, however." read more » 1 CommentBury
HELSINKI, Oct 10 - Mobile gaming companies say they will book few new sales from Nokia's N-Gage phones or Apple's iPhone, but are betting on a market boost next year as more phones of these kinds are taken up by consumers.
The mobile gaming market suffered an unexpected slump last year, with many game developers and analysts pointing to telecom operators' lack of investment in marketing. read more » DiscussBury
The revamped device, which features a built-in Web browser, larger screen, and two integrated cameras, will launch in Japan on Nov. 1. read more » DiscussBury
