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Eat your heart out, Kinect, Move and Wii – the list of new video game controllers just got its weirdest addition yet. Read more at paidContent »
Eat your heart out, Kinect, Move and Wii – the list of new video game controllers just got its weirdest addition yet. Read more at paidContent »
WPP and Revolution Capital are making a second investment in InGameAdvertising, the Shanghai-based Chinese in-game advertising network. Read more at paidContent »
The Associated Press is launching its high-definition AP Entertainment news service as part a “multi-million” dollar upgrade that will make… Read more at paidContent »
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Irish developer Ideal Binary has raised €750k (around £642k) to fuel its ambitions in the increasingly competitive book-apps market. The… Read more at paidContent »
The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) pulled in a pretty solid fiscal 2011 and FY Q4, but a number of challenges have emerged that could threaten… Read more at paidContent »
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has attracted near-universal critical acclaim. It is a slick, well-constructed and generously proportioned in… Read more at paidContent »
Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) has been widely expected to reveal a new tablet at an event to be held in New York next Monday, and now we are st… Read more at paidContent »
We’re going to see new combinations of video games and old-fashioned board games and gambling, panelists said in “The Accelerated Evolution… Read more at paidContent »
With 500,000 apps for sale, standing out as a developer in Apple’s App Store is intimidating. Apple’s done some curation, but it could do much more by creating separate stores based on content themes, and perhaps creating new pricing models to go with it. Read more »
There’s this little tablet called the Kindle Fire that has been getting some press recently, but Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) is forging ahead… Read more at paidContent »
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It has become something of a meme that young kids take to smartphones and tablets like fish to water. Today sees a development that could fo… Read more at paidContent »
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but this may be stretching the expression a bit too far. Cut the Birds, a game release… Read more at paidContent »
Android partners have been mighty quiet about their plans for second-generation devices leading up to the holiday season, but a newcomer is… Read more at paidContent »
When your kids quickly become addicted to a game, you know it has to be good. That’s what happened with Gears ($2.99) by Crescent Moon Games. Gears lures you in and then ramps up the challenge, but not so fast that you can’t keep up. Read more »
Rockstar has officially announced Grand Theft Auto V. The latest title in the multimillion-selling crime adventure series has no official re… Read more at paidContent »
PlayJam, which distributes its own and now third-party casual games to TVs in Europe, is taking a $5 million first investment round to help… Read more at paidContent »
I’m a simple man, and at times I like simple games. At its core, Monster Hunter Dynamic Hunter ($0.99 until Oct. 24) is a simple game. The object is to defeat various monsters in an arena setting, and it does a good job of delivering that. Read more »
The PC business is not the most dynamic place to be these days, but fortunately for Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) it has a growing presence in the… Read more at paidContent »
– HealthiNation: Anthony Dunaif has joined HealthiNation as SVP of syndication and strategic partnerships. Previously, he was CMO of Inform… Read more at paidContent »
Any seasoned fashionista knows that shopping is serious business, but that doesn’t explain why most retail sites are so boring. New service Fantasy Shopper wants to inject more fun into buying online by turning it into a social game. Can it succeed? Read more »
During the three-day outage last week that affected data services for millions of BlackBerry users, RIM (NSDQ: RIMM) executives were focused… Read more at paidContent »
This week we bring you the first game I’ve seen that takes full advantage of what iOS 5 and iCloud can mean for gaming: Scribblenauts Remix. In addition to being a fun puzzle game, Scribblenauts also takes syncs saved games across iOS devices using iCloud. Read more »
Pushing regulatory rules has become de rigeur when American internet firms prepare to go public. The infamous Playboy interview with Larry P… Read more at paidContent »
*Sony* was lambasted last spring after it took seven days to disclose that an attack on its video game network had led to what some called t… Read more at paidContent »
Zynga wants to be seeing as a gaming destination in its own right, but it’s not quite ready to explain how it intends to achieve independenc… Read more at paidContent »
I’d hate to live in the fictional condo depicted in Monsters Ate My Condo. It’s a vertical matching game where the goal is to sacrifice floors of your condo to monsters to ensure the tower doesn’t collapse, and it plays a little like Tetris meets Bejewled. Read more »
It’s become a piece of widely-accepted startup lore to say that failure is an important part of success. But this trio of examples highlight the fact that entrepreneurs have as much in common with Tiger Woods as they do with each other. Read more »
Steve Jobs was the man who halted one media sector’s slide in to oblivion. Bringing others to a 21st Century cast in his likeness is a proje… Read more at paidContent »
Publishers see transmedia–storytelling across a variety of platforms–as a key part of their future strategy: With many types of entertainm… Read more at paidContent »
Virtual training assistant apps on the iPhone can really help motivate a workout. Zombies, Run! is an app designed to help you get fit using the virtual threat of a zombie outbreak, and a rewards system that gathers items throughout your run to help you “survive.” Read more »
There’s no question that apps have become a global phenomenon in the mobile world — and who doesn’t want to catapult a cute red bird onto s… Read more at paidContent »
At $7.99, ShadowGun is one of the pricier titles I’ve recommended. But it’s well worth the price of admission for graphics alone. Add in a unique cover system (at least as far as iOS games) and universal support, and we have a winner for this week. Read more »
It’s all fun and games until Apple shutters a section of the iTunes store. Apple has now taken down a link to the “iPod Click Wheel Games” section of the iTunes App Store. That could indicate the Mac maker is serious about discontinuing certain iPods. Read more »
Thinking about getting a new iPhone and not sure what to do with the old one? Give it to the kids. Basically, what you’re doing is turning the iPhone into a kid-friendly iPod touch, which is a great way to put old tech to constructive use. Read more »
Massive Damage, the company behind Please Stay Calm, has secured $325,000 in a angel funding round to support the growth of its location-based gaming platform. Please Stay Calm, the studio’s freshman project, uses real-world surroundings to set the scene for a zombie apocalypse. Read more »
Today Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) revealed its new Kindle lineup, including a touchscreen E Ink eReader and Amazon’s first color touchscreen tablet,… Read more at paidContent »
I don’t know many video subscribers — TV or or streaming — who make decisions based on whether or not their package includes Shrek 2. But… Read more at paidContent »
Some more consolidation in the digital marketing space, with one of the UK’s bigger mobile specialists, Mobile Interactive Group, showing th… Read more at paidContent »
Ace Striker for iPhone lets you take to this skies in virtual versions of historic battles. It’s a top-down shooter with a retro vibe that lets you unlock upgrades through in-app purchases. It’s simple, and the graphics aren’t dazzling, but it’s also a lot of fun. Read more »
EA is giving away Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 for iPad and iPhone, both of which are free for Friday only. It’s a gesture to celebrate the PGA Tour championship, which kicked off Thursday. EA also has a big sale this weekend on most iPad titles. Read more »
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