Independent mobile advertising network Tapjoy Inc. announced that Peter Dille has joined the company as chief marketing officer. It’s the latest expansion move from a company that also just hired Al Wood as chief financial officer and Larry Berkin as vice president and general manager, Asia-Pacific. Dille left his position as SCEA's senior VP of marketing and PlayStation Network in March.

It’s getting all too easy to dismiss patent lawsuits, since it seems like some companies exist solely to sue other companies. Two elements of ThinkOptic’s against Nintendo seem to distinguish it from pure patent trolling, however: it actually sells a relevant product (see video, below), and not all of Nintendo’s patents were approved.

Big Fish Games Inc. has named David Stephenson as chief financial officer, the company announced today. Stephenson previously was vice president for Amazon’s $15 billion North American retail division. He replaces Michael Vernon, who left for daily deals company Zulily in May.

Hip-hop icon Kanye West and punk rockers Dropkick Murphys are among the attractions at Call of Duty XP, the world premiere of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" and a festival for fans of Activision’s game franchise.

Team Bondi created an amazing virtual world in "L.A. Noire," but the studio is now facing the all-too-real world of bankruptcy even though title released by Rockstar Games is one of the top sellers this year.

Taking viral marketing literally, Participant Media today unveiled its social action campaign about pandemics. It's tied to the Sept.9 opening of the Steven Soderbergh thriller “Contagion.”

Chinese company Kunlun Wanwei, a leader in online gaming, is partnering with the Korean government to create an investment fund worth about $46 million...

Blade Games World went live with a limited beta release of Jumala, the company’s free gaming destination and platform that enables players to create,...

An extreme home makeover is underway that has nothing to do with reality television. PlayStation Home is being completely redesigned for a fall 2011...