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Apple's App Downloads Surpass 15 Billion

San Jose, Calif. — Apple Corp. announced Thursday that over 15 billion apps have been downloaded from its app store from more than 200...

Gaming Revenue to Exceed $74 Billion in 2011

San Francisco, Calif. — Consumer spending on video game software and hardware is expected to hit $74 billion this year, research group Gartner predicted...

Gamevil Establishes Partnership Fund

Gamevil, a mobile game publisher and developer located in the U.S. and Korea, announced that it had earmarked $10 million to invest in partnerships...

Zynga Paid $53.3M for Mobile Gamer Newtoy

San Francisco, Calif. — Zynga ended much speculation when its recent IPO filing disclosed the social gaming firm had paid  $53.3 million for Newtoy,...

BioShock Infinite Named Best of E3

The best games shown at E3 2011, as determined by the Game Critics Awards, were announced today. As had been expected, BioShock Infinite was...

World of Warcraft Introduces Free Game Levels

Irvine, Calif. — Blizzard Entertainment, the video game developer and publisher behind titles such as Starcraft and Diablo, announced Wednesday that their market-leading World...

Zynga's "Empires & Allies" Gains 39 Million Users in 25 Days

San Francisco — Zynga’s “Empires and Allies” social game has exceeded 39 million users in 25 days, passing the company’s successful "Farmville" numbers, Venture...

Supreme Court Overturns California's Video Game Law

Washington — The Supreme Court struck down a law on Monday in California that prohibited the renting and selling of violent video games to...

"Moshi Monsters" Developer Mind Candy Valued at $200 Million

London — Mind Candy, an online social games company and developer behind “Moshi Monsters” — a game site for kids — has been valued...

"Team Fortress 2" Goes Free To Play

Bellevue, Wash. — Valve, the creator of best-selling game franchises such as Half-Life, Portal, Left 4 Dead, and Counter-Strike and digital distribution platform Steam,...