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Brazilian Social Games Developer Vostu Lands $30 Million

Sao Paolo, Brazil - Vostu, a social game developer based in Brazil, has raised $30 million in financing from Accel Partners and Tiger Global Management, The...

Pac-Man First Game Character to Get Own Rose Parade Float

Santa Clara, Calif. - Namco Bandai Games America said on Friday that Pac-Man will be the first video game character to receive its own float at...

"Call of Duty: Black Ops" Generates Record $650M in 5 Days

Santa Monica, Calif. - Video game publisher Activision (NASD: ATVI) said on Thursday that its "Call of Duty: Black Ops" game has set a new five-day entertainment...

OnLive Streaming Game Console on Pre-Order for $99

Palo Alto, Calif. - OnLive announced on Thursday that its streaming-based video game console is now available for pre-order for $99, and will begin shipping on...

Sony Adds Wal-Mart's VUDU Movie Service to PlayStation Network

Los Angeles - Sony (NYSE: SNE) has added Wal-Mart's (NYSE: WMT) VUDU HD movie streaming service to the video offering available to PlayStation 3 owners via the PlayStation...

Report: U.S. Game Sales Down 4% in October to $1.07 Billion

Port Washington, N.Y. - U.S. video game sales declined for the seventh month in a row in October, falling 4% to $1.07 billion, according to a...

GameGround Secures $5.3 Million for Social Gaming App

New York - GameGround, the developer of a personalized gaming application that connects players of all types, announced on Wednesday that it has closed a new...

Zynga: 320 Million Have Played Social Game Titles

San Francisco - Zynga, the current top social games publisher, says 320 million people have played its online games to date, Forbes.com reported, citing remarks from...

Universal Music Taps SongHi.com for Rihanna Contest

Helsinki - Universal Music Group has tapped Swedish music game creator SongHi.com for a contest to promote the release of singer Rihanna's latest album. The competition...

Microsoft: 1 Million Kinect Game Sensors Sold in 10 Days

Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft (NASD:  MSFT) announced on Tuesday that its Kinect motion-sensing game controller for the Xbox 360 surpassed one million units sold worldwide after...