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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...

"Call of Duty: Black Ops" Breaks Entertainment Sales Record

Santa Monica, Calif. - Video game publisher Activision (NASD:  ATVI), a unit of Vivendi, said this week that its "Call of Duty: Black Ops" game has...

Viacom Looks to Sell "Guitar Hero" Game Developer Harmonix

New York - Viacom (NYSE:  VIA) plans to sell its Harmonix game development studio, which created the "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band" music video game franchises,...

ZeniMax Media Aquires European Developer MachineGames

Rockville, Md. - Video game developer and publisher ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks, announced on Friday that it has acquired MachineGames, a European...

Gazillion Gets $60 Million for Multiplayer Online Games

San Francisco - Gazillion Entertainment, a developer and publisher of massively multiplayer online games, has raised $60 million in new funding, led by Singapore's Temasek Holdings. Other...

EA Has Sold More Than 100 Million Units of "FIFA Soccer"

Redwood City, Calif. - Video game publisher Electronic Arts said on Thursday it has sold more than 100 million units of its "FIFA Soccer"...

Rocket Ninja Emerges with $3.5 Million Funding Round

San Francisco -- Rocket Ninja, a San Francisco-based developer of social games and apps, said on Thursday it has emerged from stealth mode with...

Cablevision Plans Multiplayer Game, TV Access to Facebook Photos

New York - Cable TV provider Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) plans to launch its own online multiplayer game in the next few months, as well as a...