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Playdom Acquires Social Games Publisher Acclaim

Mountain View, Calif. - Playdom, a publisher of social games, announced on Wednesday that it has acquired Acclaim Games, a developer of social and downloadable casual games. Financial...

Facebook, Social Games Firm Zynga Ink Five-Year Partnership

Palo Alto, Calif. - Facebook announced on Tuesday that it has settled a running dispute with social games publisher Zynga, and signed a five-year deal that will...

Titan Gaming Gets $1 Million for Online Game Platform

Los Angeles - Titan Gaming, the provider of an online platform for multiplayer games, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $1 million in funding from...

Target to Expand Video Game, Electronics Sections in Stores

Minneapolis - Retail store chain Target (NYSE: TGT) announced on Monday that it will redesign and expand the consumer electronics and video game departments at its stores...

Electronic Arts Contest Seeks New One-Liners for "NBA JAM"

Redwood City, Calif. - Video game publisher Electronic Arts said that it has launched a contest for fans to submit one-liners that will be used in its...

Report: U.S. Video Game Sales Down 26% in April

Port Washington, N.Y. - U.S. video game sales were down 26% in April, to $766.2 million, marking the worst monthly sales decline since June 2009, according...

BT Buys 2.6% Stake in OnLive Game Streaming Service

London - U.K. telco BT announced on Thursday that it has acquired a 2.6% stake in OnLive, a PC-based video game streaming service that it...

Tapulous Releases "Nirvana Revenge" iPhone Game

Palo Alto, Calif. - Mobile game publisher Tapulous on Wednesday announced the release of a Nirvana-themed iteration of its popular "Tap Tap Revenge" iPhone game. Available for...

Mobile Games Publisher ngmoco Buys Stumptown Game Machine

San Francisco - Mobile games publisher ngmoco announced on Wednesday that it has acquired game developer Stumptown Game Machine. Financial terms of the deal were not...

Sony Faces Class Action Over Move to Nix Linux on PS3s

Los Angeles - A class action lawsuit has been filed against Sony (NYSE: SNE), over its intention to disable the ability of PlayStation 3 owners to run...