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Ex-Sony Music Head Debuts IMHO Social Content Player

New York - IMO Entertainment, a start-up founded by former Sony (NYSE: SNE) Music and Columbia Records head Don Ienner, on Wednesday launched a preview of its...

KidZui Lands $4 Million for Kid-friendly Web Browser

San Diego - KidZui, the developer of a kid-friendly Web browser, has raised $4 million in new financing led by Mission Ventures with participation from previous investors,...

Report: iPhone Games Poaching Revenue From Sony, Nintendo

San Francisco - Games developed for Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPhone and iPod touch accounted for 19% of all revenue from games developed for mobile devices in 2009,...

Nintendo to Release New DS With Glasses-Free 3D

Tokyo - Nintendo announced on Tuesday that it plans to release a version of its popular DS handheld game system equipped with a glasses-free 3D display. ...

China's The9 Acquires Majority of Red 5 Studios for $20M

Shanghai - The9 (NASD: NCTY), a developer and operator of multiplayer online games in China, announced on Monday that it has acquired a majority stake in U.S.-based developer...

In-Game Ad Network Double Fusion Gets Funding, Replaces CEO

San Francisco - Double Fusion, the provider of an in-game advertising network, has raised an undisclosed amount of new funding from Jerusalem Venture Partners, and also replaced...

Nintendo Pushing DS as Educational Tool in Schools

London - Nintendo plans to market its Nintendo DS handheld game system as an educational and teaching tool in Japanese schools this year, legendary game designer Shigeru...

President of Chinese Games Firm The9 to Step Down

Shanghai - Chinese online game developer and operator The9 announced on Friday that company president Xiaowei Chen will not renew her contract, which expires on May...

LucidLogix Raises $8 Million for Game Graphics Chips

Santa Clara, Calif. - LucidLogix Technologies, an Israeli developer of processors designed to improve visual computing in business and gaming applications, said on Wednesday that it has...

Playdom Invests $5 Million in Argentina's MetroGames

San Francisco - Playdom, a publisher of social games that recently raised $43 million in financing, has invested $5 million in the first round of funding...