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Universal Music Releases "Six-String" iPhone Game

Los Angeles - Major record label Universal Music Group on Tuesday introduced its own guitar-simulation game application for Apple's iPhone. "Six-String" challenges users to pluck, strum and...

Report: Yahoo to Buy Mobile App, Game Developer Citizen Sports

Sunnyvale, Calif. - Looking to further bolster its strong sports content business, Yahoo (NASD: YHOO) is expected to acquire Citizen Sports, a developer of sports apps and games...

Gaikai Lands Investment for Cloud-based Game Service

Aliso Viejo, Calif. - Gaikai, the developer of a cloud-based online games service, has raised new financing from Triplepoint Capital to lease a network of servers for...

Report: U.S. Video Game Sales Down 15% in February

Port Washington, N.Y. - U.S. video game sales were down 15% in February, the second straight month of decline, to $1.26 billion, according to sales data...

Dolby to Bring Axon 3D Voice Chat to PS3, Xbox, Mac

San Francisco - Dolby Laboratories announced on Thursday that it plans to extend its Axon surround-sound voice chat platform beyond PC games to the PlayStation 3,...

Sony Unveils PlayStation Move Motion Controller for PS3

Tokyo - Sony (NYSE:  SNE) Computer Entertainment on Thursday unveiled its PlayStation Move motion-sensitive controller for the PlayStation 3, which it plans to release in the fall....

Facial Animation Firm Image Metrics Raises $8 Million

Santa Monica, Calif. - Image Metrics, a provider of facial animation software and services for the entertainment industry, announced on Thursday that it has raised $8 million...

MySpace Revamps Games Site, Offers iPhone Gaming App

San Francisco - News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) online social network MySpace on Wednesday announced the launch of its new MySpace Games site, aimed at improving users' gaming...

Electronic Arts to Bring In-Game Ad Sales In-House

New York - Video game publisher Electronic Arts (NASD: ERTS) plans to take its in-game ad sales in-house, ending current relationships with in-game ad networks Massive and...

MTV Games Prepping "Rock Band 3" for Fall Release

New York - Viacom's (NYSE: VIA) MTV Games and development studio Harmonix are working on "Rock Band 3," the next iteration of their music karaoke game that...