Monthly Archives: July 2010

Large publishers continue to snap up social game developers, with Disney being the latest. The media conglomerate has reportedly purchased Social City developer Playdom for at least 563 million (via Reuters). Disney sees social gaming as a “high-growth business,” and … Continue reading →

Like a number of other RPGs, Sony Online Entertainment’s EverQuest II is going free-to-play. But the subscription service won’t be going anywhere (via Gamasutra). Instead, the newly-announced EverQuest II Extended will be a different version of the game that’s powered … Continue reading →

Next time you boot up Plants vs. Zombies for iPhone, you may notice something is a little different. That’s because Popcap has opted to change the character Dancing Zombie, who bears a strong resemblance to deceased pop star Michael Jackson. … Continue reading →

Feature StarCraft 2 Launch Photo Gallery See the official StarCraft 2 launch event near Blizzard’s headquarters!

Publisher SouthPeak Games once again finds itself in a legal quagmire, this time because of a dispute over the publishing rights for the My Baby franchise. Developed by Nobilis, the My Baby series has sold millions of copies since it … Continue reading →

Sony Computer Entertainment has announced the “PlayStation Logo Licensing Program,” a new initiative which is targeted towards allowing manufacturers to use the logo on “lifestyle products from apparel to everyday items.” Licensees who enter into an agreement with Sony though … Continue reading →

Spotted by Comics Alliance, during a session at San Diego Comic Con DC Comics’ chief creative officer (and Green Lantern writer) Geoff Johns let slip that a “hardcore violent” Suicide Squad video game is being developed. If you’re unfamiliar with … Continue reading →

Yesterday 1UP reported, via information from GameSpot, that Dragon Age and The Old Republic developer BioWare was involved in the development of the Electronic Arts game DarkSpore. We’d like to make a correction to that report — BioWare is not … Continue reading →

Last we heard of New Line Cinema’s Gears of War movie, the project was reportedly being scaled back and its director, Len Wiseman (Live Free or Die Hard), may have jumped ship to work on a different movie. Now it … Continue reading →

Following up last week’s announcement of Rush’s 20-minute-long “2112″ suite being included in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, Activision just revealed 22 more tracks for their upcoming rhythm game. Of particular note are the tracks by Alice Cooper and The … Continue reading →