Digital game sales growing 33%

Digital game sales growing 33%:
GDC 2013: Analysts from NPD, iResearch and Digi-Capital present data on the growing digital game market across the world

PC software hit record $20b revenue in 2012

PC software hit record $20b revenue in 2012:
PC Gaming Alliance report shows 8 per cent worldwide growth, with China leading the pack

RaiderZ: Broken Silence to Launch April 3rd

RaiderZ: Broken Silence to Launch April 3rd:
Perfect World Entertainment has announced that the first expansion to RaiderZ will officially launch on April 3rd. Broken Silence will see the level cap

Ouya: Room in the market alongside PS4, next Xbox

Ouya: Room in the market alongside PS4, next Xbox:
GDC 2013: console will officially launch on June 4 with "hundreds" of games ready to download and free-to-try; we speak with Julie Uhrman

GDC 2013: DUST 514's Uprising update conquers your PS3 on May 6

GDC 2013: DUST 514's Uprising update conquers your PS3 on May 6:
Filed under: Betas, Sci-Fi, EVE Online, Events (Real-World), Game Mechanics, Patches, PvP, Free-to-Play, MMOFPS, Events (Massively's Coverage), DUST 514

Zynga cross-promotion sees Village Life approach 2M DAUs

Zynga cross-promotion sees Village Life approach 2M DAUs:
Social games company Zynga has chosen to promote a third-party game across its entire network for the first time, bolstering its Zynga Partners program to the next level. ...

Open Beta Weekend Announced for Arena of Heroes

Open Beta Weekend Announced for Arena of Heroes:
Zattikka, the digital games entertainment group, today announced that its game development studio Sneaky Games will host an Open Beta Weekend for Arena of

Discover the Path to God, War Blade Releases its Video

Discover the Path to God, War Blade Releases its Video:
War Blade enables players to enter the game via a client or webpage to experience the addictive gameplay. Players need to install a plug-in before getting instant

Dragon City (iOS) review

Dragon City (iOS) review:
Dragon City is an iOS game from Spanish developer Social Point. It’s a port of the company’s popular Facebook game, which we reviewed here, and is available now as a

Frontline Commando: D-Day Review

Frontline Commando: D-Day Review:
Gamezebo Rating: Frontline Commando: D-Day is the latest 3D freemium action game from Glu Mobile, the makers of a number of hugely successful games that fit that same

Windows 8 Changes Hint At iPad Mini-Sized Tablet, Reader

Windows 8 Changes Hint At iPad Mini-Sized Tablet, Reader:
Is Microsoft planning a new fleet of smaller Windows 8 tablets? Microsoft has, until now, set a tight specification requirement for Windows 8 devices--demanding the tablets

Papa Pear Saga review

Papa Pear Saga review:
Papa Pear Saga is a new Facebook release from King, currently in open beta and available for everyone to play on the social network. The new game’s launch coincides

Dragon Eternity: Now Available on iPad

Dragon Eternity: Now Available on iPad:
Game Insight has announced that Dragon Eternity is now available for iPad users via iTunes. In addition, the browser-based Dragon Eternity is currently in open beta and

Hell Quest: Tears of God Review

Hell Quest: Tears of God Review:
Gamezebo Rating: Divine warriors fighting the good fight against an endless horde of demons is a fairly typical subject for video games, but I can’t think of many examples

Nimble Quest (iOS) review

Nimble Quest (iOS) review:
Nimble Quest is a new iOS game from Tiny Tower and Pocket Planes developer NimbleBit. It’s available now from the App Store and, like the developer’s other titles, is

Taptiles Saga Review

Taptiles Saga Review:
Gamezebo Rating: If the world ever needs a hero who's good at video games, let's hope there's a list with our names at the top. Maya found herself in a similar situation, facing

Frontline Commando: D-Day (iOS/Android) review

Frontline Commando: D-Day (iOS/Android) review:
Frontline Commando: D-Day is a new iOS and Android game from Glu Mobile. At the time of writing, it doesn’t appear to have hit the two platforms’ respective app

New iOS Games Tonight: Nimble Quest, Magicka and more!

New iOS Games Tonight: Nimble Quest, Magicka and more!:
If you’ve had even the teensiest bit of jealousy in your heart about all of the lucky folks who’ve been at GDC all week, it’s time to let that go. Why? Because tonight you’ll

Injustice: Gods Among Us bringing the fight to iOS

Injustice: Gods Among Us bringing the fight to iOS:
Consoles aren't the only recipient of major games anymore. Injustice: Gods Among Us, the fighting game based in the DC...

Cheesy Chess Review

Cheesy Chess Review:
Gamezebo Rating: Cheesy Chess is a cute, challenging logic puzzler with very simple rules based on the timeless game of chess, but it suffers somewhat from a lack

The Hobbit: Armies of the Third Age Review

The Hobbit: Armies of the Third Age Review:
Gamezebo Rating: In a contest for longest named online game, The Hobbit: Armies of The Third Age can hang with just about anyone. It's not quite as successful on the

The Wizard of Oz (iOS) review

The Wizard of Oz (iOS) review:
The Wizard of Oz is a new iOS release from Spooky Cool Labs and Warner Bros. Interactive. It’s an adaptation of the company’s Facebook-based game of the

Unity is now a better experience on Facebook

Unity is now a better experience on Facebook:
The makers of popular development platform Unity have released an update for the game engine that focuses on improved Facebook functionality, and a better Unity

Pretty Simple’s formula for success: Take a talented team and have them produce quality content

Pretty Simple’s formula for success: Take a talented team and have them produce quality content:
Paris-based social game developer Pretty Simple’s been catapulted into the public spotlight after launching its macabre hidden object game Criminal Case in November

Towers review

Towers review:
Towers is a Facebook game from Xi-Art Inc. It’s currently showing up in the “Trending” section of Facebook’s App Center as well as sidebar advertising modules within the

PUK Review

PUK Review:
Gamezebo Rating: Sometimes it’s the simple pleasures that are best, like popping bubble wrap. PUK is one such game, with a simple repetitive action that turns out to be

Single-player IP will cause problems for Square Enix

Single-player IP will cause problems for Square Enix:
Veteran analyst Billy Pidgeon says Tomb Raider needs 5 to 10 million sales to be successful

CS Co-creator Minh "Gooseman" Le Launches Tactical Intervention

CS Co-creator Minh "Gooseman" Le Launches Tactical Intervention:
Legendary FPS Creator Returns with his New Team-Based Shooter, featuring Cars, Assault Dogs, Rappelling, Riot-Shields, Human Shields, and more... Continue

Another Place reveals Rag Doll Kung-Fu for iOS

Another Place reveals Rag Doll Kung-Fu for iOS:
Much-loved fighting game coming to tablets, phones from ex-Lionhead team

AOL's Games.com launches monetization and distribution platform

AOL's Games.com launches monetization and distribution platform:
AOL's Games.com today revealed Developer Center, a set of tools by which game studios can potentially push their games out in front of the millions of users

GDC 2013: Hands-on with Infinite Crisis

GDC 2013: Hands-on with Infinite Crisis:
Filed under: Super-hero, Game Mechanics, Interviews, New Titles, Free-to-Play, Hands-On, Events (Massively's Coverage), MOBA We just learned of Infinite Crisis' existence

Sonic the Hedgehog 1 2 being remastered for iOS and Android

Sonic the Hedgehog 1 2 being remastered for iOS and Android:
It seems like everyone’s favorite speedy blue hedgehog has been zooming all over the mobile scene this last year, with the well-received Sonic Dash releasing earlier

Final Fantasy XI: Seekers of Adoulin Expansion Now Available | Ten Ton Hammer

Final Fantasy XI: Seekers of Adoulin Expansion Now Available | Ten Ton Hammer:
Harness the new powers of the Geomancer and Rune Fencer to tackle new storyline in FFXI’s fifth expansion.

No, EA Sports Is Not Making This All-Girl Roller Derby Sports Video Game

No, EA Sports Is Not Making This All-Girl Roller Derby Sports Video Game:
There are so, so many sports in the world that it seems a pity so few are properly realised in video games. We get football, another country's version of football,

Hands-on with Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded

Hands-on with Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded:
Unlike most games in the ‘80s and ‘90s, the Leisure Suit Larry series dared to be risqué. The creators didn’t shy away from then-taboo content like sexual humor and

Chinese browser MMO Yitien launches alpha on March 29th

Chinese browser MMO Yitien launches alpha on March 29th:
Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Galleries, Screenshots, Game Mechanics, New Titles, News Items, Free-to-Play, Browser R2Games will be bringing Yitien, a

Salem: Reviewing a Pilgrim’s Sandbox

Salem: Reviewing a Pilgrim’s Sandbox:
Paradox Interactive released its first MMO, Salem, not too long ago. It's a hardcore sandbox experience, according to the development team. Does it deliver? Find out

Rise and Shiny: Revisiting Salem

Rise and Shiny: Revisiting Salem:
Filed under: Historical, Horror, Real-Life, Video, Culture, Game Mechanics, Previews, PvP, Opinion, Free-to-Play, Hands-On, Humor, Rise and Shiny, Livestream,

GungHo's Puzzle & Dragons revenue continues to surge

GungHo's Puzzle & Dragons revenue continues to surge:
GungHo Online's mobile hit Puzzle & Dragons shows no signs of slowing down, as financial documents released today show that the publisher generated 10 billion

Kritika Online Gaming Review

Kritika Online Gaming Review:
After playing Kritika for a while, I can say for the most part I enjoyed it a lot. The game play was fun, it was challenging at times, I experienced very little lag (Surprisingly), and

States see jackpot in online gambling

States see jackpot in online gambling:
At a time when states are struggling to make up lost revenues, online gambling is starting to look like a safe bet.

The business case for a diverse game character cast

The business case for a diverse game character cast:
"Our audience is leaving us behind," says Microsoft Studios narrative designer Tom Abernathy in a session from the GDC Narrative Summit. Being inclusive doesn't

Tidemark’s Infographics Could Change How Your Business Is Run

Tidemark’s Infographics Could Change How Your Business Is Run:
Tidemark rolls out infographics that map a company’s profits in microscopic detail, in real time. It’s only been a few months since Tidemark, a bold Andreessen Horowitz-

Big 2 Bonanza on top of this week’s emerging games on Facebook

Big 2 Bonanza on top of this week’s emerging games on Facebook:
LocaLoco’s card game Big 2 Bonanza took the top spot on this week’s top emerging games on Facebook, growing by an estimated 41,315 monthly active users for a

StarCraft Turns 15 Today, and Blizzard Wants You to Celebrate

StarCraft Turns 15 Today, and Blizzard Wants You to Celebrate:
March 31, 1998. StarCraft launched, soon becoming a landmark of the real-time strategy genre and a bulwark of the modern eSports scene. The game turns 15 today,

MechWarrior Online to Fully Launch by End of Summer

MechWarrior Online to Fully Launch by End of Summer:
Free-to-play mega-machine simulator MechWarrior Online will exit beta and launch by late summer. The game is currently playable in open beta. Continue reading MechWarrior Online to Fully Launch by En

Betawatch: March 23 - 29, 2013

Betawatch: March 23 - 29, 2013:
Filed under: Betas, MMO Industry, News Items, Betawatch, Miscellaneous After a hard-hitting duo of conventions, it's inevitable that there would be some beta-

A New Week in Gaming Apps for an All-New Kotaku

A New Week in Gaming Apps for an All-New Kotaku:
This week's special late edition of the Week in Gaming Apps is brought to you by learning how to use an entirely new publishing system on the fly. It's a learning

Otherland developer RealU lays off 'most of its staff'

Otherland developer RealU lays off 'most of its staff':
Filed under: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, MMO Industry, News Items, Otherland Otherland developer RealU has laid off "most of its staff," according to a community manager's post

This Might Be the Most High-Tech Tabletop RPG Ever

This Might Be the Most High-Tech Tabletop RPG Ever:
I was running out of PAX East last Saturday. I had to catch a bus. But I wanted to check one last cranny of the show floor to make sure I wasn't missing anything. I'm so glad I

Space Hulk Is Kicking Turn-Based Butt For The Emperor

Space Hulk Is Kicking Turn-Based Butt For The Emperor:
If you've never played Space Hulk - either the original board game or the 1993 video game adaptation - you may not be as excited about this as I am.Read more...

The latest Warface trailer highlights its bloody warring factions

The latest Warface trailer highlights its bloody warring factions:
Filed under: Betas, Trailers, Video, Game Mechanics, Previews, News Items, MMOFPS Want to know more about the warring factions in Warface, the new FPS by

Final Fantasy 5 adopts a new look for the App Store

Final Fantasy 5 adopts a new look for the App Store:
An upgraded version of the classic role-playing game Final Fantasy 5 hit the New Zealand App Store today, which means...

First Beta Invites Deployed for The Elder Scrolls Online | Ten Ton Hammer

First Beta Invites Deployed for The Elder Scrolls Online | Ten Ton Hammer:
Check your inbox. Zenimax Online Studios has sent out the first round of beta invitations for The Elder Scrolls Online.

King.com now has 50 million daily players

King.com now has 50 million daily players:
10th anniversary, rebrand and new games for Candy Crush Saga dev

NCsoft West confirms layoffs

NCsoft West confirms layoffs:
Filed under: Real-Life, Aion, MMO Industry, News ItemsNCsoft has gone through some "restructuring," leading to the termination of several employee and contract positions. Aion Community Manager Felicia Johnson stated on

This Sure Looks Like A Knockoff Borderlands Game For Your iOS Device

This Sure Looks Like A Knockoff Borderlands Game For Your iOS Device:
And it's not half bad! Well, I might actually call it half bad, half good. Read more...

Mozilla and Epic bring Unreal Engine 3 to the browser

Mozilla and Epic bring Unreal Engine 3 to the browser:
Mozilla shooting for parity between native and web performance for AAA games

Big Fish Games earned $220m in 2012

Big Fish Games earned $220m in 2012:
Casual games platform sails past 2 billion lifetime downloads

Former director says auction houses 'really hurt' Diablo 3

Former director says auction houses 'really hurt' Diablo 3:
At the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco, former Diablo 3 game director Jay Wilson — who stepped down...

Magicka: Wizards of the Square Tablet Review

Magicka: Wizards of the Square Tablet Review:
Gamezebo Rating: If you’ve been searching for the next great action-adventure game to play on your mobile device, then look no further, because Magicka is here. Taking

Puzzle Pirates sets sail for iPad and Android tablets

Puzzle Pirates sets sail for iPad and Android tablets:
Avast, ye land lubber! With their big ships (and even bigger hats), pirates can travel just about anywhere the wind takes them – and soon you’ll be able to say the same

Aeria Games: Scarlet Blade Open Beta Launched

Aeria Games: Scarlet Blade Open Beta Launched:
Scarlet Blade has already proven to be a big hit for Aeria Games, a leading global publisher of free-to-play online games. The premier mature massively multiplayer

Blood Brothers’ secret to success: Events

Blood Brothers’ secret to success: Events:
Japanese RPG card battler Blood Brothers has been a huge hit both in Japan and in the U.S. At the Game Developers Conference yesterday, DeNA’s Yuji Shimizu,

Web-to-desktop specialist Pokki launches its own game network

Web-to-desktop specialist Pokki launches its own game network:
San Diego-based SweetLabs has previously helped game studios bring their social titles to PC without the need for a web browser, including social games giant

Choose My Adventure: Star Trek Online III - The search for the Foundry

Choose My Adventure: Star Trek Online III - The search for the Foundry:
Filed under: Sci-Fi, Polls, Opinion, Star Trek Online, Free-to-Play, Choose My Adventure Captain's log, Stardate 86234.1. The USS Xiang Yu is reporting back to Starfleet

This "Pegformer" Delivers One New Way to Move, Many New Ways to Die

This "Pegformer" Delivers One New Way to Move, Many New Ways to Die:
When developer First5 Games were looking for a fresh method of movement for their new platforming game, they found inspiration in those old Wacky Wall Crawler

Total War goes free-to-play with Arena

Total War goes free-to-play with Arena:
Creative Assembly creates its first free-to-play title

New company president for Shanda Games

New company president for Shanda Games:
Director Grace Wu stands down

IDC Data Confirms The Post-PC Era: Tablets To Beat PCs

IDC Data Confirms The Post-PC Era: Tablets To Beat PCs:
Tablet sales may surpass desktop PC sales this year. First folks laughed when someone pretty smart suggested we were entering the "post-PC" era. Then sales of

Harmonix strikes deal with VC firm for three new projects

Harmonix strikes deal with VC firm for three new projects:
MD of the Foundry Group has joined the board for human-computer interaction projects

Dragon Nest (EU) - First Content Update & Special Events

Dragon Nest (EU) - First Content Update & Special Events:
Dragon Nest, the worldwide successful MMORPG recently released in Europe, will be patched with a first content update today, preparing new content and lots of exciting

Criminal Case claims the top spot among fastest-growing Facebook games by DAU

Criminal Case claims the top spot among fastest-growing Facebook games by DAU:
Pretty Simple’s Criminal Case is the top gainer among the fastest-growing Facebook games by daily active users, bringing in 463,326 DAU for an 18 percent

Hello MMO - March New MMO Collection

Hello MMO - March New MMO Collection:
This year’s game feasts are in full swing, lots of new MMOs have rounded up like the spring rain. Every game has a hidden gold inside of it, it may shine and surprise you in

InMobi’s new App Publish distribution platform publishes to more than 130 Android app stores in a few clicks

InMobi’s new App Publish distribution platform publishes to more than 130 Android app stores in a few clicks:
Mobile advertising network InMobi today announced the launch of App Publish, a free distribution platform that can publish an app to more than 130 Android app stores, with

Crystal Dynamics, Visceral vets form Space Dust Studios

Crystal Dynamics, Visceral vets form Space Dust Studios:
Core team of five devs working on a PC indie project with 18 month production cycle

Havok launches Project Anarchy 3D mobile engine

Havok launches Project Anarchy 3D mobile engine:
"Delighted to be able to offer professional grade tools to mobile devs for free"

SMITE: Apollo, God of Music Revealed

SMITE: Apollo, God of Music Revealed:
Hi-Rez Studios has sent out the latest profile video that expands the SMITE pantheon. Apollo, God of Music will enter the game soon. The video features the mythological lore behind Apollo as well as a look at how he will perform in