Evening Reading
Man, the games are piling up. It's too bad I just keep going back to Halo: Reach and StarCraft II. Well, it's not really "too bad," but it does...
READ MORE >FarmVille Creator Zynga Worth More than Electronic Arts According to Valuation
According to SharesPost Inc., which handles trades for shares of privately held companies, FarmVille creator Zynga has been valued at an estimated...
READ MORE >"I don't know but I heard of a guy apparently waking up to find that he had purchases $500 worth ..."
see all 21 commentsArchon Classic Hits PC
React! Games has announced the arrival of a revived classic that's sure to give some older gamers a special tingly feeling in their nostalgia bones: Archon Classic, to be exact.
READ MORE >"C64 against Atari XL/XE - let the conflict rise again! To the arms! But yeah, Atari version ..."
see all 22 commentsAngry Birds Dev Will Continue to Self-Publish, 'Will Not Use' Chillingo Again [Updated]
[Updated: 11:00a.m.] Rovio told me via Twitter that it has "not decided yet" whether the PlayStation Mini version of Angry Birds will be...
READ MORE >"Reminds me of when Activision bought RedOctane instead of Harmonix. Except in this case it's a ..."
see all 13 commentsDaily Filter: October 20, 2010
Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcom
READ MORE >Electronic Arts Purchases Indie Mobile Publisher Chillingo
EA has added another weapon to its mobile games arsenal today as the game industry giant has purchased independent UK publisher Chillingo, EA...
READ MORE >"Every time EA or Activision gobble up a new studio I picture two bloated, greedy Kraken fighting ..."
see all 4 commentsClass Action Lawsuit Brought Against Zynga Over FarmVille Privacy Concerns
A group of Facebook users have filed a class action lawsuit against Zynga over its "alleged practice of illegally sharing the Facebook user data of...
READ MORE >"then why dont they draw up the contract with language a laymen can understand? why dont they ..."
see all 14 commentsECA Organizing Gamer Rally for Free Speech at US Supreme Court
The ECA has announced plans for a free speech rally at the US Supreme Court in Washington D.C. as part of its continuing campaign to raise...
READ MORE >"Way to back up your assertion with ZERO data. You are a truly "smoke and mirrors" troll."
see all 43 commentsDaily Filter: October 19, 2010
Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anti
READ MORE >'Aion Exchange' App Released, Grants Mobile Access to In-Game Economy
Publisher NCSoft has released a new app for iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) for its MMO, Aion. The application, called 'Aion Exchange' gives...
READ MORE >"Does not support retina display. Nice app otherwise, though."
see all 2 commentsNPD: $2.6-$2.9 Billion Spent on Used and Digital Games, Content in First Half of 2010
The NPD Group will be releasing its Games Industry: Total Consumer Spend report shortly, which details the $3.7 billion spent on retail games in...
READ MORE >"In other news, over 2 billion dollars was spent on apple pie, exotic prostitutes, and gaming ..."
see all 2 comments'Action Strategy' Anomaly: Warzone Earth Announced
Fledging indie developer 11 bit studios has unveiled its debut game Anomaly: Warzone Earth, an "action strategy" title which sounds a bit like the...
READ MORE >"hey, @taczbr - the challenge modes are actually for hardcore gamers. Regarding Y button - ..."
see all 6 commentsJapanese Mobile Company DeNA Set to Purchase Mobile Publisher ngmoco
A Japanese mobile internet company named DeNA--we're sure you've heard of them--is set to throw down a big sack of money in order to purchase...
READ MORE >IndieCade 2010 Preview
IndieCade 2010's International Festival of Independent Games kicks off its three-day festival in Culver City, California this weekend. It's a place...
READ MORE >Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Coming to iPhone
EA Mobile has announced that Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is coming to your iPhone and iPod Touch and is expected to be released in November. No...
READ MORE >"Phone license ports are never made by the same developer as the main franchises. They aren't ..."
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"Ya I know how that feels. But if they told me they were making a game JUST like AO, I'd be on ..."
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