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Offerpal names new CEO Mihir Shah, George Garrick to Executive Chairman

Dan Taylor — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:58:03 +0000

Despite losing the lucrative Facebook deal and laying off a number of employees, virtual currency monetization provider Offerpal has a new gameplan, as their current chairman and CEO George Garrick has been named Executive Chairman, making way for an incoming Mihir Shah to take over the top position.

KingsIsle’s freemium Wizard101 turns two

Dan Taylor — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:07:22 +0000

Wizard101 one of the most popular online destinations, not just in it’s particular category, but across the online MMO board.

DFC Intelligence: Free-to-Play will top $2 Billion by 2015

Dan Taylor — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:02:24 +0000

According to a new DFC Intelligence report, the free-to-play market is poised to reach a massive $2 Billion by 2015. And that’s just the English speaking market.

Digital River Drives Virtual Economies for Global Game Titles

Der Admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:27:04 +0000

Leading online game publishers benefit from a combination of in-game commerce solutions MINNEAPOLIS – Aug. 26, 2010 – Digital River, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRIV ), a leading provider of global e-commerce solutions, announced it has been selected by seven global game publishers to power in-game commerce for popular social game titles. Digital River is helping these [...]

Social Games reach 1 in 5 Americans

Dan Taylor — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:56:28 +0000

According to a new report released by The NPD Group, 1 in 5 Americans has actively engaged in social gaming, in one form or another.

SOE watch: EverQuest II and Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures

Dan Taylor — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 08:42:55 +0000

Let it not be said that Sony Online Entertainment is resting on it’s laurels. This past Friday saw the release of not one, but two free-to-play games from Sony, one old, and re-engineered for a free to play market, while the other is completely new, and targeted at a much different audience.

The Google Chrome Web Store’s focus on gaming

Dan Taylor — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 08:21:24 +0000

While there’s been a plethora of interesting tidbits coming out of this week’s GDC Europe in Cologne, there really hasn’t been anything that’s truly been “out of the ordinary.” Well, that all changed yesterday with some juicy details about Google’s upcoming Chrome webstore.

Return of The Greek – Microsoft announces F2P Age of Empires Online

Dan Taylor — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:53:05 +0000

Announced at this year’s Gamescon in Cologne, Germany, Microsoft is dusting off the once popular Age of Empires series and bringing it into the free-to-play light. Taking full advantage of the Xbox Live service, as well as tapping into social networking elements, this newest iteration of AoE looks to be taking cues from Sid Meyer’s Civilization, in so much as there’s less real, and more cartoon packed into this RTS.

Zynga snaps up Boston’s Conduit Labs

Dan Taylor — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:21:40 +0000

Continuing their global buying tour, social games giant Zynga has recently snapped up Cambridge, MA based Conduit Labs.

IGA Worldwide: back in the game, guns a-blazin’

Dan Taylor — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 07:23:38 +0000

The venture arm of Deutsche Telecom, T-Venture (as also in T-Mobile) has recently been added to IGA Worldwide’s list of existing investors