User generated content company Wikia is breaking the news of its raise of over $10.8 million in Series C funding today in a press release soon to be sent out to tech media. The financing was led by Institutional Venture Partners with a follow on from existing investors Bessemer Ventures Partners and Amazon.com.
The company, which is already profitable according to the release, will use the cash… → Read More
Yesterday, I sat down with the folks who bring games to life on Facebook. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, there are a lot of people who like to hang out on the social network and play turn-based games. Sure, it can get annoying, with all of the notifications and requests, but Facebook is apparently trying to do something more than annoy you. Actually, it’s quite the opposite.
Recently, Facebook CEO Mark… → Read More
Playd is a new mobile application that lets you check in to games the way Foursquare users check in to venues. Actually, the app is more akin to something like Miso, GetGlue or IntoNow - apps which extend the check-in metaphor to other activities, like watching TV or seeing a movie.
The company is one of the first to launch from the NewMe Accelerator, the startup accelerator whose focus is… → Read More
Well, bad news for gamers in the Pacific Northwest. Turns out that according to a study by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) the average age and weight of the common gamer is going up. This is not good for obvious reasons, since weight problems also can contribute to other health issues. → Read More
You know that crack-like addictive game Zuma? Gwen Stefani just named her new son with the same name. Hollywood babies always have life-ruining names, but could this kid have been named after a stupid game? Next headline: Madonna adopts Egyptian girl, renames her Bejeweled. via Stuff → Read More
Straight from the “Time to Leave Mom’s Basement” files comes the story of the shrinking boobs of Age of Conan. Funcom, developer of the popular new game, released a minor patch for the it recently. While the patch did some fairly mundane maintenance on the game, it had one unintended side effect: the breasts of some female characters shrank noticeably. This, of course, generated… → Read More
N-Gage fan web site All About N-Gage is reporting that games purchased through Nokia’s gaming service are locked to one particular phone and can’t be transferred to a new device should you lose or break your old one. The process for purchasing a game involves downloading a feature-limited demo and then paying to unlock the game with an activation code. That code is tied to the IMEI… → Read More
Shortly after an — ahem — misunderstanding involving Microsoft’s Xbox tech support department, a gamer, and an autographed Xbox 360 case (you can read all about the original fiasco here), things seem to have been made right — by Bungie. Bungie, makers of the wildly popular Halo series, sent the gamer a bunch of cool stuff to replace the signatures and drawing of Master… → Read More
Something shitty’s going on here and I feel bad for this kid, Nathaniel. According to Hawty McBloggy (sweet name, by the way), here’s what happened… UPDATE: Aww, see THIS is what’s great about people on the internet. According to an article published today on Next-Gen, “Something is already ‘afoot’ within Bungie to help our community member in… → Read More
[photopress:Picture_3.jpg,full,center] PNY is laying down a new graphics card that’s a GeForce with a crappy box but great stats. It’s for gamers, so you pesky video editors can skip to the next post. But if you’re a keyboard-hunched killer, dig these groovy stats from the press release after the jump: → Read More
Do you often find your Wiimote airborne? Is the included strap too wussy for your bulging Bowling muscles? Are you tired of beaning your roommate in the melon each time you serve in Tennis? Have we got the thing for you! Sure, it’s another strap. But this one’s attached to a high-impact extreeeeeme sports glove! Never lose your Wiimote again, playa! Game on, man, game on! OK, actually… → Read More
Listen up, gamers. Normally this is Devin’s territory, but seeing as he’s still in the clink following a disastrous run in with Johnny Law after a few too many glasses of PowerNog™, it falls on my to cover this today. Also, my German isn’t so hot, so I’m trying to translate this with Google and getting nowhere. But here’s the gist of it: new Radeons are coming from… → Read More
Laptop gamers are in for a real treat with the announcement of the Intel Core 2 Extreme X7800 mobile dual-core processor. Both cores will run at 2.6GHz while sporting energy-efficient features for both consumers and manufacturers. It also runs 28-percent more efficiently than previous mobile processors. And for the ultra-geek, the bus-ratio locks have been removed so you can unleash the beast, so… → Read More
Should the ratings for video games be updated? Since being adopted in 1994 the landscape of video games has changed greatly, and some experts believe it is time for a revision, or at least redefinition of what is appropriate for adults and what is family friendly. In this fourth part of our series on video game violence and content CrunchGear spoke with Doctor David Walsh, president of the… → Read More
In our third part of our series on video game violence and content, CrunchGear talks to Jason Dell Rocca, executive director of the International Game Developers Association, a professional society committed to advancing the careers and enhancing the lives of game developers. A member of the game developer community for more than a decade, he’s worked at Matrox Graphics, Quazal and Silicon… → Read More
I think I’ve died and gone to heaven. There’s no way these girls play video games! Someone pinch me… on second thought… let me dream for another 15 minutes. In all seriousness, one of the girls placed 5th at the Miss Video Game Competition and I’m pretty sure she’d kick my butt along with the other ones. So enjoy a nice sampling I’ve picked out for you. It’s SFW, but… → Read More
I’m sure about five to seven of you will get excited over the news of Commodore returning to the market, but don’t get your hopes up just yet. Commodore is repositioning themselves as a gaming PC manufacturer. The company released the following statement regarding the switch: “25 years ago, Commodore launched the best selling personal computer of the late 20th Century, the C64… → Read More
I set foot in the beautiful Moscone Center here in sunny San Francisco about 20 minutes ago. After devouring a bagel, I feel my blood sugar is high enough to risk exerting the energy to update you all on the happenings here. I’ll be roving the scene evading mouth-breathers and looking for all things interesting at this year’s GDC. There are a lot of crazy gaming technologies on the… → Read More
EB Games/Gamestop are said to be keeping an eye out on all employees who have the luxury of getting their hands on a Nintendo Wii or PlayStation 3. Apparently the employees are not allowed to sell a console they’ve received through the company on Ebay. I hope this is true — I’d be really disappointed knowing that employees were selling consoles that us gamers will have to spend… → Read More
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