Nokias new cheap models bet on games, web access
Nokia patched up its ailing basic phones offering on Tuesday with two models offering access to games, applications and the Internet, hoping to regain its footing in emerging markets. After precipitously losing its position in the smartphone market to Apple's iPhone and models running Google's Android software, Nokia has also been losing
Diablo 3: gamers angry as servers collapse
The servers supporting long-awaited role-playing game Diablo 3 went online on Monday night, but then promptly crashed under the sheer weight of global demand. Players found themselves unable to access the game, many repeatedly receiving the now notorious 'error37' message, informing customers that their connection had failed. The
Minecraft: Xbox 360 edition - review
With 25 million registered players and a hardcore community that makes the Scientologists look feckless and uncommitted, Minecraft is one of indie gaming's most astonishing and important success stories. Originally released on the PC in 2009 as a working project, the title has been evolving ever since, adding new features, rules and modes
London 2012: Alison Williamson selected for sixth Olympic Games
Alison Williamson has been selected for her sixth Olympic Games, as Team GB's archery team was unveiled at Lord's. Williamson narrowly missed out on an automatic spot at the final selection shoot at Lilleshall last month but has been handed the final discretionary place, with Alan Wills earning the discretionary place in the men's
Back to the Future: The Game - review
Originally released last year as a series of staggered download-only episodes, this point-and-click game based on Back to the Future looked to prove that not all film adaptations had to be crass and pointless - risky business for a franchise that has high fan expectations. Here, the complete series is re-released at a competitive price of
Boot up: Iranian hacking, RIMs failure?, game theory in games, BYOD v money, and more
A quick burst of 8 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology teamMotorola's mobile device unit accounted for 71 percent of its total sales, marking a boom in its smartphone and tablet business. The company did not disclose how many tablets it sold during the quarter. Boosted by the Droid Razr and the Droid Razr Maxx, which
NBA stars have game off the court, too
Between games, practices, travel and promotional appearances, you'd think that the NBA's multimillionaire stars would be too busy. But most NBA players say they find time to play video games every day. In fact, the NBA claims that 85 percent of its players are gamers.
Shigeru Miyamoto: A rushed game is forever bad
Miyamoto's career at Nintendo has been defined by his tenacity. His creative commitment to perfection delayed the launch of the Nintendo 64 by three months to afford his team time to finish the game of his vision. 'A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad,' he quipped at the time. More recently, he has
Zynga adds 9m mobile users in Q1 as smartphone and tablet bets pay off
At the end of 2011, Zynga had 12m monthly active users (MAUs) on mobile for its social games. Three months later, it had added 9m, taking it to 21m mobile MAUs. And before you ask, no, that wasn't just by buying Draw Something. The social games publisher revealed its mobile growth as part of its quarterly financial results, which revealed
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale announced
If there's one thing publishers love it's getting all their characters (or 'brands' as they often prefer) into one game, thereby capturing a huge meta-demographic of avid fans. Capcom has its 'Vs' series of fighting games, Sega has its All-Stars racing titles and Nintendo has - *deep breath* Super Smash Brothers, Mario Party, Mario Kart,
Zynga draws up a good earnings report
The casual gaming pioneer, best known for its -Ville franchises like FarmVille, reported sales of $329 million for the quarter ended March 31. That topped the $317 million in sales that analysts polled by Thomson Reuters were predicting. The company reported a net loss of $85 million. But excluding stock compensation costs, Zynga reported
Zynga Contributed 15% of Facebooks Revenue In Q1, Down From 19% A Year Ago
Zynga and Facebook are ever gradually trying to separate from each other. It's working , sort of?Facebook said today that 15 percent of its revenue in the first quarter came from either advertising or payments tied to Zynga games.* That's down from 19 percent during the same time a year earlier. About 11 of the 15 percent in revenue
The Game Is Not Over For Facebook, Google In Russia (But There Is Work To Do)
Russia, like China, is a market full of tech promise, but in the face of strong local competition, it is one that has also proven to be tough nut to crack for big U.S. companies looking for international growth. But according to one IT leader in the country , Alexander Turkot, executive director of the IT Cluster at Skolkovo, Russia's
The games that will conquer the world
Already one of the biggest video games companies in the world, Namco Bandai now seems intent on extending its empire even further. Already boasting a quarter of all software sales in Japan, and having announced an impressive line-up for the year ahead at its annual Global Gamers Day conference last week, it looks certain to expand its
After game-changing run, Santorum quits White House race
Rick Santorum ended his improbable run for the White House on Tuesday after leading a Republican tilt to the right that could dog the more moderate front-runner, Mitt Romney, in November's election. Trailing in polls and fundraising, the conservative former Pennsylvania senator suspended his campaign and cleared the way for Romney to
Xfire Hires Former Tencent Exec As CEO, Now Supports Chinese Language In-Game Chat
Xfire has had a bumpy road over the last five-plus years. Back in 2006, Viacom bought Xfire for $102 million. In 2010, Titan Gaming took over ownership. Then, in October of last year, Xfire raising an additional $4M from Intel Capital and split off to become its own independent company. Again. Full-circle, and somewhat back to 'square
Zoomingos New App Turns Spotting And Rating Deals Into A Game
Shopping discovery service Zoomingo, which helps you find nearby sales using your mobile phone, is out with a new iPhone app that introduces a gamification element to its platform. Local shoppers are now being encouraged to share the unreported sales they spot in the wild as well as rate those spotted by others. By playing the new 'Hot
Three in a row: Hunger Games leads box office
Movie sensation 'The Hunger Games' survived fresh competition from the 'Titanic' and the gross-out 'American Pie' gang to notch its third domestic box office win over the weekend. 'Hunger Games' took in $33.5 million at U.S. and Canadian theaters from Friday through Sunday and lifted its domestic sales through three weekends to $302.8
