There’s been a lot of coverage in the past few days about the success and growth of social gaming. Some highlights: The FT reports that Facebook is the most popular gaming destination in the world with 200...

AppData and InsideSocialGames track the most popular games on Facebook and MySpace on a rolling monthly basis. The chart (embedded below) makes an interesting read.

In a sign that social games companies are taking gameplay design ever more seriously, SGN has hired Eric Lindstrom as Chief Creative Officer. Lindstrom was creative director and principal designer of Tomb Raider Underworld and story designer, screenplay...

Some people think it’s in bad taste; the majority seem to think it’s pretty cool. Personally, I think it’s incredibly damaging to the perception of business at a time when, frankly, we need to remember that business...

Technically, it’s fbFund that’s offering the money, a fund backed by Facebook, Index and Founders Fund. TechCrunch reports that this year, fbFund will be investing $100k in an unspecified number of Facebook app developers chosen from a...

TechCrunch reports that RotoHog has raised $2 million to expand its fantasy sports business internationally. RotoHog operates and develops custom branded fantasy sports games for clients such the NBA.com, LG Electronics, GoDaddy.com, Pro Football Weekly, and Turner...

In-browser gaming is all the rage these days. Unity’s platform, QuakeLive, Runescape. So what does Playce bring to the table? It’s another browser plugin that the company claims offers “a 3D virtual world for games” based on...