Wired has run an article on German boardgame The Settlers of Catan that has swept the world and is beginning to make Americans play board games again. It’s social, quick to play and attracts both adults and...

BusinessWeek reports that Facebook is seeking $100 million in debt financing for its rapidly increasing server needs. The reason: photos. Well, not quite, but Facebook had 10 billion photos last October, when it had 100 million users....

Sony has announced a fund that will help games studios make their “next step from developer to publisher.” According to Gamesindustry.biz, Chris Eden, Sony’s development relations manager, told an audience at the Game Developers Conference today that...

Damn. First I start becoming a cheerleader for Eidos, and now I applaud something that Sony is doing to embrace Web 2.0. Change is in the air. But first a disclaimer. I’m going to talk about Xi,...

The PC Gaming Alliance has published a report saying that the PC is the biggest platform in the world, worth almost $11 billion. Well, they would, wouldn’t they. Nevertheless the report, commisioned by the organisation that was...

Well, that may be a slight exaggeration, but Activision has appointed the former COO of Yahoo to head up the Guitar Hero division. Dan Rosensweig is a heavyweight new media guy, with a key role in creating...

Bias out of the way: I was always in love with The Path. As an idea, and as an envelope pushing prospect, it’s a project I’ve been following for some time. It’s also visually arresting. This is...