The web is going more open, more social, more accessible. But some companies are putting up barriers between their content and their users. GamesIndustry.biz this morning announced that all of its content would be hidden behind a...

Though by no means a new target, I was drawn recently to a Develop magazine column by Simon Byron discussing the multitude demerits of Metacritic and other review aggregators. I use Metacritic on a regular basis, so...

GameFly has acquired ShackNews, according to a post on ShackNews website. GameFly is an online game rental service that allows members to rent console games with no charges or late fees, just as LoveFilm does for movies....

UGO has today acquired gaming website 1UP.com from Ziff Davis. Some of the key elements of the deal: Ziff-Davis is getting out of the games space in order to “pay down debt and shift our full focus...