I blogged earlier in the year about the dangers Eidos was running by launching Tomb Raider Underworld so close to Thanksgiving: the late release date gave no room for slippage and ran the risk that it would...

Lycos Europe is going to shut down at the end of 2008. It’s a sad day for me personally, because I was the equity research analyst who worked on the IPO of Lycos at the height of...

www.5minutemystery.com is a new website launched last month and profiled by TechCrunch. It’s a pretty low-tech game. Every day, a 1,200 word mystery appears in your inbox. There are four or five suspects, one guilty party and...

Two recent stories have demonstrated how the real-world economies of massively-multiplayer online games are thriving. TechCrunch reports that Playspan has raised $16.8 million to expand its virtual goods marketplace. The money came from existing investors including Easton...

Shacknews reports that Gearbox has made up to 26 staff redundant, following rumours that Sega has cancelled Aliens: Colonial Marines. CEO Randy Pitchford has subsequently stated that to say it has “halted” is an “inaccurate characterization.” 26...

Casualgaming.biz reports that Pepsi Sweden has launched a 3D music game to promote Pepsi. It’s a 3D flash game that allows you to play the guitar like a rock god (or not, in my case), and the...

Variety is reporting that Brash Entertainment is to cease trading tomorrow. The news follows 20 layoffs last week and the critical and commercial failure of the three games that the company has released: Alvin and the Chipmunks,...