If you haven’t seen Axe Cop, go and read it now. Seriously. It’s an amazing collaboration between a 29 year old comicbook artist and his (much) younger brother. It shows what happens when you give a 5-year...

“Pay with Facebook” is coming. It’s already live on Happy Aquarium from Crowdstar. Later this week, it’s coming to Farmville, the most popular application on Facebook with over 70 million monthly players. It’s big news. And most...

Good (but old) piece on the different philosophies behind Playfish and Zynga. Worth a read. http://bit.ly/2kugfi # RT @charlescecil Broken Sword – iPhone video posted – take a look: http://bit.ly/4QSLIh # Just posted: Scientists behind “games cause...

Earlier today, a number of newspapers ran sensationalist headlines that claimed a causal link between games and rickets. I tried to debunk the story simply by reading the same press release and publicly-available extract available to the...

UPDATE: I’ve emailed the scientists behind the research. They stated “We do not say that gaming causes rickets”. You can see their full views on the misleading press coverage at http://www.gamesbrief.com/2010/01/scientists-behind-games-cause-rickets-deny-a-specific-link/ I know I shouldn’t get angry...

Hong Kong-based developer 6 Waves has just raised $17.5 million from Insight Venture Partners. The company, which has only 18 employees, is one of the largest developers on Facebook. According to AppData, 6 Waves ranks #6 by...

Bolt Interactive has just announced some impressive numbers for Pocket God. The game has sold 2 million units since its launch in January 2009. That’s pretty impressive sales, even for a title that costs only $0.99. But...