I’ve just finished reading Admirals, by Andrew Lambert. It’s a fascinating read, making a revisionist case for the most important admirals in British history. Out go Drake, Nelson and Jellicoe. In come James II, Geoffrey Hornby and...

Unsecured creditors are kicking up a stink about Midway’s bonus scheme announced earlier this month. Among other things, they claim: The bonus scheme is paying additional money to staff simply to do their jobs The bonuses are 400% greater than...

UPDATE: Chris Nuttall of the FT reports that the Changyou IPO priced at the top of the range ($16), and that the shares had risen 25 per cent by the end of the first day’s trading. A...

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...

The games industry’s reliance on sequels and big brand franchises won’t cut it in in the new world of social networking. That was the message from Kristian Segerstrale, CEO of Playfish, at GDC. Playfish is one of...