Social Gold, the leading virtual goods monetization platform, today announced a partnership with social game creator, Lolapps. Under the deal, Social Gold will power payments across Lolapps’ massive catalog of social games and applications, beginning with Band of Heroes and Diva Life. Social Gold will also deliver a seamless, in-game payments experience to Lolapps’ rich community of more than 40 million monthly... Read more

Burda:ic, a leading publisher of online games worldwide, today announced the start of the Easter & Hanami Event for maritime MMORPG Florensia. From now until April 6, players can celebrate these springtime traditions by collecting both colored Eggs and Cherry Blossoms and exchanging them for in-game prizes. Whether players decide to don some fluffy Rabbit Ears, a Cherry Blossom... Read more

TriplePoint, the leading agency serving the interactive entertainment and digital lifestyle industries, today announced they will host the first-ever Digital Media Law Conference focused on addressing emerging legal issues in the digital media space. The event features panels and talks with some of the industry’s leading legal advisors including Seth Steinberg of Digital... Read more

Medieval battlegrounds rage once more with the thunder of galloping hooves and the clash of swords, as Paradox Interactive and developer TaleWorlds bring forth Mount & Blade: Warband, now available on all major digital distribution outlets and shipping to North American retail stores.

Watch the release trailer for Mount & Blade: Warband here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwGxzdGqEDg

The sequel to the original Mount & Blade... Read more

Social Gold, the leading virtual goods monetization platform for thousands of online games and virtual worlds, today announced that Mike Quigley, former Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) marketing executive, has joined the Social Gold team as Chief Marketing Officer. Quigley will oversee the game developer and consumer marketing strategy and manage all marketing operations as CMO of Social Gold. Quigley... Read more

Playbrains, an independent game development studio, today announced the release of Babo Crash for the iPhone, iPod Touch and Android mobile devices. The game takes the tried-and-true match-three formula and adds new levels of depth with fast-paced action, destructive power-ups and evolving objectives. A free demo of the frenetic puzzler can be found inside Playbrain’s indie hit Madballs In…Babo:Invasion... Read more

PressOK Entertainment, a leading developer and publisher of mobile games, and Lima Sky, the leading independent development studio and publisher behind the massively popular Doodle Jump, today released a brand new iPhone Game collaboration that brings Doodle Jump’s Doodle the Doodler to a entirely new set of Finger Physics levels. Grab the new update from the App Store today: http://itunes.com/app/FingerPhysics

Today’s Finger Physics update includes nine brand-new levels that feature ... Read more

Gamedoctors, an independent game development studio, today announced a new update to their hit undead castle defense game, ZombieSmash! Keeping in the spirit of Easter, players can now destroy the zombie masses with several Easter egg-themed weapons: falling rocks, grenades and a wrecking ball disguised as Easter eggs (don’t worry – they still kill zombies just... Read more

Playbrains, an independent game development studio, today announced that Babo Crash, their frenzied match-3 action-puzzler, is slated to launch on the iPhone, iPod Touch and Android mobile devices on March 29th. The game also features native support for the iPad, and owners of the new Apple tablet can enjoy even more eye-popping graphics when it launches on April 3rd – rather than simply up-scaling, Babo Crash... Read more

Independent game development studio PlayDead today announced that a demo of their black and white puzzle-platformer, LIMBO, will be playable at Penny Arcade Expo East (PAX East) this weekend in Boston, Massachusetts. Any attendees interested in exploring part of LIMBO’s sinister world are invited to stop by the Microsoft booth, #811, to take a closer look at the game and chat with members of the PlayDead team.

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Burda:ic, a leading publisher of online games worldwide, today revealed screenshots and new information about two of Land of Chaos Online’s unique heroes, the hulking swordsman called Atin and the sultry lady of the forest known as Stella.

As an infant, Atin was abandoned by his parents and left to die in the wilderness. Fortunately, he was rescued and adopted by... Read more

Since launching in the US in February, The Game Trail userbase has grown over 400%. Driven by a desire for information about iPhone games and gameplay video, The Game Trail users are a specific sub-set of the iPhone shopper demographic; they play a lot of games and care about game quality. The average user spends nearly five minutes in the app and browses an average of 4.5 game titles. Out of several thousand visitors to date, about 10% go on to buy an app that they viewed in The Game Trail... Read more

Nyko Technologies, the leading videogame peripherals manufacturer, today announced the shipment of its Intercooler Slim™ for PlayStation® 3 Slim (PS3 Slim) to major North American retailers. Designed for use with the PS3 Slim, the latest edition to Nyko's popular Intercooler line of game console cooling devices offers both convenience and functionality.

The Intercooler Slim boasts three powerful fans... Read more

Verizon Wireless and Danal, Inc., the global pioneer and leader in charging eCommerce transactions directly to mobile phone accounts, said today that Verizon Wireless plans to launch Danal’s BilltoMobile™ payment service later this spring, enabling Verizon Wireless customers to charge online purchases of digital goods directly to their monthly Verizon Wireless bills.

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This week at Target®, find the lowest prices of the season on video games and portable electronics for huge spring break savings.

Gaming deals:
• Free $25 Target GiftCard® with purchase of Xbox 360 Arcade game system ($199.99)
• Nintendo DSi handheld game system on sale for $155 (save $15)
• Over 20 DS games on sale for just $25 each this week, including hot titles like: New Super Mario Bros., Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story, The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks and ... Read more

Independent game development studio PLAYDEAD today revealed new official screenshots and concept art from their black and white puzzle-platforming adventure, LIMBO. Players awaiting the game’s launch on Xbox LIVE® Arcade this summer can get an early glimpse into LIMBO’s eerie and treacherous world here: www.triplepointpr.com/dl/playdead/New_LIMBO_Art_and_Screenshots.zip

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Spoonjuice, a leading developer of mobile and social applications, today announced the launch of a new organizational app, Daily Deeds, for the iPhone and iPod touch. Daily Deeds lets users create a task list to carry with them on-the-go, and monitor accomplishments over time. The easy-to-use task management app offers a convenient way to stay organized and motivates users to initiate and achieve... Read more

If you’ve been patiently waiting for the next Pocket God update, wait no more! The 31st episode of Pocket God, “What’s the Story Morning Gory?” has arrived. This update is equivalent to three or four of the old updates. The folks at Bolt are plotting a return to the early days of Pocket God and are planning a steady flow of new updates every 2-3... Read more

If you’ve spent too much money on hotties and didn’t get anywhere, here’s your chance to get some back. BigStack Studios today announced the launch of Hottie Hookups Lite, available now on the App Store for free. The new lite version offers players the chance to aid the hotties by flicking and tilting nerds away on select levels as well as boasting a number of features from the full version of the game. To celebrate the release of Hottie Hookups Lite... Read more

WeMade Entertainment, a leading online games developer and publisher, today announced the start of open beta testing for the first-ever online Digimon game, Digimon Battle. Based on the popular Digimon anime series, Digimon Battle allows players to become a gifted Tamer and partner with a good Digimon in the battle to save both Earth and Digital World from the rampaging evil Digimon. Aspiring Tamers can sign up for the open beta and start playing when the servers open at 5:00pm PDT, here: ... Read more