News tagged with online game

NASA launching multi-player game on Facebook

NASA is seeking friends for a new game the US space agency launched on Facebook.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Zynga mulls online gambling market

(AP) -- Zynga, the social game company known for "FarmVille" and "Zynga Poker," is mulling a new market - online gambling.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Zynga lures mobile gaming exec away from rival EA

(AP) -- Online game maker Zynga Inc. has lured away an executive from rival Electronic Arts Inc.

Technology / Business

created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Online gambling fight now about when, who -- not if

(AP) -- The fight to fully legalize online gambling in the U.S. is now less about whether Americans will be able to play and more about who will bring the action to them - and when.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

OnLive's mobile app brings sophisticated games to smartphones

Sure, "Angry Birds" is fun, but wouldn't it be cool if you could play an actual console game like "Batman: Arkham City" on your tablet?

Technology / Software

created Dec 31, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Nevada adopts rules for Internet poker licenses

(AP) -- Nevada gambling regulators on Thursday unanimously approved rules that allow companies in the state apply for licenses to operate poker websites, a move that puts Nevada in a position to capitalize if Congress reverses ...

Technology / Internet

created Dec 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Online game maker Zynga prices IPO at $10 a share

Zynga is poised to harvest some cold hard cash in its initial public offering. Who knew that selling virtual cows and digital corn on Facebook would create a $7 billion company?

Technology / Business

created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (6) | comments 2

French gambler sues government for not blocking poker sites

A French gambling addict is suing the government for 100,000 euros ($133,000) because it failed to prevent him from accessing online poker sites, his lawyer said on Monday.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Zynga plans to raise up to $1.15B in IPO

(AP) -- Online game maker Zynga says it plans to raise up to $1.15 billion in an initial public offering of 115 million shares in the latest in a spate of Internet IPOs

Technology / Business

created Dec 02, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Game giant Zynga on track for December IPO: report

Online games giant Zynga is on track for a stock market debut in mid-December, the New York Times reported Wednesday.

Technology / Business

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Report says Facebook seeks $10 billion in IPO

(AP) -- Facebook might finally be laying down the groundwork for a highly anticipated initial public offering, long expected to take place sometime after April 2012.

Technology / Business

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Report: Zynga CEO wants workers to give back stock

(AP) -- Zynga CEO Mark Pincus wants some of the online game company's early employees to give back stock they own ahead of the company's initial public offering of stock, according to a published report Thursday.

Technology / Business

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Online game aims to improve scientific peer review accuracy

Peer review of scientific research is an essential component of research publication, the awarding of grants, and academic promotion. Reviewers are often anonymous. However, a new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US curbs on online poker compared to Prohibition

A former US senator who now represents poker players compared US efforts to curb online gambling to Prohibition on Tuesday as he argued for legislation that would allow Internet gaming.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

The next frontier in gambling: E-gaming

Bally Technologies Inc. showcased its most popular games, including Cash Spin, on several platforms here this month at the Global Gaming Expo.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0