18 Oct
A federal court in California has ruled in favor of Blizzard Entertainment in a two-year legal battle with Ceiling Fan Software regarding World of Warcraft bots. The court has also awarded Blizzard a $7 million judgement. Blizzard filed the lawsuit against Ceiling Fan in December 2011 for developing bots which allowed users to automate aspects of […]
18 Oct
Zynga co-founder Justin Waldron has announced on his Facebook page that he is leaving the company. Waldron was one of the first developers to create a Facebook application, which got him noticed by Zynga co-founders Mark Pincus and Eric Schiermeyer. Waldron was lead engineer on Zynga’s first game Texas Hold’Em Poker (now called Zynga Poker). […]
18 Oct
Casual game developer HipSoft has appointed former PopCap head of business development, Ron Powers, as its new CEO. “I’m thrilled to be leading this team,” Powers said, in part. “I look forward to the challenges and victories that lay ahead. I feel very fortunate to have been part of two great leadership teams in the […]
17 Oct
A Microsoft representative has told Kotaku that the ability for Xbox One owners to identify themselves by their real name has been postponed. “While real identities continue to be part of our plans for the experience on Xbox One, at launch, customers will continue to search for friends using their Gamertags,” the rep said. “Our […]