Online Commerce Trend: More Spending, Smaller Purchases

The average checkout size is shrinking, even though more people spent more money online. Why? Here are three reasons.
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Take-Two Expects Full-Year Loss on Max Payne 3 Delay

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. warned it expects a loss for fiscal 2012 as it has to delay the launch of its “Max Payne 3″ videogame to May from March.

Boss Talk: Zynga Chief Talks IPO, Lessons Learned

Zynga Inc. Chief Executive Mark Pincus ended 2011 as the face of an overhyped Web initial public offering. Now he wants to show the hype was justified.

Treehouse Turns Learning to Build a Web Site Into a Game With Code Racer

Code Racer is an online game that pits newbie coders and designers against each other to demonstrate their basic skills — as fast as they can.
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Infinity Blade Generating Epic Revenue for Epic Games

Epic’s popular Infinity Blade franchise continues to rake in those App Store revenues. Launched last month, Infinity Blade II has so far generated net earnings of $5 million, bringing grand total revenues for the franchise to $30 million. A staggering sum considering Infinity Blade I first hit the market a little over a year ago and the RPG sword-fighting game is available on Apple’s iOS platform alone.

Chomp: With App Searches, It’s All “Free” and “Games”

When it came to app searches in December, most people didn’t go looking for specific titles; it was all “free” and “games” — and “Christmas” — according to app-specific search engine Chomp.
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PlayStation Vita Sales Tank in Second Week

Youch. Down more than 75 percent from launch week.
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Zynga Plants Platform Seed for Facebook

Facebook needs more Zyngas.

Get Yer Free Nintendo 3DS Downloads Here

Happy early holidays, gamers: Nintendo, in an attempt to drive sales of its 3-D gaming handheld device, is throwing free throwback games at early buyers of the 3DS.
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Gaming’s New Frontier After Zynga

While the pending IPO of Zynga has the tech world buzzing about casual games on Facebook and the iPhone, the world of high-end gaming is also on fire.