virtual currency

Zynga Confirms It Is Seeking Partners for Online Gambling Initiatives

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 20 at 6:00 am PT

Operating the largest poker game on Facebook is not enough — Zynga has confirmed that it is exploring the prospects for real-money gambling, and is in active talks with several partners.

Second Life Founder Tries Bringing Aspects of the Virtual World to Real Life

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on November 1, 2011 at 5:02 am PT

Coffee & Power, started by the founder of Second Life, launches an online marketplace that allows people to buy and sell small tasks — or to meet in person at a company-owned cafe in San Francisco.

What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Zynga IPO (Insider Selling, Natch!)

Kara Swisher in Commerce on June 29, 2011 at 8:07 am PT

So exactly how fecund is “FarmVille”? If reports hold, we’ll all find out today what the yield is from the online gaming phenom Zynga, which will finally be filing its regulatory documents sometime today. Here’s what to watch out for.

Forget About 99 Cents, What If You Could Rent Mobile Games for 25 Cents?

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on June 8, 2011 at 6:13 am PT

T-Mobile USA is teaming up with WildTangent to test out a Netflix-like model for renting mobile games on Android smartphones.

Surprise! Facebook Credits and Apple’s iTunes Play Nice With Each Other.

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on June 6, 2011 at 8:12 am PT

Facebook has Credits, Apple has iTunes, and then there’s the plethora of points and coins found on the major consoles and online services. Here’s how a common currency is beginning to take shape, which will benefit both the consumer and the game maker.

Here's Nickelodeon's New Massive Online Game (Plus Video of Cute Monkeys!)

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 2, 2011 at 4:00 pm PT

Nickelodeon will use the annual Kids’ Choice Awards tonight to promote the launch of its brand new virtual world, where cute chimps swing from the branches of trees in the fictional World of Ook. And, just in case cute isn’t cool, the monkeys burp, too.

Cash Isn't King–Liquidity Is

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 28, 2011 at 11:01 pm PT

EMoney took a side trip this morning from the massive crowds gathering at Moscone in downtown San Francisco for the Game Developers Conference to Japantown, where there was an equally vibrant, albeit slightly smaller, conference called the Future of Money.

Fed Up With Facebook? Hi5 Tells Social Game Developers There's an Alternative.

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 28, 2011 at 12:07 pm PT

The spotlight at the 2011 Game Developers Conference this week in San Francisco will be social networking, as Facebook has become an undeniable powerhouse in the industry–and a considerable force to reckon with. In advance, we caught up with Alex St. John of Hi5, who has come up with an alternative he calls the “anti-social networking platform.”

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