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If, as we wrote about last week and Newsweek suggests, Americans are really in the midst of a creativity crisis, it's not simply our creative endeavors that are in trouble.

Joystick Labs announced this week that it is accepting applications for a seed-stage venture fund and accelerator program for independent video game startups. Game developers who participate in Joystick Lab's

When film critic Roger Ebert posted on his blog that "Video Games Can Never Be Art," he seemed to incur the wrath of the gaming community, and the entry now

While the rest of the world was caught up with Google Buzz, Apple was quietly granted a patent for a virtual reality App Store. The store patent encompasses details

This morning Canadian startup accelerator Bootup Labs showcased some of its program graduates at Plug and Play Center's Sunnyvale location. While a number of the companies show promise, it was

While many large communities continue to chase ad revenue and subscription models, I can't help thinking the real money is in virtual currency and goods. Yesterday we featured an article

While Crowdflower has forged some amazing partnerships in the past, including a deal with Samasource to launch a training program for Kenyan refugees, the company's latest partnership has a somewhat

Mobile payments provider Zong has just announced a partnership with online gaming community Outspark. Zong will power Outspark's mobile payment processing services by allowing users to purchase SparkCash (the gaming

After selling Last Minute to Travelocity, Alexis Bonte developed an obsession with Sid Meier's strategy game Civilization. Bonte played so often, that his wife began to complain. He jokes that