YouTube app launches on Wii
Wii U will launch with a YouTube app built into the system, but don't fret if you're sticking with Nintendo's original motion controlling console. Google has launched a dedicated YouTube app for the SD Wii.
READ MORE >Developers pulling games from Google+
Both PopCap/EA and Wooga have either pulled games from Google+ or announced plans to soon, citing low response and redirected resources.
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see all 22 commentsGoogle tips hat to StarCraft with 'Zerg Rush'
Google has updated with a clever easter egg search for StarCraft fans: "zerg rush."
READ MORE >"worked for me. did it directly from google.com i was amused."
see all 10 commentsGoogle Maps now for the NES
OK, so it is an April Fools gag, but it is pretty well done. Enjoy the ingenuity.
READ MORE >"it sounds like dragon warrior music at parts. i remember those long 8bit notes from wandering ..."
see all 17 commentsFrom Dust heading to Google Chrome
Google Chrome will be getting From Dust in April, Ubisoft announced today.
READ MORE >"Why didn't you guys like the game? I didn't realize it was out but I'll probably pick it up ..."
see all 8 commentsGoogle unveils 'Google Play'
Google kicked off its cloud-based entertainment initiative "Google Play" today, serving as a central location for PCs, Android tablets, and Android phones to access music, movies, eBooks, and games.
READ MORE >"it's anonymised after 18 months, isn't it? anyway, that bit hasn't changed much, the big change ..."
see all 12 commentsBattlefield 3 fifth 'fastest rising' search on Google
Battlefield 3 was the only game to make Google's annual Zeitgeist report, increasing related search results by 1,773% between 2010 and 2011. It was the fifth "fastest rising" search during this period.
READ MORE >"I personally think it's due to their extremely aggressive marketing campaign getting the brand ..."
see all 17 commentsReport: Google+ could launch games in a couple of weeks
Google may be ready to launch games on Google+ within a couple of weeks, but launch titles are still unknown and many developers haven't received the programming interface or instructions.
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see all 8 commentsGames coming to Google+
A Google+ help page shows a reference to a "Games stream," the latest in a long line of hints that the company is planning to step foot into the social gaming market.
READ MORE >"Not really. There's a lot of differences. You can add people to circles, and they don't have to ..."
see all 10 commentsGoogle's Game Plan Comes Together With Help From Sony Ericsson
Earlier this week, Google held a ThinkGaming conference for industry analysts and marketing folks, and while many of the specific strategies...
READ MORE >"Just give me my Popcap games, Google. You could have people killed and no one would question ..."
see all 3 commentsReport: Google Investing Millions in Zynga, Preparing to Launch Games Service
Google could be investing between $100 and $200 million in Farmville creator Zynga, according to a report by TechCrunch. The iPhone version of...
READ MORE >"Aren't all games time wasters? Isn't that what entertainment is about?"
see all 20 commentsGoogle Celebrates Pac-Man's 30th with Style
Celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of the pill-popping puck, online search giant Google has debuted an interactive rendition of its logo that...
READ MORE >"There is not much that gets your heart pumpin that fast than controlling both players at the ..."
see all 16 commentsGoogle Unveils Chrome Web App Store
Seeking to centralize web-based applications and games much in the same way that Apple has done with the iPhone and its iTunes App Store, Google...
READ MORE >"At first glance I assumed this had something to do with cellphones/android. Maybe this is just ..."
see all 22 commentsNintendo and Google Releasing 'Search Fight' Game for Wii in Japan
In an odd move, Nintendo and Google are teaming up to release 'Ando Kensaku' in Japan, a game that pits players against each other in guessing...
READ MORE >"haha can't believe it, and for $52? they must really be one week late."
see all 5 commentsQuake 2 Ported to HTML5 with Multiplayer
Our own Arctic Fox spotted Google Code-hosted port of id Software's legendary first-person shooter Quake 2 to HTML5, which contains numerous...
READ MORE >"It's available in all major browsers but IE series in their dev versions. That means you are ..."
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