Hardcore social game developer Kabam today announced it has acquired independent developers Fearless Studios, which was founded by two LucasArts veterans in 2010. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Read More

President Obama confirmed on Friday that Aneesh Chopra, who since 2009 has served as the nation's first federal CTO, will resign from the position soon. Read More

Twitter is dealing with a stumbling block to its international expansion by implementing the ability to censor content from users based on their country. Read More

Patriots and Giants will be joined by bears on Feb. 5, if viewers opt to watch of Super Bowl XLVI accompanied by the Coca-Cola Polar Bowl Party second screen experience and its integrated live stream. Read More

TRUSTe, a San Francisco-based developer of privacy management tools designed to help online businesses better handle customer data, said it has raised $15 million in its third round of funding, led by Baseline Ventures. Read More

The Visual Effects Society (VES) has re-elected Jeffrey A. Okun, head of visual effects for Prana Studios, for a fourth one-year term as Board Chair. He and other officers were announced Thursday by VES executive director Eric Roth. Read More

California has agreed to reimburse the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) $950,000 for legal fees incurred overturning the state’s law regulating sales of video games to children. The U.S. Supreme Court found the law unconstitutional in a 7-2 decision. Read More