$1.8 billion deal lands the TV network CNET's properties
The U.S. game industry sees $1.23 billion in total sales for April
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Microsoft's lead about to evaporate according to Deutsche Bank's Jeetil Patel
In the span of just a few weeks, Activision, Vivendi Games and LucasArts all discontinued their membership with the ESA. [Update: LucasArts comments added]
A 10-year-old girl was distraught after being labeled "Fat" by Wii Fit. Nintendo has apologized and admitted that the game is not very accurate for measuring children.
LittleBigPlanet, Killzone 2, Resistance 2 and more comprise the Sony first-party line-up in the months ahead. Click through for the full listing...
One of the world's most successful mobile game publisher is teaming up with the NBA to put out a simulation title and a arcade-style title, just as the NBA playoffs are heating up.
Microsoft can't fight off Nintendo's momentum, according to analyst Jeetil Patel, who says that the Wii will soon overtake the Xbox 360 installed base in the U.S.
2007 was a great year for gaming, and 2008 is turning out to be even better. However, Ubisoft's North America president Laurent Detoc thinks the industry may peak in 2009.
Nearly 70 percent of teenagers in the popular teen virtual world think highly of the PS3, compared to just 58 percent for the Xbox 360. More survey results inside...
The latest game from EA's Casual Entertainment Label will feature video game treatments of games like Battleship, Boggle, Connect Four, Sorry! and Yahtzee (no Yahtzee Croshaw, s...
London calling, indeed. Those wacky guys at Gamecock Media Group have set up shop in Europe. They'll be bringing titles like Stronghold Crusader Extreme, Dementium: The Ward a...
Although the PS3 and Xbox 360 hardware could still see a boost in May, both platforms didn't realize much in the way of a GTA boost during April. Jesse Divnich believes MS and S...
We sit down with the man behind Shrek and Chronicles of Narnia to talk about movie and games convergence and working with the game makers on Prince Caspian.
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While the Stanley Cup Playoffs are in full swing right now (leading to a seemingly inevitable clash between the Penguins and Red Wings) 2K Sports is announcing next year's NHL 2...
Rather than looking outside the company to fill Phil Harrison's shoes, Sony has moved one of the initial members of the PlayStation business into the important role.
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Responding to reports about whether or not he will remain president at Silicon Knights, Denis Dyack has issued a brand-new statement to GameDaily BIZ.
[Update: There are 8M worldwide.] Despite delays to PlayStation Home and missing features like in-game XMB access and friends lists, the PlayStation Network membership has climb...
The new controller is rumbling the cash out of consumers' pockets. The DualShock 3 generated close to $11 million in sales during the month.
SCEA chief Jack Tretton couldn't be happier with the attach rate of GTA IV to the PlayStation 3 in April. PS3 software sales were way up as a result.
GTA IV sold 1.85 million units on 360 vs. 1 million on PS3, while hardware sales for both platforms mysteriously failed to top 200K. Regardless, the Wii once again was in comple...
Drac is back... but are the Belmonts? No word on the legendary vampire slaying clan, but players will get to use a combination of glyphs to fend off the legions of Dracula.
Wii owners can try and survive while stranded on a mysterious island this fall in Lost in Blue: Shipwrecked, which brings new motion controls to the series.
Last year's festival drew over 100,000 attendees, with events like a Video Games Live concert and Electronic Arts' two-day Be The One event. More is planned for this year's event.
Konami plans to release three new DDR games for the PS2, Wii, and Xbox 360 in celebration of the series' 10th Anniversary.
DDR on Wii in North America and Pro Evolution Soccer in Europe helped drive Konami's sales and profits up during the last year. With Metal Gear Solid 4 on the way, Fiscal '09 sh...
Not content to let Guitar Hero and Rock Band steal the spotlight, Konami is launching a new music game of its own with "the most realistic drum peripheral on the market."
In the rare piece of legislation that actually favors gaming, the 2008 Entertainment Industry Investment Act (HB 1100) gives tax credits to film, TV and video game companies tha...
Hidden Path developer Mark Terrano believes graphics have been pushed almost as far as they can go on Xbox 360, but there's lots of room for improvement in camera techniques, no...
The upcoming RPG-Adventure game is the latest Xbox Live Arcade title to be developed using GarageGames' game engine. Torque 360 was chosen in part because of the engine's multi...
The Osaka-based developer with prominent members of the acclaimed Clover Studio group has announced a multi title deal with Sega that includes MadWorld, Infinite Line and Bayone...
Removing Spacetime's Blackstar MMO from its lineup cost NCsoft, but excluding the write-off profit would have been up, in large part thanks to record sales for Lineage II.
Anascape, a company based in Tyler, Texas that you've likely never heard of before, was awarded $21 million from a jury over its game controller patents. Nintendo is looking to...
Available with the DS version of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, DGamer is Disney's new online community with features such as customizable avatars and honors from gam...
More and more big media are getting in the game. Fox owns IGN, and now GameSpot is about to join the CBS family in a deal that will give the TV network a significant web presence.
Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. Brawl appears to be on pace to break Melee's record and the game could be one of the best sellers of '08. We speak with Nintendo about the smash hit.
First to 10 million wins, right? That's what Xbox exec Don Mattrick believes. He added that MS is "uniquely positioned to set a new benchmark for the industry."
While this probably won't come as a shock to anyone, it looks as though Guitar Hero IV will support options like vocals, drums and song creation. Sadly, it isn't much of a surp...
Emphasizing just how important World of Warcraft has become to Vivendi, the absence of a new expansion in Q1 dragged the games unit's sales down 24%.
This isn't The Sims you know. Heck, it's not even the MySims - this game takes place in the "Kingdom" where you have to work on making things better for King Roland.
While Metal Gear Solid 4 looks set to take the video gaming world by storm, Hideo Kojima is lamenting the fact that Japan is no longer "molding the world's gaming industry."
Microsoft may be thrilled to see that more people are buying GTA IV for Xbox 360, but the PS3 has certainly received a nice bump from Rockstar's blockbuster too.
Sure, Sony would like to increase its market share vs. Nintendo and Microsoft, but the company is now focused on profitability and rolling out key online services for PS3.
Sony Online Entertainment realized a few years ago that people are just going to trade money for virtual items anyway, so why not make it legitimate and reap the rewards?
It's been always burning since the Internet was turning... or rather, since 2004. Xfire continues to add fuel to the flame with over 10 million registered users and 1,200 suppo...
No, he's not referring to a cord or the system's large power brick. The head of MGS expects the 360 to last in the market at least seven years, despite certain niggling technol...
Losses in the PS3 business continue to be narrowed. Sony is expecting to sell 10 million PS3s this fiscal year and believes it will finally see an operating profit for the busin...
No, he's not leaving. But he may remove himself from the role of president and hire someone else to essentially run the business of the company.
Back at GDC we sat down with the always talkative Silicon Knights President Denis Dyack to discuss a variety of topics, including the Too Human trilogy, his feelings on narrativ...
Sure, there's no Madden on PC, but with games like Crysis, Spore, Battlefield Heroes and more, EA remains committed to what the company feels is actually a growth market.
While the company posted a loss of $3.13 million for the first quarter of 2008, Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures has over 1 million beta sign-ups before the game's anticipated ...
Electronic Arts has raised its software sales projections for the combined North American and European markets. The company attributed the bump to the Wii and DS.
Looking for guidance on EA's next quarter? You're not going to get it. "We are only providing annual guidance from this point forward," EA CFO Eric Brown said. Explanation with...
Microsoft's lovable, wacky franchise makes its way to the DS, making full use of stylus controls.
What started as a application for Facebook has grown into a publisher on the web. Today, they have received a large sum of funding from Greylock Partners and Founders Fund.
Pachinko is still big business in Japan even today, and the downturn of that business has hurt Sega Sammy. The holdings company posted negative results for its arcade and softw...
It was a big year for sales at EA, but it wasn't enough to offset the losses. CEO John Riccitiello said that his company will double its operating profit in fiscal '09.
Thanks to a deal between Oasys Mobile and 2K Games, Civilization can be played on mobile phones as well. Civilization IV: War of Two Cities is available on wireless carriers now.
This new micro-payment based gateway from Pixel Mine will feature Ashen Empires and Dransik with plans to include a few more titles every year from independent third-party devel...
Microsoft will be working with the Korea Game Industry Agency to set up a development center, which will then possibly see some concepts adapted for Xbox 360.
Microsoft Game Studios will be proudly showing off their biggest titles for 2008, and they've also confirmed the latest details for Rare's various projects and Too Human's relea...
The PSP sold more than double the Wii and more than double the DS in Japan during April. Even so, the Japanese game market saw sales decrease nearly 13 percent.
The Finnish developers of the Shadowgrounds series will now be focused upon creating game projects based upon their own original IP, although they're keeping details close to th...
In games that tend to keep your hands occupied (get your head out of the gutter!) it's nice to have an option like voice chat to communicate with the members of your online guild.
Following a first week in which global sales topped six million units, GTA IV has now sold more than a million units in the U.K. alone, according to ELSPA.
The man at the center of the Warcraft and StarCraft franchises will be giving a Q&A session at this year's Paris GDC titled "In the Eye of the Blizzard: a Keynote Q&A with Rob P...
Like Pachter, Lazard's Colin Sebastian is expecting big software sales in April, thanks to huge releases like Grand Theft Auto IV and Mario Kart.
Teaming up with partners HP and Blizzard Entertainment, Major League Gaming will be launching its PC Circuit in San Diego on June 13 – 15 alongside MLG's Pro Circuit event.
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