Nintendo president tells Forbes that US may face stock shortages once again, apologizes to hardcore gamers disappointed by E3 showing. --Brendan Sinclair

Microsoft's senior director of global gaming talks about making the subscriber service free, the PC Marketplace, and DirectX 11. --Rich Brown

European PlayStation chief discusses the decision to bring the new model to PAL territories and how it may affect sales. --Luke Anderson

SCEA's marketing generalissimo talks about the console's new video store, Final Fantasy XIII 360, Sony's fall game slate; clarifies the 80GB's lack of BC. --Tor Thorsen

Legendary Doom founder, id lead designer Tim Willits, and EA Partners GM David DeMartini talk to GameSpot about how Electronic Arts became Rage's publisher. --Tor Thorsen

Doom creator's celebrity technical director joins executive producer Marty Stratton to discuss free-to-play, browser-based FPS, and PC-versus-console strengths. --Tom Magrino

CEO Robert Kotick tells Reuters the current top third-party publisher is pondering selling original recordings alongside Guitar Hero tracks and considering "appropriate" buyouts. --Tor Thorsen

High Voltage CCO tells GameSpot why good graphics are worthwhile on the Wii, and why some publishers aren't keen on multiplayer games for Nintendo's console. --Tom Magrino

FIFA 09 producer David Rutter on new gameplay additions, expanding Be a Pro, whether Australia's A-League is back in the mix, and a possible PS3-exclusive mode. --Randolph Ramsay

Publisher promotes former head of global advertising to role formerly held by Jeff Bell. --Tom Magrino

Studio accused of stealing from other games apologizes, says it was unaware that outsourced talent was submitting copied content. --Brendan Sinclair

Blueprint chief leaves publisher after 11 years; internal memo indicates new Medal of Honor in development. --Tom Magrino

Maxis executive producer Lucy Bradshaw discusses working with Will Wright and today's release of the evolution-civilization-space-exploration sim's monster maker. --Guy Cocker

Firaxis' oft-honored game designer discusses the surprise revival of his New World conquest sim, Civilization: Revolution going gold, and PS3 keyboard support. --Tor Thorsen

360 marketing chief exits as Microsoft Game Studios head moves on to "strategic" biz dev; MGS UK GM taking over first-party pub's global operations; work on Forza and Peter Jackson's Halo proceeding; no major hires or cuts planned. --Tor Thorsen