EA says it is working on restoring the service as soon as possible. Full Story

Multiple sources suggest EA to close its third-party publishing label. Full Story

CEO Cevat Yerli says graphics drive gameplay, and better visual fidelity allows for more human experiences. Full Story

CEO Cevat Yerli says game was running on Nintendo's new console, but lack of EA-Nintendo business drive killed the project. Full Story

Founder Cevat Yerli says latest entry is technically and creatively better than first two titles, but suffering due to gamer "fatigue." Full Story

Crysis 3 and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance finish in first and second place, but neither manages to beat Aliens: Colonial Marines' opening weekend. Full Story

Push your current generation console to the limit with futuristic sci-fi shooter Crysis 3. Full Story

[UPDATE] Vigil Games co-founder David Adams leading Crysis studio's first North American branch in Austin, Texas; all 35 employees are former Vigil devs; studio will not work on new Darksiders. Full Story

Crysis company opens eighth worldwide studio in Turkish city; will support free-to-play endeavors. Full Story

Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli says "lack of business drive" between EA and Nintendo keeping new shooter off HD console. Full Story

CEO Cevat Yerli claims "no game will ever look technically better than Crysis 3" on current gen; says Crysis 2 is technically superior to most games. Full Story

Crytek confirms minimum, recommended, and high-performance system operating requirements for PC version of upcoming shooter. Full Story

ngmoco's Ben Cousins says it is "general knowledge" that free-running sequel is in development; EA says it doesn't want DICE to be "Battlefield factory." Full Story

Free digital copy of 2007 shooter included for those who reserve Crytek's new game; all preorders upgraded to Hunter Edition. Full Story

Hollywood news site says network planning hour-long action-comedy based on EA's shooter series to be written by Alias producer and assisted by Adam Sandler's production company. Full Story

Job listing on the company's website hints at intention to expand into hardware market. Full Story

Executive producer Patrick Bach says, "We never kill something that is great," but is coy on hard details for sequels. Full Story

No movement in the top three last week as Lego Batman 2 sees its fourth week in first; new release Inversion misses out on a chart position. Full Story

E3 2012: Social-media-focused experimental game from Molyneux studio 22 Cans to launch in a few weeks; players will have the option to purchase in-game items, the most expensive of which will be priced at roughly $77,000. Full Story

Various LinkedIn profile pages indicate DICE may be at work on third entry in shooter franchise, sequel to 2008 free-running game. Full Story

Free Radical founder says Call of Duty and Battlefield are only profitable shooters on market, publishers afraid to pursue projects that don't follow established formula. Full Story

[UPDATE] Ex-DICE employee tells GameSpot he had made a typo in his dates, and "That 'New IP' was for [Battlefield 3] before it was announced." Full Story

Crytek director of creative development states hope that next wave of consoles take steps to block out secondhand titles. Full Story

[UPDATE] Electronic Arts' proprietary Web store lists Crysis 3 before pulling official product page; art hints at return to urban setting; more details to arrive April 16. Full Story

Swedish developer DICE seeking senior software engineer to optimize Frostbite game engine for next-generation systems. Full Story

Crysis developer said to have new "big budget" game in development for consoles and PC. Full Story

Electronic Arts teases reveal from California-based company at next month's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco; event to be streamed live. Full Story

Cloud gaming services will increase development costs and ultimately increase costs of games to consumers, head of game developers' association says. Full Story

Naughty Dog leads the pack with 12 nominations for AIAS-organized honors, joins Portal 2, Skyrim, Batman: Arkham City, and Zelda: Skyward Sword as Game of the Year candidates. Full Story

Koenigsegg CCX "Elite" Edition added to free-to-play racer; available for a limited time at a 25% discount. Full Story

Valve confirms this week's security breach potentially exposed encrypted credit card numbers, passwords, addresses, more. Full Story

EA says DICE-developed shooter has biggest day-one ship in company history; Q2 revs jump 13% to $715 million. Full Story

GDC Online 2011: Erik Wolpaw, Marc Laidlaw, and Ted Kosmatka explain the rules behind writing for Half-Life's Gordon Freeman and Portal's Chell, set the record straight on Portal 2's rumored rape scene. Full Story

DICE's Patrick Bach says he "can't even get himself to start up" 2010's first-person shooter because he only sees what could have been done better. Full Story

Former PC-exclusive Crysis' console release date revealed; $20 price point confirmed. Full Story

Single-player campaign of Crytek's 2007 PC first-person shooter makes console debut as $20 downloadable title; "remastered" title to feature tweaked controls, stereoscopic 3D support. Full Story

EA Sports' pigskin sim rushes into retail as downloadable stores get Mortal Kombat compilation, The Baconing, Rock of Ages, new BloodRayne, and more. Full Story

Square Enix and Airtight Games showing off Kim Swift's next project during Saturday panel at Seattle-based gaming convention. Full Story

$160 hardware package including football sim, Need for Speed: Shift, 2GB memory stick arrives alongside EA Sports' latest gridiron game. Full Story

Valve's puzzler ships 2 million to retailers as Crysis 2, FIFA 11 show staying power; digital revenue makes up more than 20 percent of publisher's income. Full Story

EA Games senior vice president Patrick Soderlund says DICE is "working on something" to follow up well-received free running original. Full Story

ESRB, Korean rating board evaluate console versions of Crytek's 2007 first-person shooter. Full Story

[UPDATE] PC, Mac editions of Orange Box pack-in will soon be solely monetized by Mann-conomy microtransactions. Full Story

National Entertainment Collectibles Association announces agreement with Portal, Half-Life maker for toys, action figures, board games, accessories, and apparel from studio's stable of IP. Full Story

Sick of shooters, Army of Two design director sets up new Montreal developer, first game releasing 2012 on PSN. Full Story

New release slate led by Bethesda's fantasy action game, Escalation add-on for latest Call of Duty game for PC crowd; Sims 3: Generations and BioShock 2 Minerva's Den PC content also out. Full Story

HanbitSoft confirms free-to-play version of shuttered Flagship MMO will return in 2011; beta scheduled for June 3-5. Full Story

Resurrection of fatality-focused fighter sells nearly 900,000 copies, beats out Portal 2 in big month at retail as total game sales up 20% year-over-year. Full Story

Gordon Van Dyke ending six-year run with megapublisher; won't say where he's headed next. Full Story

Not including Steam sales, highly acclaimed Orange Box pack-in has almost hit quadruple-platinum milestone. Full Story

Montreal branch of EA's Visceral Games hiring lead environment artist, senior producer for "Army of Two franchise." Full Story

Series developer says it's taking cheating "very seriously" and that it will penalize offenders. Full Story

There are plenty of Nintendo 3DS games being released this week to coincide with the local launch, but it's not all about Nintendo's shiny new toy. Full Story

This week's releases are filled with high-powered shooting, a story told a long time ago in a galaxy far away, and two more additions spawning from Square Enix's meal ticket. Full Story

Inception, The Dark Knight, and Modern Warfare 2 composer lending hand to soundtrack for Crytek shooter due out next week. Full Story

GDC 2011: Rockstar San Diego's Western triumphs at Game Developers Conference's annual ceremony; Mass Effect 2, Limbo, Minecraft, also honored; full video inside. Full Story

Creator of Fable, Populous, and Theme Park to receive Fellowship at the March ceremony. Full Story

Swedish developer DICE says production on sequel to well-received 2008 original has been put on hold; sales of original lower than expected. Full Story

EA's rocky holiday quarter results in $1.05 billion in revenue, $322 net loss during three-month period; EA Sports Active 2 "well below expectations." Full Story

Fable maker to be honored at Game Developers Choice Awards; Tim Schafer returning to host event. Full Story

City Interactive chief producer confirms follow-up to coolly received original; will run on CryEngine 3 and be released on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. Full Story

Light new release slate led by mustached plumber's nostalgic return on Wii; period expansion for Battlefield entry on PC. Full Story

Oddboxx marks multiplatform debut for series' Xbox-exclusive Munch's Oddysee and Stranger's Wrath; four-game collection being released on Steam with unspecified enhancements. Full Story

New release slate led by Junction Point's Disney mascot platformer for Wii, DS role-playing game; other new titles out include Nail'd, Deadliest Catch: Sea of Chaos. Full Story

Financial magazine's crowd-sourced list of candidates to make massive impacts in next year features Valve CEO in recognition of Steam's hold on PC digital distribution. Full Story

Activision Blizzard CEO says Tim Schafer's company simply owed publisher money, prompting lawsuit over metal-infused action RTS. Full Story

Megapublisher sees quarterly revenue drop 20 percent; Madden, FIFA 11 tipped as best sellers; FIFA franchise sales top 100 million; Bad Company 2 sells nearly 6 million. Full Story

[UPDATE] EA GM says work is under way on new entry in real-time strategy series; unannounced title "still pretty far out": EA confirms title being developed in LA. Full Story

GDC Online 2010: Reps from BioWare, Turbine, EA Mythic, Sony Online Entertainment, CCP, and Nexon explain how they keep online worlds alive years after launch. Full Story

[UPDATE] Eutechnyx actual license-holder, but megapublisher will distribute the next game based on the popular stock-car racing circuit; 360, PS3, and Wii versions confirmed. Full Story

DeathSpank creator rejoins with Secret of Monkey Island collaborator Tim Schafer on new, as-yet-undetailed new project. Full Story

EA's online racing game hits platinum point, opens up upper levels of microtransaction-driven game; new co-op pursuit mode incoming. Full Story

Portal 2 studio boss Gabe Newell says "people will be shocked again" by trio of announcements due over the coming year. Full Story

Convention's jury crowns Sony's long-awaited, 3D-enabled racing game as best of show, best console title; PlayStation Move, Guild Wars 2, Crysis 2 also take prizes. Full Story

Electronic Arts details $60 and $150 limited editions of Crytek's upcoming shooter; ultimate pack includes 11-inch statue, nanosuit backpack; Xbox 360 getting closed beta "later this year." Full Story

Crytek locks down date for long-awaited PS3, 360, and PC shooter; Europe gets game on March 25. Full Story

Publisher's Bright Light studio prepping user-generated content-heavy platformer for Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Mac, Wii for November. Full Story

Light week of new releases highlighted by Electronic Arts' open-world racer, not much else. Full Story

Develop 2010: Double Fine president and founder talks about stillborn heavy metal sequel, publisher relations, and the move to smaller games. Full Story

Develop 2010: Greg Zeschuk uses keynote speech to discuss studio's creative culture; suggests its games are made better by "press feedback." Full Story

April top performer Splinter Cell: Conviction drops out of NPD top-20 report as Capcom's Lost Planet 2 narrowly misses top 10. Full Story

Free-to-play online racer enters four-day public beta ahead of its full release. Full Story

E3 2010: Electronic Arts confirms hit PC game's debut date for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, and DS; version for Nintendo's 3DS to follow in 2011. Full Story

E3 2010: Publisher attaches Jan. 25 ship date to Visceral's survival horror shooter, People Can Fly game due Feb. 22, EA Sports brawler coming Oct. 19, more; full video inside. Full Story

Fifth batch of downloadable content for BioWare's latest arrives next week on Xbox Live along with Mercenaries 2 and Lego Batman on Games on Demand, and hefty marketplace discounts. Full Story

Electronic Arts' free-to-play massively multiplayer online racer launching on PC with $20 Starter Pack; DLC preorderers starting engines July 13. Full Story

Project Natal ship dates, EA's controversial Online Pass, Skate 3 reviews, Little Big Planet 2 previews, and a video retrospective of the Tron and Halo phenomenon are all on tap this week. Full Story

CryEngine 3 chosen for upcoming combat action-adventure game from publisher's London development studio. Full Story

EA DICE's modern-day PC, PS3, and 360 shooter goes quintuple platinum just two months after its March launch. Full Story

EA's latest skateboarding game ollies its way to retail; 250GB Xbox 360 HDD released for A$199.99. Full Story

Half-Life developer to support Apple's OS with Steam, back catalog next month. Full Story

Activision locks down Web addresses for two potential James Bond games; Ubisoft registers domains, which may hint at titles for spin-offs, sequels of stealth-action, driving franchises. Full Story

British megastore HMV lists new racing game "James Bond: Bloodstone" as coming soon; is it Bizarre Creations' long-rumored 007 project? Full Story

Ex-Ensemble developer Dusty Monk says Ensemble Studios spent three years developing a WOW killer--before Microsoft suddenly pulled the plug. Full Story

Apple's online storefront opens up a new section for latest hardware, launch lineup also includes Sam & Max: The Penal Zone, Zen Bound 2, numerous updated iPhone titles. Full Story

Electronic Arts' and DICE's shooter opens big, on track to be March's top seller; 2.9 million player hours logged in last day alone. Full Story

Aliens vs. Predator 360, BioShock 2 PS3 barely miss NPD's top 10 non-PC game chart; Star Trek Online edged out by Sims 3: High-End Loft Stuff atop PC rankings. Full Story

GDC 2010: Ubisoft Montreal's Richard Rouse III explains how reminiscence, amplification through abstraction, transformation, loss, and nostalgia can make games emotionally poignant. Full Story

GDC 2010: Sim City, The Sims, and Spore creator offers thoughts on the rise of social media in games, the allure of Advance Wars, and how games fit into the overall entertainment picture. Full Story

GDC 2010: Researcher Bruce Phillips' detailed study of 18,000 players' habits, multiplayer usage, and achievement acquisition is helping Microsoft Game Studios make better games. Full Story

GDC 2010: Ex-EA Maxis developer Chris Hecker wonders if reward systems are undermining the inherent enjoyment of playing games. Full Story

Q&A: Shooter specialist Stuart Black shares details on "glossy techno-thriller" shooter, due out in Q1 2011; says Black 2 "bit the dust" at EA. Full Story

Half-Life studio announces full support of Apple's OS for Steam, catalog hits this April; Portal 2 compatibility confirmed; all future games getting simultaneous PC, Mac, 360 release. Full Story

EA prepares to deploy its latest game in the Battlefield franchise. Full Story

DICE 2010: Founder & CEO Steve Perlman puts ambitious game-streaming network through its paces, explains why game consoles and physical media are doomed by a culture of "instant gratification." Full Story

Electronic Arts celebrates aluminum anniversary of virtual life game by touting sales figures; franchise revenues total $2.5 billion. Full Story

Valve cofounder to be honored for creating Steam at March developer conference, as Marble Madness creator is honored by Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences. Full Story

Modern Warfare 2, Sims 3 top sellers as domestic physical game hardware, software, and accessory sales slip 8 percent; PC software slides 23 percent to $538 million; DS sells 11M, Wii hits 9.6M. Full Story

Ubisoft USPTO filing reveals likely name of next installment in its tactical Tom Clancy shooter series, due out after Q1 2010. Full Story

One week after laying off most of Pandemic, EA reveals next installment in guns-for-hire series; leaked pitch trailer suggests multiplayer focus. Full Story

Brutal Legend, Demon's Souls, Tekken 6, WWE Smackdown land in bottom half of top 20; PC charts see Aion, Sims 3 switch places ahead of...Nancy Drew?! Full Story

Pacific Crest Securities predicts slow US start for Activision rhythm game in a month with sales down 20 percent; Borderlands pegged at 375,000. Full Story

Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter and EEDAR's Jesse Divnich believe software fell 9 to 11 percent last month; Uncharted 2, Borderlands, Wii Fit Plus lead sales. Full Story

[UPDATE 3] Publisher slashes staff by 17 percent to save $100 million annually, to focus on higher-margin titles; reductions at Skate, Madden, and Dante's Inferno devs; over one-third Mythic reportedly pink-slipped. Full Story

BioWare's long-awaited fantasy RPG takes wing, as Activision and MTV Games launch their next rhythm game volley; Rabbids Go Home, Academy of Champions, Jak and Daxter, Star Wars Battlefront, more. Full Story

Q&A: EA VP Keith Munro explains 15-year-old racing series' long and winding road to sales mega-milestone; latest installment posts decent Sept. showing in US; Need for Speed World Online due Q4 2010. Full Story

EA Montreal's Wii, DS installment in rebooted racing franchise goes gold as release date shifts forward two weeks; setlist includes Crystal Method, Lady Sov, k-os. Full Story

Search for treasure and save the world with rock music in this week's Aussie releases. Full Story

Randy Pitchford says Steam creates "conflict of interest" and exploits smaller developers due to lack of competition. Full Story

Expanded Nintendo workout game joins EA's everything sim spin-off and a three-way basketball face-off between NBA 2K10, NBA Live 10, and NBA 10: The Inside. Full Story

New handheld's debut accompanied by first PSP Minis, debuts of PixelJunk Monsters, Thexder Neo, sales on Puzzle Quest, Prinny, and more; full list and price breakdown inside. Full Story

Rumors of bids by Microsoft, Warner send Madden and UFC Undisputed publishers' share prices skyward. Full Story

GDC Austin 2009: Marc Laidlaw and Erik Wolpaw go over developer's approach to storytelling and how they don't always know what they're doing. Full Story

Busy week sees Activision's action RPG sequel and EA's arcade-style racer slide into stores with Scribblenauts, NHL games, Wet, PC ports of Batman, Red Faction, Resident Evil 5. Full Story

Richard Garfield, Jeff Hickman, Tom Abernathy, and James Portnow lead Seattle-based show by parsing the fundamentals of sound ideation. Full Story

Bill outlawing sale of objectionable games and toys gets first approval from National Assembly. Full Story

Largely invisible to the mainstream, sightless gamers help each other tackle titles like Rock Band and Left 4 Dead, while others focus on games made for--and by--the blind. Full Story

GamesCom 2009: Electronic Arts firms up its first quarter release schedule with concrete dates for devilish action game, destruction-heavy military shooter. Full Story

GDC Europe 2009: Cevat Yerli speaks about the next iteration of Cryengine and why games aren't going to get any better looking over the next three years. Full Story

Judas Priest, Motorhead, Black Sabbath raise hell for soundtrack of Double Fine Productions action game; 75 bands signed on for 100 songs. Full Story

Incredible Hulk developer's job listing indicates EA's best-selling virtual life franchise is coming to Microsoft's, Sony's consoles. Full Story

Activision's motion to prevent release of Double Fine Productions' game will go another week without an answer, but judge says he's inclined to side with San Francisco-based developer. Full Story

2000 AD's Mark "Jock" Simpson and Captain America's Chris Bachalo to create cutscene illustrations for EA Montreal's forthcoming co-op-heavy shooter. Full Story

Brutal Legend developer says publisher scuttled Jack Black-starring game after a failed attempt to turn it into a Guitar Hero sequel, studio's future depends on successful launch. Full Story

Prototype tops NPD's monthly non-PC top 20 with nearly 600,000 units, while Ghostbusters just misses the top 10; Sims 3 new PC king, Spore Galactic Adventures opens strong. Full Story

Greg Zeschuk says Mythic will operate in a fashion similar to developer's Austin studio, studios were "already working side by side" before consolidation. Full Story

The Wild West comes to life in Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, while golf fans can come out swinging with Tiger Woods PGA tour 10. Full Story

Ubisoft's Western shooter and J.K. Rowling's boy-wizard lead this week's retail charge along with Mega Man Star Force 3, Worms 2: Armageddon, The Punisher: No Mercy, Ice Age film game. Full Story

Warhammer Online studio head Mark Jacobs replaced, as publisher names BioWare's Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuk to lead newly formed division. Full Story

Naughty Dog's PS3-exclusive sequel wins Best of Show, 5TH Cell's DS puzzler honored for Best Original Game by industry media collaboration. Full Story

The latest entry in EA's multibillion-dollar franchise leads a Sims sweep of the top three slots; WOW, Spore, Total War, and Fallout 3 expansions also place. Full Story

EA EU VP Soderlund says new installment in DICE's slow-starting first-person action adventure will see release "for sure." Full Story

While talking Project Natal, EA COO reveals Burnout developer is now under the hood of the publisher's street-racing series; EA CEO says shop crafting "revolutionary" new entry in franchise--which may delay the next Burnout. Full Story

Q&A: Crytek CEO says developer spent nearly three years of R&D to ensure that Xbox 360 and PS3 editions of first-person shooter series would live up to company's standards. Full Story

E3 2009: Industry-standard press release service lists just-announced Xbox 360 game as also coming to Sony's console, Windows system; [UPDATE] Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker due 2010, Rising confirmed as multiplatform. Full Story

E3 2009: Hours before its press event, Electronic Arts announces that German developer Crytek is finally bringing its cutting-edge graphics shooter series to consoles. Full Story

Metal Gear Solid 4, Ratchet & Clank Future, Army of Two among half-dozen catalog titles given new $29.99 price point. Full Story

Blizzard's second World of Warcraft expansion again secures top billing during uneventful week for NPD's retail PC sales. Full Story

[UPDATE] Madden publisher's earnings report shows huge fiscal year 2009 losses despite increased sales; Lord of the Rings: Conquest sells 1 million, Warhammer Online subscribers now 300,000. Full Story

Gas Powered Games' action-oriented RTS debuts at third in NPD's weekly US retail recap; Blizzard's MMOG continues reign. Full Story

New installments in EA Play's kid-friendly Sims franchise heading to Nintendo's platforms this fall. Full Story

The celebrated designer explains the origins of his new studio's name, why he left EA, and what he thinks about Spore. Full Story

Second World of Warcraft expansion retakes the top slot from Empire: Total War as Sims 2, Warhammer 40K trade places in NPD's weekly best-seller list. Full Story

Sega and Creative Assembly's historical RTS action title retains pole position in the NPD Group's weekly sales recap. Full Story

APRIL FOOL'S DAY: Aliens game license retaken by force during predawn dropship assault from USS Sulaco, six hedgehogs perish in firefight; Weyland-Yutani Corp. resumes ownership of IP. Full Story

Lionhead founder explains his studio's innovation process and demos a number of successful and unsuccessful experiments. Full Story

Director of biz dev and general counsel Stephen Goldstein offers 10 lessons independent developers can take away from heavily hyped studio's demise. Full Story

[UPDATE] Media Molecule walks away with the most Game Developers Choice Awards, but Bethesda's postapocalyptic RPG takes the top prize; Infinity Ward's next game due Nov. 10; full video coverage inside. Full Story

First installment in EA's trifurcated racing franchise hits the road on Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, and PC later this year. Full Story

NPD reports World of Warcraft expansion's reign at retail has extended for another moon; Sims 2 Double Deluxe takes silver, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II bangs out bronze. Full Story

EA's mystery project from Montreal will indeed be sequel to mercenary co-op shooter, due for Xbox 360, PS3, PSP this winter. Full Story

Capcom's controversial and highly anticipated horror survival game set to spook gamers later this week. Full Story

Nearly two years after revealing mystery IP, German developer registers title with US Patent and Trademark Office for use with game software. Full Story

THQ's RTS ousts Blizzard's Wrath of the Lich King as the period's top PC performer; F.E.A.R. 2 falls to seven. Full Story

Nintendo updates Wii and DS release lists, tagging dates to boxing revamp and New Play Control line; Excitebots, Legendary Starfy announced. Full Story

Media Molecule's adorable platformer cleans up with eight Interactive Achievement Awards, including Overall Game of the Year; Fallout 3, Left 4 Dead, and Dead Space rack up two each. Full Story

Gabe Newell keynote address discusses the company's service-oriented approach, reveals Team Fortress 2 comic being made by the developers. Full Story

Modern Warfare nets seven nods in extended Brit game awards; GTAIV, Fable II, Little Big Planet. Full Story

PS3 platformer leads Game Developers Choice Awards finalists with seven nods; puzzler takes five; Fallout 3, Left 4 Dead, MGS4 also nominated. Full Story

With MMORPG's subscriber base shrinking rapidly, Mark Jacobs confirms his studio is "resizing"; rumors put cuts at up to 130. Full Story

EA's postearnings conference call reveals Nintendo edition of survival horror shooter; new Battlefield: Bad Company, multiplatform Mass Effect 2, Dante's Inferno in early 2010. Full Story

Alex Rigopulos and Eran Egozy to receive Pioneer Award at Game Dev Choice Awards; Brutal Legend creator Tim Schafer to host ceremony. Full Story

Q&A: Publisher trifurcating its street-racing franchise into trio of new properties: the MMOG NFS World Online, the Nintendo-only NFS: Nitro, and NFS: Shift for the PS3, 360, PSP, and PC. Full Story

NPD reports store-bought computer-game sales decreased 23 percent to $701 million; ESA plays up overall game-industry total of $22 billion. Full Story

At least 80 employees of Skate 2 and Need for Speed developer given walking papers; online reports put number at nearly 200. Full Story

Avoid security and stick it to the man in EA's latest skateboarding game. Full Story

EA's spin-off series to widely popular life simulator gets minigame compilation, racer for Nintendo's platforms in 2009. Full Story

Valve's downloadable game service welcomes a full slate of publisher's PC titles; Mass Effect, Need for Speed among new additions. Full Story

Rockstar's acclaimed action adventure scores network's Game of the Year; Little Big Planet developer named Studio of the Year. Full Story

EXCLUSIVE Q&A: Megapublisher rockin' out with Double Fine's PS3/360 heavy-metal fantasy; Tim Schafer and David DeMartini bang their heads about the deal's details. Full Story

[UPDATE] Publisher slashes outlook following lower-than-expected holiday retails sales; indicates more layoffs, studio consolidation, SKU reductions. Full Story

Torrent Freak reports 1.7 million copies of Will Wright's "everything" sim were illegally swapped; Sims 2 scores silver, Assassin's Creed gets bronze. Full Story

Sequel to EA Black Box's acclaimed open-world street-skateboarding hit will arrive on US PS3s, 360s early next year; rest of planet gets it January 23. Full Story

It's another big week of releases down under. Full Story

Wall Street Journal muses a Disney takeover of share-price-challenged publisher as Variety reports movie studio has landed rights for unannounced game set in depths of hell. Full Story

Plenty of games to spend your hard-earned cash on this week. Full Story

[UPDATE 2] Despite 40% jump in quarterly revenue, losses lead megapublisher to pink-slip more than 500 employees; Madden sells 4.5 million, Spore 2 million; Warhammer subscribers hit 800,000. Full Story

Bethesda's futuristic RPG, PS3's belated platformer, and Activision's World Tour joined in stores by Red Alert 3, MotorStorm: Pacific Rift, and more. Full Story

Namco Bandai confirms it will shutter Flagship Studios' maligned MMOG; game will remain free to play up until servers brought offline. Full Story

Former GDC Awards-bestowing development organization will now vote on AIAS' annual Interactive Achievement Awards, held at February 2009 event. Full Story

Final summer month's $1.27 billion haul falls just short to Halo 3-boosted '07 sales; 360 sales up 78 percent postprice cut; Force Unleashed, Wii Fit, and Rock Band 2 top games. Full Story

Marketing director Doug Lombardi says announcement may arrive later this year, though game is still more than a year off. Full Story

Senior producer says EA DICE game is first installment in "three-story arc"; level editor planned for sequel. Full Story

We check out the dozens of cosplayers holding court in between halls three and four of the Tokyo Game Show. Full Story

Activision falls 28%, THQ sheds 39%, EA slides 37%, and Take-Two loses 40% during four-week roller-coaster ride on Wall Street, capped by today's sixth-straight triple-digit Dow Jones drop. Full Story

Cute & Creepy Parts Pack briefly appears in GameStop's online database, priced at $19.99 and due by November 18. Full Story

Mythic's long-awaited massively multiplayer fantasy role-playing game gets a half-million sign-ups in just one week; EA claims game is "fastest-selling new MMO of all time." Full Story

Class action filed in US District Court contends that publisher hides fact game installs irremovable SecuROM, violating two California laws. Full Story

It's a busy week, as Gearbox's shooter joins Gearbox's maraca-shaker; also, Lego Batman, Wario Land, de Blob, Civ IV: Colonization, Buzz! Quiz TV, and on and on. Full Story

Console versions of DICE-developed first-person action adventure game get retail roll-out date; PC edition to ship "later in the winter." Full Story

In the first of two interviews, Mythic's boss talks about going toe-to-toe with WOW and Age of Conan, as well as how to keep a game from being a joke in the face of delays. Full Story

Throw tie-fighters, battle orcs, and take chimps into space, all in this week's game releases down under. Full Story

EA's open-world shooter blasts into the charts at first place; Too Human slips out of top 10 after one week. Full Story

Rare's family-friendly Viva Pinata series returns this week down under. Full Story

Headliners join arcade FaceBreaker, NFL Head Coach, and downloadable titles Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball, Shred Nebula, and My Aquarium. Full Story

In the second half of GameSpot's interview, Frank Gibeau talks about his WOW habit, refusing to green-light single-player games, the Wii, the next Medal of Honor, and the possibility of a Black comeback. Full Story

World's largest specialty retailer reports record Q2 earnings on $1.8 billion in sales for the three-month period. Full Story

Will Wright's galactic-scale life sim has gone gold, will undergo rapid asexual reproduction in preparation for September launch. Full Story

Hellgate's Seattle studio alums and ex-Mythos devs Travis Baldree and Max Schaefer found new shop focused on action MMOGs. Full Story

Bethesda's postapocalyptic RPG named Best of Show; Sony's PS3 platformer crowned top console game, EA Maxis' evolution-civilization-space sim wins big PC prize. Full Story

[UPDATE] Deferred online revenue pushes publisher to nearly double its year-over-year quarterly earnings; Bad Company sells 1.6M; Tiberium delayed, PC sports gaming revived. Full Story

DC Comics commits to six-issue adaptation of EA's first-person action-adventure game. Full Story

Sony's console sees significant sales uptick, as US gaming industry grows 53 percent to nearly $1.7 billion in June. Full Story

Mario and Link were nowhere to be seen at press conference, but Miyamoto's outfit made waves with Animal Crossing: City Folk, the WiiSpeak peripheral, and more. Full Story

Publisher slots in more than 30 titles from its holiday 2008 slate for next week's expo; highlights include Dead Space, Mirror's Edge, Spore, Warhammer Online, Rock Band 2, Left 4 Dead. Full Story

News standard says region's interest in action and FPS dwarfed by that of US; Crytek CEO says EU sees shooters as "evil." Full Story

Brawl is finally here in Australia (almost). Full Story

EA CEO tells analysts that Pandemic's WWII stealth actioner and BioWare's fantasy RPG won't make the 2008 calendar year. Full Story

Guns of the Patriots locked and loaded for PlayStation 3 launch; Prizefighter 360 and Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit also on tap. Full Story

Actionloop Twist debuts on WiiWare. Full Story

Far Cry developer confirms title of new project set in acclaimed FPS universe...and little else. Full Story

EA DICE on Bad Company's DLC backlash, in-game advertising, and why the game isn't coming to the PC. Full Story

Specialty retailer rides off-peak releases to 151 percent profit growth to $62.1 million on revenues up 41.8 percent to $1.8 billion. Full Story

Warhammer Online dev on why they're setting up an Aussie server, expanding the closed beta, the significance of drop bears, and much more. Full Story

Members of the team working on the upcoming online version of Stargate talk to GameSpot about when the game will be coming, what their favourite features are so far, and reveal that they will be announcing more games this summer. Full Story

Director of the German studio blames piracy for the change of heart, but confirms that Crysis will never come to consoles. Full Story

Big-screen premiere of boy wizard's next adventure to be accompanied by video game versions from Electronic Arts. Full Story

US retailers sold nearly $1 billion of gaming software alone last month; total with hardware and accessories a record $1.7 billion; 360 and PS3 neck-and-neck. Full Story

EA and DICE's highly destructible modern-warfare shooter arriving this summer for the X360 and PS3. Full Story

Denmark-based studio that begat IO Interactive reforms to focus on "innovative online entertainment software." Full Story

Publisher settles collectors' edition controversy by making all weapons available free of charge; Gold Edition purchasers gain instant access to extra firearms. Full Story

Lazard Capital's Colin Sebastian predicts US game software sales rose 35 percent last month with strong debuts from Smash Bros, Rainbow Six, and Army of Two. Full Story

EA confirms that long-awaited MMOG based on Games Workshop's brutal fantasy universe will retreat to later this year; collectors edition detailed. Full Story

Army of Two fights its way to the top. Full Story

Unbundled versions of Valve's award-winning Portal, Team Fortress 2, and Episode Pack for PC available April 9 in NA, April 11 globally for $19.99, $29.99, respectively. Full Story

Expansion to EALA's Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars lurching toward PCs March 26, Xbox 360 "this summer"; beta to Soviet-era spin-off RTS included. Full Story

The votes are in, the results have been tallied, and UK gamers have voiced their opinion in the GameSpot UK Best Games of 2007 Readers' Choice awards. Full Story

We sit down with assistant producer Matt Turner to talk about Army of Two's lengthy delay, creating a unique preorder campaign, and how it tackles the war on terror. Full Story

This year's Game Developers Conference breaks attendance records with more than 18,000 people walking through its doors. Full Story

Industry watchers boggle over Madden NFL publisher's $2 billion bid for GTA maker, agree stockholders will acquiesce to the deal sooner rather than later; TTWO stock skyrockets 54 percent. Full Story

Developers of Valve's breakout Orange Box hit discuss how to turn an intended tech demo into the talk of the gaming world. Full Story

Rod Humble hopes new set of tools aimed at nondevelopers at Simscarnival.com will encourage the hoi polloi to make their own games. Full Story

Publisher offers a look at how it adapted The Sims, SimCity, and Madden NFL franchises for educational purposes and why it won't be making a habit of the practice. Full Story

Small, balanced week of releases sees headliners joined by DS Apollo Justice, Wii Dragon Quest Swords, Dynasty Warriors 6 for 360 and PS3; N+ stalks XBLA, Ninja Gaiden III strikes VC. Full Story

Publisher expects 71 percent revenue growth over next three years riding new installments in Sims franchise, expansion of Burnout, Skate, Need for Speed, Madden. Full Story

PC, DS, and Mac editions evolution-civilization-space-exploration sim finally dated; EA Games prez says game in development for "next-generation consoles" including the Wii; new trailer inside. Full Story

Activision's military shooter takes top prize, but 2K Games' undersea actioner, Valve's compilation, and MTV/Harmonix's rhythm game also get their props. Full Story

Publisher to unbundle Valve's FPS megacompilation into individual retail SKUs; reaffirms 2008 release for universe-building sim. Full Story

[UPDATE] EA reports $1.5B in quarter sales despite $33 million profit slide; Pandemic's shooter pushed back alongside Battlefield: Bad Company. Full Story

Barren week sees headliners joined by Bomberman Land on the Wii, PSP, DS; 1080 Snowboarding sole VC release. Full Story