Microsoft beckons development enthusiasts, Sony positions itself for next-gen dominance, and two game franchises get new entries.
Cars spins out, leaves an opening at the top for World of Warcraft; Half-Life 2: Episode One rejoins the PC charts.
Summer doldrums, EB Games merger cause retailer's Q2 earnings to fall 40 percent, even as sales spike 43 percent.
French publisher announces all-new titles, Star Wars: Lethal Alliance, for Nintendo DS and Sony PSP; deal is part of company's long-term deal with license-holder LucasArts.
The maker of Half-Life's Natural Selection turns to Zen of Sudoku to pay the bills and explains how casual-game development and Steam will make his next game better.
Ad campaign from the ratings board and the Peach State will spread the word on game ratings.
Online retailers list special editions for two upcoming RPGs, detailing Neverwinter Nights 2 and Dark Messiah exclusives.
Final Fantasy spin-off and Ninety-Nine Nights cut through the fog of a front-loaded games week; DS gets triple dose of new releases.
Everyday gamers can get a shot at making cross-platform PC, Xbox 360 games with XNA Game Studio; company envisions user-created games as "fully realized" as Halo 2.
Square Enix dishes on next gen, Halo gets a movie man, and Will Wright slips a delay and possible long-lasting future for Spore during the week that was.
Anderson Analytics explains the methodology and implications behind its recent study that branded viewers of the Xbox as distrusting, power motivated.
Cars races past World of Warcraft, Civilization IV benefits from its expansion's release, and Nancy Drew fights between The Sims 2's three-way hold.
Linked to the Web--and eventually everything else in the home--the next generation of game consoles could speed advances of home-entertainment networks in the US.
Perplex City, an alternate-reality game, melds viral marketing with card games; San Francisco event hopes to lure crossover video gamers in the US.
How can games and the health industry work together? Games for Health 2006 will bring together health professionals to find out how.
Star Trek fans may get a third helping of the series later this year; screenshots and minor details disclosed on official Web site.
It's raining cats, dogs, and more as Ubisoft adds more games to its Petz strategy franchise, steps out from the PC-only platform.
Former THQ Wireless president Tim Walsh joins in-game advertiser IGA Worldwide; Walsh will find more titles for the company's in-game ads.
Summer remains light on new releases; zombies, Pac-Man attack the 360 and the pint-size GBA grows up with Super Robot Taisen.
A busy front-loaded week rocked industry insiders' and gamers' worlds when E3 was shot with a shrink ray. Rumblings from Blizzard, plus EA, Activision, and Midway earnings, round out the ...
Researchers say Xbox branding increases boys' self-confidence and motivation for power, but makes them more distrustful.
The 2006 GC Developer Conference in Leipzig, Germany, lands former Blizzard vice president for a keynote address.
Progress on the MMORPG proceeds to the alpha phase; developer Turbine encourages people to join the future beta test.
Table Tennis maker is spreading the word about Soft Serve, an art, games, and culture tour in the US this August and September.
Microsoft makes good on Xbox Live Wednesdays gaming with classic Street Fighter II, Gas Powered Games cranks out a Dungeon Siege II expansion, and THQ attempts back-to-back movie-to-game hits.
Answer the Call of Juarez with the new 548.6MB single-player demo of the FPS based on America's Wild, Wild West.
Game division punches 4 billion-yen hole in company; yearlong profit estimates aren't affected.
Makers of the business-centric strategy game unleash larger-than-life beasts as a low-priced, downloadable extra.
A double dose of $19.99 Mario, Pokémon games hitting GBA; Zelda also joins the Player's Choice fray.
THQ rides Cars success to most analysts' recommendations, despite Q1 losses; Wall Street scoops up THQ shares as stock rises 4 percent.
The war game series--now powered by Valve's Source engine--culls two more Iraq-centric scenarios from news headlines for download.
Robust MotoGP 06 and Cars sales not enough to soak up publisher's red ink; CEO claims shortfall part of industry-wide downturn, also reflects on potential of Wii.
Latest downloadable revision includes animated, graphic RSS content, upgraded support for media playback; game demo released in Japan.
The MMORPG developer tries to thwart gold farming and other unauthorized actions with thousands of account terminations; millions of gold also removed.
[UPDATE] EA officially seals the game today after community manager confirmed The Rise of the Witch-king expansion on forum; game headed to the PC, but no mention of Xbox 360.
Game-chat program maker, MMORPG developer are pitting World of Warcraft fans against one another in producing the best WOW-related vignettes.
Ex-EA bigwig Keith McCurdy added to the mobile-games publisher's development, worldwide strategy brass.
NHN readies an Internet portal featuring casual and other online games for an American audience; site to be unveiled this fall.
Third-party hacks spur the MMORPG maker to suspend or terminate more than 2,000 accounts--the second batch of bans in as many months.
Konami crowns US winners at San Diego Comic-Con; four finalists set to travel to Tokyo for world championship.
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