AIAS game of the year: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim takes home the top honor
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim took home the award for game of the year today from the prestigious Academy of Interactive Sciences. The Interactive...
Core video games crash in January by 34 percent as free games take their toll
Video game sales crashed 34 percent in January, with total industry sales falling 34 percent to $750.6 million from $1.14 billion a year ago,...
Epic’s Tim Sweeney predicts the next 20 years in gaming technology
As chief executive of Gears of War developer Epic Games, Tim Sweeney has been on the forefront of video game graphics for a couple...
Activision Blizzard earnings: Call of Duty Elite snares 7M subscribers
Activision Blizzard reported today that its new Call of Duty Elite social network service for hardcore gamers has signed up 7 million subscribers since...
Activision Blizzard earnings: World of Warcraft resists the assault from EA’s Star Wars
Activision Blizzard has beaten earnings expectations for its third fiscal quarter, which ended Dec. 31, and its major cash cow is still holding up....
Hasbro licenses game characters and brands from Zynga
Hasbro and Zynga are announcing a deal where the big toy company will create toys based on Zynga’s game characters and social gaming brands....
What a Navy Seal Team Seven veteran can teach professionals about failure
[Updated: Per Gilmore’s request, we are correctly identifying him as a former member of Seal Team Seven; we apologize for previously identifying him as...
The makers of Asteroids, Centipede, Missile Command: iPhone is like an ’80s arcade
According to the creators of legendary hits like Battlezone, Asteroids, and Centipede, the iPhone is a whole lot like the old arcades of the...
Trion Worlds teams up with Shanda to take Rift online game to China
Chasing World of Warcraft in its biggest market, Trion Worlds is announcing today that it will launch its Rift online fantasy role-playing game in...
Lucasfilm teams with social media startups to create giant charity run
How’s this for a mega geek fest? Lucasfilm is teaming up with three social media startups to create the Course of the Force, a...