Family Village gets $1.8M so gamers and grandmas can rewrite family history
It’s like the Sims hacked your family tree: Family Village is a game in which you can play alongside your ancestors (and learn about your family, too!).
Japan’s big console game maker, Square Enix, slips into a loss
Japan's Square Enix reported that it slipped into a loss for the three-month period ending June 30.
Amazon launches its own online game studio and first Facebook game
Amazon launched its own game studio today -- and its first social game.
‘Hero Profiles’ adds World of Warcraft-esque Armory to Diablo III
Loot and achievements are at the heart of Blizzard Entertainment's Diablo III, and now players have an expansive new way to track both from anywhere on the game's site.
GaymerCon is about uniting gay gamers, not separation
Gaymercon Director Matt Conn doesn't want to separate gamers by sexual orientation, despite what critics say.
Mass Effect 3: Leviathan boldly goes where no Shepard has gone before (preview)
Commander Shepard pulls off his best Big Daddy impression as he dives into mysterious waters in Mass Effect 3: Leviathan.
No casual or Facebook games for THQ: Internal studios all working on new triple-A titles
THQ's four internal studios have begun work on new games since company president Jason Rubin took over his position.
THQ losses beat expectations in fiscal first-quarter 2013
THQ has announced that it’s lost less than expected in the first quarter of its fiscal year — which actually good news for the...
The first 5 games you should get for your Nexus 7
You've set up your Nexus 7 as the perfect productivity device. Now start playing with five must-have Android games.
Game industry’s annual report: Games penetrating cultural, legal, and political barriers
The $67 billion worldwide video game industry is breaking through barriers on the cultural, legal and political fronts, according to the annual report of the Entertainment Software Association, the U.S. industry's trade group.