Alienware launches its $699 X51 gamer PC for the mass market
Dell’s Alienware division announced a gamer PC for the rest of us at an event in San Francisco tonight. At $699, the X51 gamer...
Six million LittleBigPlanet user levels created; here are some of the best
Little Big Planet developer Media Molecule has announced via Twitter that six million user generated levels have now been created for its Playstation exclusive...
SOPA controversy creates rival to game industry group ESA; LFG aims to be “the NRA for gamers”
Frustrated by the Entertainment Software Association‘s (ESA) support of the proposed anti-piracy SOPA and PIPA legislation, Red 5 Studios CEO Mark Kern has founded...
Mig33 launches Twitter-like Miniblog for emerging mobile markets
Mig33, which operates mobile social networks in emerging markets, is launching a new Twitter-like social communication service called the “Mig33 miniblog.” The move represents...
How to teach history (and lots more) with Minecraft
Randy Fujimoto has a mission statement on his website: “A quest to transform education through game-based learning.” That’s a big idea, to be sure,...
Rockstar sets date for Max Payne 3; Take-Two lowers guidance
Rockstar Games has set the release date for Max Payne 3 to May 1 in North America. The game is the next big potential...
Bionic Panda raises seed funding for Android mobile games
Bionic Panda Games has raised seed financing to develop mobile games for Google’s Android operating system, the company announced today. Not surprisingly, Google Ventures is...
CCP Games hires David Reid as chief marketing officer as Dust 514 nears launch
Gearing up for a big marketing campaign, Eve Online game publisher CCP Games has hired David Reid as its new chief marketing officer. Reid...
Japan’s DeNA teams up with NetDragon to launch mobile social games in China
Japan’s DeNA said it plans to develop mobile social games in a joint venture with NetDragon Websoft as part of a plan to enter...
THQ in trouble? Publisher denies multiple-game cancellation rumor
Saints Row: The Third publisher THQ says rumors of its demise have been greatly exaggerated. Speculation on the company’s future spread like wildfire this weekend...