Sony loses two key executives from its North American game team
Two key executives at Sony’s U.S. game business have left the company. And one of them, Rob Dyer, has joined social game maker Zynga...
Saints Row: The Third stat tracker goes live — purple dildo kills 2 million
Players of Saints Row: The Third, the controversial open-world game from Volition and THQ, can now accurately measure the level of carnage they have...
Call of Duty Elite password reminders sent out in plain text
Activision’s troubled gaming service, Call of Duty Elite, has been sending out password reminders to its users in plain text. Activision either stores player...
I’m so tired of mundane game worlds and characters
When I was a kid, I had quite a vivid imagination. I could be a warrior rescuing a mermaid and have fellow clansmen who...
So long childhood: GamePro magazine has been shut down
After 22 years of publication, popular gaming magazine GamePro‘s U.S. operations have been shut down by its parent company IDG, VentureBeat has learned. Multiple sources...
Nintendo’s 3DS Circle Pad Pro hitting Europe Jan. 27 with new Resident Evil
Nintendo has announced that the controversial Circle Pad Pro attachment — which adds an extra thumbpad to the right side of the 3DS’ face...
This mobile game is not yet rated — & Apple & Google want to keep it that way
Apple and Google are planing to ignore a proposed ratings system for mobile games, an effort that’s being spearheaded by the ESRB. Also known...
Despite heavy Witcher 2 piracy, CD Projekt still rejects DRM
PC fantasy RPG The Witcher 2 has been a massive success for the developers at Poland’s CD Projekt, with over one million sales since the...
Battlefield 3 sales top 8 million copies
Electronic Arts‘ military-themed first-person shooter Battlefield 3 has now sold over 8 million copies since its October 25 U.S. launch. EA CFO Eric Brown mentioned...
Interview with Nexon America’s Min Kim, head of new Live Games division
Game developer and publisher Nexon America has named longtime marketing executive Min Kim as its head of Live Games. Kim has also been elected...