Angry Birds hits 350M downloads, more films and media coming
Gamers have downloaded game developer Rovio’s Angry Birds, a popular iPhone slingshot-style game franchise, more than 350 million times, the company’s general manager Andrew Stalbow...
Nintendo 3DS sales nearly triple after price cut
Sales of Nintendo’s latest handheld console, the Nintendo 3DS, rose 260 percent after the company slashed the price of the device by 40 percent....
Venture capitalist Jay Hoag joins EA’s board
Venture capitalist Jay Hoag has joined the board of directors at Electronic Arts. The appointment shows that EA sees a real value in keeping...
Pro athlete Gordon Hayward to become a pro gamer
Professional video game players just got a big endorsement: NBA star Gordon Hayward has signed on with the IGN Pro League. Hayward (pictured), a...
News Corp. launches Noah’s Ark Facebook game (exclusive)
Rupert Murdoch’s entry into the social game business may not be a Zynga killer yet. But it’s a start. News Corp.’s Making Fun unit is...
Resistance 3 kicks off big fall launches for video games
Sony is launching Resistance 3 for the PlayStation 3 today, kicking off the big fall video game launch season. The Sony exclusive is the...
China’s Perfect World game operator to invest $100M in venture capital fund
Perfect World, one of the largest online game operators in China and east Asia, announced today that it will invest $100 million in a...
Here’s what the lucky bastards got to do at Call of Duty XP event (photo gallery)
The Call of Duty XP event took place in a giant hangar on Friday and Saturday in Los Angeles. It was the place to...
Jensen to Public: “I didn’t ask for this [accusation of racism].”
Recently there's been a complaint that I'm a racist or have in some way engaged in behaviors that may be construed as racist. I'm here to assure you I'm not at all racist. In my game you can witness my many indiscriminate acts.
Microsoft to release special edition Xbox 360 for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Microsoft is releasing a limited edition Xbox 360 for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 when the game debuts November 8. The new version...