Facebook, Twitter, Last.fm coming to Xbox Live this fall
Microsoft scored a coup last November when it debuted Netflix movies on the Xbox 360. Now it’s Facebook’s turn. Microsoft will now integrate the...
Microsoft starts E3 by bringing out the surviving Beatles
Time was Microsoft couldn’t get big stars to show up at its press conferences at E3, the big video game trade show. Not anymore....
EA’s Sims 3 game could be critical for company’s future
The Sims 3 game launch today is likely to be critical to the future of Electronic Arts. And we’re not just talking about the...
Biggest video game maker Activision Blizzard kicks off E3 announcements with plan for financial domination
Activision Blizzard webcast a press conference today, highlighting the games it expects will generate millions and millions of sales for the company this year. The...
Sony’s PSP Go: boasts wider screen, but still no “touch”
Details of the latest version of Sony’s PlayStation Portable, the PSP Go, keep leaking out. If the details are correct, this new device will be...
Anticipating E3: the video game giants prepare to show their cards
The E3 video game trade show gets under way Monday, and is expected to draw more than 40,000 people with a new grandiose format. Held...
Does game quality translate into better financial performance?
John Riccitiello, chief executive of Electronic Arts, came into EA a couple of years ago with the commitment to improve the quality of the...
PC game software grew 18 percent in 2008, with China taking the lead
PC game software grew 18 percent in 2008, thanks to growing usage of online games that are played primarily on computers and not on...
Microsoft Xbox 360 sales top 30 million, Xbox Live accounts cross 20 million
Microsoft announced today that it’s sold more than 30 million Xbox 360 game consoles and that its active user base of Xbox Live online...
EA pulls out the stops for launch of Sims 3 iPhone game
Electronic Arts is launching its Sims 3 game across as many platforms as it can next week. But one of the most interesting to...