PopCap Games acquires game maker Gastronaut Studios
PopCap Games has acquired Gastronaut Studios for an undisclosed amount to expand its presence in Xbox Live and Xbox 360 markets. Seattle-based PopCap is...
GamesBeat 09: More great speakers lined up
As the March 24 GamesBeat 2009 games conference draws near, we’re unveiling a new list of speakers. We’re proud to say that some of...
Reader poll: Are used games bad for the video game industry?
J. Paul Raines, chief operating officer of game retailer GameStop, didn’t take any questions after his speech on the benefits of selling used games...
DICE Summit: Nintendo shows cute applications for DSi game handheld
The Nintendo DSi is launching on April 5 in the U.S. and the Japanese company teased DICE Summit attendees today with a look at...
DICE Summit: GameStop executive says used games drive new sales
Game developers have been sore about the sales of used games and how they eat into new sales without giving the developers or publishers...
Dice Summit: The mood at the game industry’s Oscar awards: happy but cautious
The Interactive Achievement Awards at the Dice Summit represents the industry’s chance to get excited about what it does and to give away the...
DICE Summit: Bruce Shelley on why Ensemble Studios was shut after 20 million games sold
One of the bittersweet moments of the DICE Summit is that Bruce Shelley, who spent decades making games, is going to get the lifetime...
DICE Summit: Why game entrepreneur David Perry isn’t making any more single-player games
David Perry has made some of the biggest games played on traditional video game consoles, such as The Matrix and Messiah. But the creative...
Dice Summit: EA CEO says game companies have to cut the fat, and focus
Electronic Arts has just had to cut 1,100 of its 10,000 employees. John Riccitiello, chief executive of EA, talked at the Dice Summit today...
Dice Summit: Resident Evil producer, Takeuchi, addresses Japan’s weakening game market
Japan is a shrinking part of the video game market, with software sales now trailing behind the United Kingdom. It’s about six percent of...