Top Microsoft games marketing executive leaves, prompting changes
A top Microsoft Xbox marketing executive is leaving the company, prompting musical-chair changes in the management team. The company said that Jeff Bell, corporate...
Intel takes another jab at Nvidia during its research day
Justin Rattner almost made it through his speech at Intel’s Research Day without controversy. But the chief technology officer of Intel decided to take...
An interview with EA Maxis’ Lucy Bradshaw on the making of Spore
Electronic Arts game designer Will Wright may come up with the billion-dollar game ideas that get him on the cover of Wired magazine. But...
Electronic Arts releases Spore Creature Creator to create buzz for its biggest game
Electronic Arts will soon launch “Spore Creature Creator,” a download that lets fans create their own virtual identities for use in Spore, once the...
Take-Two and Electronic Arts keep dancing
Electronic Arts is still banned from Liberty City. Take-Two Interactive bought itself some time with some solid earnings yesterday that beat earnings expectations. That...
Roundup: Sony opens to online advertisers, Electronic Arts confirms Rupture acquisition and more
Here’s the latest action: Sony opens to in-game ads — The company is about to announce support for ads in the PlayStation 3 video...
Sony reaches out to hard-Qore gamers with exclusive Playstation Network show
As I sit around my living room looking at my $150 cable bill and stare at the multitude of set top boxes I have...
Game startup Trion to disrupt industry with cross-platform online games, nabs deal with Sci Fi Channel
Game startup Trion World Network is today revealing how it is designing massively multiplayer online games with high graphics fidelity that will run across...
ZeniMax Media raises $9.9 million from some big names
ZeniMax Media made big headlines when it raises $300 million from Providence Equity Partners last fall. So a mere $9.9 million in additional funding...
A Q&A with Mark Jacobs, EA’s chief warrior on Warhammer Online
“It’s time to go to war.” That’s how Mark Jacobs opened a recent meeting with analysts at Electronic Arts as he talked about his...