BioWare explains recent Star Wars: The Old Republic bans
Star Wars: The Old Republic developer BioWare is defending its recent decision to ban players for what is commonly known in the massively multiplayer...
Video game industry voices urge ESA trade association to drop SOPA backing
[Updated with correction on SOPA support withdrawal story.] Voices in the video game industry have spoken out about the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) and...
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20 video games that make Japanese players cry
Famitsu Weekly, the leading Japanese game magazine, recently ran a poll online to determine which games literally drove players to tears. The 20 most...
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney live action film cast revealed
Japanese film site Eiga.com (translated via Andriasang) has revealed the first pictures of the full cast of Ace Attorney, the upcoming live action film...
Kotaku’s longtime editor leaves for new gig
Brian Crecente, editor-in-chief of game blog Kotaku, has resigned from the top job after more than seven years in the position. Crecente, who was...
Angry Birds triples its downloads on Christmas Day
Rovio saw a record 6.5 million downloads of its Angry Birds games on Christmas Day, the company said. That compares to about 2 million...
Print your Minecraft designs as 3D models using Mineways
Minecraft is the indie sandbox game that just keeps on giving. Developer Mojang already has a LEGO project under review, and now a free-to-use...
Nintendo: More than 4 million 3DS units sold in the U.S.
Nintendo said today it has sold more than 4 million units of its 3DS gaming handheld in the U.S., thanks to a big price cut...
Star Wars: The Old Republic drops 30 spots on the UK sales charts
Electronic Arts and BioWare’s long-awaited, big budget Star Wars: The Old Republic has seen an unprecedented drop down the UK sales charts. According to Chart-Track,...