Microsoft finally addresses Red Ring of Death with Jasper-based Xbox 360 consoles
The long-awaited Jasper-based versions of the Xbox 360 have finally emerged on the market. These new consoles have a redesigned motherboard with the new...
Q&A with AMD’s Rick Bergman on the graphics sweet spot
Rick Bergman is the senior vice president and general manager of the graphics products group at chip company Advanced Micro Devices. His team of...
PlaySpan raises $16.8 million for gaming virtual goods platform
Virtual goods sales are starting to look better than real world goods sales these days. PlaySpan announced today that it has raised $16.8 million...
THQ signs up Massive for in-game advertising
As game publishers look for more ways to pull in revenues, in-game advertising is catching on. Today, game publisher THQ is announcing that Microsoft’s...
New World of Warcraft expansion sold 2.8 million in 24 hours
I guess they should rename the company Blizzard Activision. In any case, Activision Blizzard scored big time with the launch of World of Warcraft:...
Sony sets the stage for launch of its Home virtual world
Sony has started setting the stage for the launch of its Home virtual world. The company has been running beta tests with thousands of...
Casual Collective aims to develop addictive casual games
You can credit Paul Preece and David Scott for wasting a lot of your time. They’re the creators of the hit games Desktop Tower...
Microsoft’s Shane Kim loves Nintendo, talks up new Xbox Experience as social network
Microsoft executive Shane Kim touted the New Xbox Experience coming next week as the company’s attempt to broaden its reach and shift its Xbox...
U.S. video game sales grew 18 percent in October amid economic storm
The U.S. video game industry defied economic doomsayers and grew 18 percent in October, the first month of the industry’s critical sales season. Market...
Microsoft launches new version of Games for Windows Live
Microsoft is launching a new version of Games for Windows Live, the online gaming service for gamers who prefer to play on personal computers....