Sony to launch PlayStation Vita on Feb 22 in North America and Europe
Jack Tretton, head of Sony’s U.S. game business, announced today that Sony will ship its PlayStation Vita handheld gaming device on Feb. 22 in...
Modern Warfare 3 trailer prepares gamers for mass destruction
Activision Blizzard released a trailer for the single-player version of the Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 game today. The preview shows the title...
Gears of War 3 sells 3 million in first week, more exclusives likely coming
Epic Games’ Gears of War 3 — one of the holiday season’s first blockbuster titles — has sold more than 3 million copies in...
OnLive launches game streaming in the UK with 150 titles
OnLive launched its games-on-demand streaming service in the United Kingdom today, marking its first major overseas expansion since launching in North America in mid-2010....
Global ad spending in video games to top $7.2B in 2016
The global market for ads in video games is expected to grow from $3.1 billion in 2010 to $7.2 billion in 2016. Market researcher...
Venture capitalist Jay Hoag joins EA’s board
Venture capitalist Jay Hoag has joined the board of directors at Electronic Arts. The appointment shows that EA sees a real value in keeping...
Hands on with Microsoft’s slick speech-powered Xbox 360, Windows Phone 7 (video)
Microsoft is rolling out a whole host of speech recognition features for its Windows Phone 7 devices and Kinect-enabled Xbox 360 consoles in a...
Sony confirms PS 3 rumors, cutting price $50 to $249
Sony has confirmed that it has cut the price of the PlayStation 3 video game console from $299 to $249. Sony made the announcement...
July retail video game sales drop 26 percent, worst month since 2006
The U.S. retail game industry continues to suffer from a low rate of new game releases. Now we know just how much, thanks to...
Rift developer Trion picks up games vet to head third-party publishing
Trion Worlds, the developer behind massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) Rift, announced today that it has hired games industry veteran David Luehmann to...