Exclusive

3 Game Industry Legends: Yuji Naka

Yesterday Sonic creator on his legacy, why current Sonic games are "not as fun," and his desire to make big AAA games again People

Exclusive

28 Diablo III's Teething Troubles: A Stumble or a Fall?

Opinion 2 days ago GamesIndustry International's writers on whether Bizzard's latest launch causes long-term damage to the company OnlinePublishing

Exclusive

2 EA support of crowd-funded games is "acknowledgement of hardcore community"

19 hours ago EA Origin's David DeMartini tells us that the next 12 months for Origin will be "incredibly exciting" OnlinePublishing

Exclusive

1 Critical Consensus: Diablo III

Yesterday The servers are struggling, but what about the game? Has Blizzard delivered a product worthy of a 12 year wait?

Exclusive

Finding Publisher 2.0

22 hours ago Showcasing those who "get it". BusinessPublishing

Exclusive

15 Raising Hell: Lessons Learned from 'Entitled Gamers'

Opinion Yesterday Don't dismiss complaints about Diablo 3's launch as entitled whining. There's a lot to learn here, says Rob Fahey Publishing

Exclusive

13 Tech Focus: The Quest for Console Quality Mobile Graphics

3 days ago Digital Foundry on how the gap between smartphone and current gen console is rapidly closing Digital Foundry

Recent Articles

EA still has to face NCAA class action suit

13 hours ago A federal judge has decided that a class action lawsuit against EA will proceed GamesLegal

Kinect's "next evolution" won't require Kinect 2, says Kudo Tsunoda

21 hours ago Microsoft's Kinect guru believes the future of the peripheral will come from developers learning new tricks HardwareTechnologyDevelopment

2 Elder Scrolls Online developer welcomes criticism

22 hours ago ZeniMax Online's Matt Firor is prepared to deal with hardcore Elder Scrolls fans GamesOnlineDevelopment

3 38 Studios makes payment to state of Rhode Island

Yesterday $1.125m payment finally made, Copernicus MMO could launch by June 2013 GamesDevelopmentFinancial

Zynga stock plunges, trading halted

Yesterday Facebook's IPO started today, and Zynga's stock dropped over 13% BusinessOnlineFinanceFinancial

2 EA Origin platform to host crowd-funded games for free

Yesterday EA offers 90 days of free publishing to any ready-to-publish crowd-funded game OnlinePublishing

HMV and Microsoft raise £19,000 for cancer charity

Yesterday Koch Media, Warner Bros, and The Guardian take part in retailer's 5-aside Soccer Challenge Charity

Virgin adds £10,000 to game design competition

Yesterday Winners can put cash towards furthering a career in games MobileDevelopment

1 Mobile Gaming USA: Big Business, Brands and Bad Games

Yesterday Takeaways from this week's conference: Big business dominating the market, handsets as TV controllers and the cost of user acquisition MobileBusiness

3 Facebook closes IPO at $38 a share

Yesterday Social network will raise $16 billion, company valued at $104 billion BusinessSocial Network

New head of publishing for Imagine

Yesterday Aaron Asadi will oversee brands like Retro Gamer, GamesTM and Play Media

Apple allowed pre-orders for Zombies, Run!

Yesterday How Six To Start made the App Store work for them Mobile

Japan formalises 'complete gacha' ban

Yesterday Randomised item mechanic made illegal by Consumer Affairs Agency Development

1 Vostok Games: Single-player leaves a lot of revenue in publisher's pockets

Yesterday Why debut game Survarium had to switch to online and free-to-play Development

2 Report: Fast rising executive Catharina Mallet leaves EA Social

Yesterday Woman thought to be heading up big new social title moves on PeoplePublishing

GigaMedia halves losses in first quarter

Yesterday Operator of casual games portal in process of selling subsidiary and laying off staff Online

6 38 Studios opts to pay loan, not employees

2 days ago UPDATE: $1.125 million payment returned due to lack of funds; studio fires temps and contract employees BusinessFinancial

1 PlayStation Network adds pre-loading service

2 days ago PSN users can now pre-purchase and install titles before they're released BusinessRetailOnline

Activision won't try to block Respawn title, says Pachter

2 days ago The settlement between EA and ATVI means Respawn's first game could be out in fiscal 2014 LegalPublishingDevelopment

Zynga launches Zombie Swipeout, sees mobile as "essential"

2 days ago With the spiritual successor to ZombieSmash, Zynga aims to bring new demographics into its network MobileGamesSocial Network

1 GameStop: "We still see growth in pre-owned"

2 days ago Q1 earnings call highlights: Retailer grows digital revenue, has advice for next-gen consoles BusinessRetailFinancial

2 Walking Dead hits 1 million downloads in two weeks

2 days ago XBLA, PSN and PC sales for Telltale Games' Walking Dead tops all platforms BusinessGamesOnline

Industrial Toys licenses Unreal Engine for several titles

2 days ago Former Bungie head's Industrial Toys to work on mobile games with Unreal Engine Developer ToolsMobile

Former Gearbox, Disney Interactive vets form Fun Machine

2 days ago New mobile developer from multiple industry vets sees early success on iOS BusinessDevelopment

26 Unreal Engine 4: Epic to "drag industry into next generation"

2 days ago Bleszinski says Epic is pushing Microsoft, Sony to "damn near render Avatar in real time" Developer ToolsHardwareTechnology

Sales fall 12% for GameStop in Q1

2 days ago Pre-owned and digital's sales share increases as store traffic slows RetailFinancial

In-house developed titles push Netease profits to $2.8m

2 days ago Company will continue to release content packs for growing business OnlinePublishing

Scottish studio Serious Parody raises £1m

2 days ago Investment to fund new office and team expansion Development

6 Blizzard: Our Diablo III preparations didn't go far enough

2 days ago Error 37 drama leads to apologies and auction house delay Development

Exclusive

1 Getting Your Crowdfunding Project Off The Ground

2 days ago Scott Steinberg on leveraging Kickstarter and other crowdfunding platforms FinancePublishingDevelopment

1 Vita suffers in Japan's post-holiday slump

2 days ago Sold 6340 handhelds last week, 3DS still on top with 46,000 unit sales Retail

Aeria Games announces Ignite platform beta

2 days ago The publisher reveals the beta for its new digital distribution platform GamesPublishingFree-to-Play

Exclusive

Hooplo: Usain Bolt, Ronaldo and a Shortcut to Social Discovery

2 days ago The UK start-up is using star power to achieve niche success in the crowded landscape of social gaming OnlinePublishing

8 Ex-Activision IT head was asked to "dig dirt" on West, Zampella

2 days ago Thomas Fenady testifies that he was asked to hack phones, VM, email during 'project Icebreaker' Legal

2 Kim Swift: Valve has management

2 days ago Portal designer explains truth behind employee handbook Development

Activision settles with EA over Infinity Ward "poaching"

2 days ago West/Zampella case continues as publishers reach out of court agreement Legal

New European Sales and Marketing Director for Atari

2 days ago Olivier Rameil arrives from Gameloft to grow mobile and digital People

Exclusive

7 Retail's Pre-Owned Peacekeeper

2 days ago Meet EKG, the used games retailer giving 10% of second hand sales to publishers

Retail

Amalur developer finds no solution from Rhode Island politicians

2 days ago The Kingdoms of Amalur IP could end up in the hands of the state of Rhode Island Legal

Lionhead developing MMO-style RPG for next Xbox?

Rumour 3 days ago A job advertisement points to the next game for a post-Molyneux Lionhead GamesOnlineRumour

Respawn Entertainment will not unveil title at E3 this year

3 days ago Former Call of Duty developers once again hold off on announcing new title GamesDevelopment

1 Elder Scrolls map app hit with copyright infringement notice

3 days ago The creator of the Dragon Shout app says ZeniMax wants his app removed from the Apple App Store MobileLegal

7 Peter Molyneux sees Wii U as "lackluster" and E3 as possibly "outdated"

3 days ago The former Lionhead boss will offer an insider's view of E3 for Spike TV this year EventsPeople

Former Call of Duty executives reveal ambitious social F2P shooter

3 days ago U4ia Games from Dusty Welch and Chris Archer launches Offensive Combat to browsers everywhere GamesOnlineFree-to-Play

2 Microsoft's Steve Ballmer named America's worst CEO by Forbes

3 days ago Microsoft head beats out Wal-Mart, Sears, GE and Cisco for top slot in "CEOs who should have been fired long ago" BusinessPeople

Tribes: Ascend reaches 1.2 million downloads

3 days ago Hi-Rez Studios' free-to-play game is off to a solid start GamesOnlineFree-to-Play

Exclusive

9 Soren Johnson: Why I Left EA for Zynga

3 days ago The Civ and Spore designer reveals the news to us and hints at his surprising next project in this exclusive interview

PeopleSocial Network

HMV: Music and film can learn from game launches

3 days ago Gennaro Castaldo says Diablo III and WoW the chain's biggest launches Retail

Cave cancels Vita titles as COO resigns

3 days ago Mikio Watanabe quits shooter specialist as Vita support wanes PeopleDevelopment

Digital Shoreditch to showcase thriving East London dev scene

3 days ago Bossa Studios, UKIE, King.com, Plumbee and many others to host sessions at two-week festival's Play day Events

27 Blizzard: "I don't think it's a bad thing to want to make money"

3 days ago Diablo III's Jay Wilson on the auction house system and bringing the game to console GamesDevelopment

2 Apple officially in talks with China Mobile

3 days ago Deal would make iPhone available to China Mobile's network of 667 million subscribers BusinessHardware

Word Play agency hopes to improve games writing

3 days ago Veteran games journalist launches consultancy and writing unit Business

3 Facebook boosts IPO size by 25 per cent - report

3 days ago Social network will add 85 million shares, raising potential IPO value to $16 billion BusinessSocial Network

THQ earnings call highlights: We're ''dramatically different'' from six months ago

4 days ago Brian Farrell talks about his company's ongoing transformation and growth in digital from franchises like Saints Row BusinessPublishing

8 THQ dropping Devil's Third

4 days ago Ninja Gaiden creator's next title will not be published through THQ, confirms Brian Farrell GamesPublishing

2 THQ full-year losses hit $240 million

4 days ago Despite a 44 percent increase in digital sales for the fourth quarter, THQ gets hit hard BusinessPublishingFinancial

1 38 Studios collapse could cost Rhode Island taxpayers $112.6 million

4 days ago If Schilling's MMO house closes, taxpayers could be paying loans until 2020 FinanceDevelopment

Exclusive

5 Nvidia, Gaikai partner with Meteor to broaden Hawken launch

4 days ago Gaikai also will upgrade all of its data centers to run on Nvidia's new Kepler architecture BusinessOnline

Gamevil captures 160 percent growth in Q1 2012 sales

4 days ago The mobile game publisher has found growth in sales and net profit for the first quarter MobileFinance

2 Ubisoft earnings call highlights: Next-gen will be "very viable and profitable"

4 days ago Yves Guillemot believes escalating costs will be offset by online/social revenue possibilities; major franchise announcement at E3 BusinessHardwareOnlineFinancial

7 Activision, Microsoft and Turtle Beach sued for use of Delta Force trademark

4 days ago Activision's usage of "The Unit" in Modern Warfare 3 allegedly breaks NovaLogic trademark Legal

Social "mid-core" games attracting more paying gamers

4 days ago US social gamers are spending less per person, but playing more mid-core titles BusinessCasualSocial Network

CrowdStar signs partnerships with Tencent and Gamevil for Asian market

4 days ago Social gaming developer will release popular dating title throughout China and South Korea Emerging MarketsMobileBusinessSocial Network

1 Digital success pushes Ubisoft full-year profits to $48m

4 days ago Publisher benefits from 110% sales growth in online markets PublishingFinancial

9 Report: Apple to acquire German TV manufacturer

4 days ago Company offering $122 million for Loewe AG, decision by Friday HardwareRumour

16 Capcom changes stance over on-disc DLC

4 days ago SVP Christian Svensson claims "re-evaluation" has just begun, but Dragon's Dogma will carry on-disc DLC RetailPublishing

Exclusive

4 Diablo Diehards: Blizzard Fans Brave Late Night Launch

4 days ago How the diabolic game managed to create retailer heaven Retail

22 Diablo III servers crash under weight of demand

4 days ago Players experience severe login delays and "Error 37" messages as Blizzard struggles to keep pace Development

PS3 and Bravia TVs to feature sport-specific BBC app

4 days ago App to offer extra content in time for Wimbledon Technology

Battlefield Premium service rumours emerge

4 days ago Anonymous source fuels speculation over paid for extras OnlineRumour

4 38 Studios struggles to remain solvent

4 days ago Local government intervenes to protect $75m loan, admits "tight time-frame" to achieve resolution BusinessDevelopment

Exclusive

23 Is Xbox Still Gaming To The Core?

Opinion 4 days ago As Microsoft chases after its entertainment ambitions, it risks alienating those who made its platform a success, warns Johnny Minkley Business

6 Activision pays out $42m in Infinity Ward case, lawsuit continues

5 days ago Former Infinity Ward developers get a check, but say it's not enough BusinessLegal

Exclusive

3 4mm Games: From Startup to Shutdown

5 days ago Jamie King reflects on where the Def Jam Rapstar business went wrong BusinessPublishing

Trion founder Lars Buttler becomes finalist for Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2012

5 days ago Trion Worlds founder is up for an award that recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs BusinessEventsPeople

Exclusive

9 PlayStation Vita 10m sales guidance may include price cut

5 days ago Analysts not so bullish on Sony's projections for Vita BusinessHardware

1 Minecraft for Xbox 360 hits 1 million units sold

5 days ago Mojang's hit continues to attract a huge audience BusinessGames

Sony, EA vets form Checkpoint Studios, announce new F2P title for Facebook

5 days ago New social gaming studio aims to take social from "1.0 to 2.0" Social NetworkDevelopment

Exclusive

2 Critical Consensus: Max Payne 3

5 days ago The film noir "hero" returns but does story overwhelm gameplay? Games

Irrational and Harmonix vets form Eerie Canal Entertainment

5 days ago Former triple-A developers join to create smaller titles, announce Dreadline BusinessDevelopment

6 Call of Duty: Black Ops II does not need new engine, insists Treyarch

5 days ago Treyarch's Mark Lamia is happy with improvements to the old engine GamesTechnologyDevelopment

1 Epic's Unreal Engine 3 gains RealD 3D tech

5 days ago RealD has joined the Integrated Partners Program Developer ToolsBusinessTechnology

1 Zynga acquires Wild Needle - report

5 days ago The social giant is looking to further bolster its mobile talent with the acquisition MobileBusinessSocial Network

Exclusive

1 Activision's Q1 Explored: What Does The Future Hold?

5 days ago We analyze the earnings call and the publisher's strategy to "widen the moats" around its IP BusinessPublishingFinancial

1 Steam Wallet cards arrive at GameStop

5 days ago $20 and $50 credit codes to go on sale at US stores today BusinessRetail

4 Oxford St GAME could be forced to close

5 days ago Legal battle over owed rent threatens UK retail chain's flagship Retail

2 Arcen Games: Steam keeps us in business

5 days ago "Players should always buy games in whatever way is most convenient for them" RetailOnline

4 Pachter claims Sony's Jack Tretton supports used games

5 days ago SCEA president Tretton told analyst that blocking used games is "anti-consumer" Hardware

24 Raymond: "It's time to give our teenage medium a kick in the balls"

5 days ago MD of Ubisoft Toronto says industry has responsibility to grow up and address issues Development

1 Sniper Elite V2 stays on top

5 days ago While Starhawk swoops in at number 17 on UK software chart Retail

Perfect World audit dismisses allegations of corruption

5 days ago Independent audit clears CEO of claims relating to embezzlement and tax evasion BusinessLegal

5 Nvidia profits and revenue fall for Q1 2013

5 days ago "Graphics is more important than ever," says president HardwareFinancial