Borderlands: The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned News

Publisher posts $8.7 million loss on revenues of $334.4 million in April-June period; Red Dead Redemption franchise sells 11 million.

Take-Two releases new sales statistics for open-world action game; franchise life-to-date sales climb over 100M; Red Dead sells 8 million, BioShock franchise also sells 8 million.

Game of the Year Edition of co-op focused role-playing shooter arrives on Apple platform in just two weeks, will include all DLC packs.

Gearbox Software's stylized postapocalyptic shooter compiling all four add-on packs later this year for $60 on 360, PS3 and $50 on PC.

GDC 2010: Gearbox's Mikey Neumann and Brian Martel explain the studio's risky decision to scrap its popular shooter's art style three-quarters of the way through development--and how it paid off.

DICE 2010: Studio president talks success of "looter shooter," outlines the philosophy and profit-sharing that helped his company sell 25 million games worth $500 million.

2K and Gearbox release desktop edition of The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned for open-world RPG-shooter, priced at $10.

Rockstar Vancouver's shooter sequel pushed to Aug.-Oct. quarter as Take-Two president Ben Feder says 2K Games has "long-term publishing rights" to Gearbox's action-RPG hit.

Gaming retailers give thanks for Black Friday sales as Namco Bandai's portable brawler and EA's downloadable football spin-off lead the holiday week's new releases.

Creative director Mike Neumann says role-playing shooter's reception has all but assured there will be a sequel; 2K touts upcoming DLC.