Experimental psychologist at Half-Life studio says company has conducted experiments where sweat level is measured and used to affect in-game experience. Full Story

Images from Dishonored developer Arkane Studios' canceled Half-Life game emerge. Full Story

Grammy-nominated artist Austin Wintory to compose for Kickstarter-funded project. Full Story

First part of Source-powered community mod will be released next week; initial release will stop at Lambda Core level, offering 8-10 hours of gameplay. Full Story

National Entertainment Collectibles Association announces agreement with Portal, Half-Life maker for toys, action figures, board games, accessories, and apparel from studio's stable of IP. Full Story

Activision reviving purple dragon platformer series for consoles, PC, and portable devices via Toys for Bob; Skylanders Spyro's Adventures release pegged for fall 2011. Full Story

Swedish business records indicate Machinegames is the latest indie developer to be scooped up by Bethesda and id parent company; shop home to several Riddick vets. Full Story

Half-Life developer to support Apple's OS with Steam, back catalog next month. Full Story

Half-Life studio announces full support of Apple's OS for Steam, catalog hits this April; Portal 2 compatibility confirmed; all future games getting simultaneous PC, Mac, 360 release. Full Story

Valve cofounder to be honored for creating Steam at March developer conference, as Marble Madness creator is honored by Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences. Full Story

New handheld's debut accompanied by first PSP Minis, debuts of PixelJunk Monsters, Thexder Neo, sales on Puzzle Quest, Prinny, and more; full list and price breakdown inside. Full Story

Original BioShock studio hiring veteran designers to work on "unannounced" action title; is it an X-COM spin-off, a SWAT sequel, or something else entirely? Full Story

Naughty Dog founders Jason Rubin and Andrew Gavin start Monkey Gods, a new casual game development company specializing in 360, PS3, Wii, iPhone, and Facebook games. Full Story

Half-Life developer sues Sierra parent company for skimping on arbitrator-assigned multimillion-dollar settlement over royalty rights. Full Story

Taster of sequel to Escape From Butcher Bay is now available for download on Xbox Live; PSN demo coming later this month. Full Story

Expanded and updated PS3, 360 rework of Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay hits North America in six weeks; EU arrival set for April 24. Full Story

Valve cofounder tapped to deliver opening remarks on "entertainment as a service" for AIAS' annual developer conference. Full Story

Marketing director Doug Lombardi says announcement may arrive later this year, though game is still more than a year off. Full Story

Everyone has ideas on how to make games better, but Petz developer Andrew Mayer says they're not necessarily good ones. Full Story

Ubisoft's Chaos Theory and Vivendi's A Glitch in the System set to make downloadable debuts on Microsoft's latest console next Monday. Full Story

Gary Gygax, cocreator of the pen-and-paper game that directly spawned Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights and influenced the entire RPG genre, has died at age 69. Full Story

Xbox Live group marketing manager Aaron Greenberg fills in the blanks on the plan to make last-gen's best and brightest downloadable on Xbox 360. Full Story

LOTRO Book 10 patch arrives early, along with Persona 3 wallpapers and icons, NWN2 modules, and Depths of Peril demo. Full Story

Day of Defeat: Source community map pack, updated WOW UI mod, and three extra Supreme Commander patches make their way to GameSpot. Full Story

GameSpot now hosting BioShock, Harry Potter developer podcast; game updates arrive for Worms Armageddon, C&C3, Time of Defiance, HL2. Full Story

Latest free download expansion to EVE Online released, accompanied by music and wallpaper packs. Full Story

Sample of Codemasters' evil-minion-commanding fantasy title now available; new Half-Life 2, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End also available. Full Story

Unofficial patch for Vampire: The Masquerade, updated version of HL2 mod Awakening, Paris Chase demo now available. Full Story

[UPDATE 2] Assault on Dark Athena for PS3, 360 will contain visually reworked Escape from Butcher Bay plus new content, online multiplayer mode. Full Story

Gas Powered Games' epic-scale real-time strategy game gets patched, while World of Warcraft and Half-Life mods receive updates. Full Story

Sierra Entertainment announces combat flight sim for Sony's handheld; futuristic Top Guns swoop into stores February 20. Full Story

Think faster CPUs and GPUs are the answer to better-looking games? One company thinks they have a better idea. Meet Ageia's Michael Steele. Full Story

Peabody Award-winning series now available via Xbox Live Marketplace; event marks first time feature-length program available on Microsoft's service. Full Story

Sierra releases the gratis multiplayer mode of its popular PC shooter, which is now available for download on GameSpot. Full Story

Multiplayer portion of well-reviewed PC shooter to be made free for download in mid-August; Combat includes latest updates, maps, multiplayer game modes. Full Story

MMORPG big factor in multimedia multinational's 4.8 percent quarterly revenue increase; 50 Cent, Ice Age 2 help raise game division's income 29.6 percent. Full Story

Short holiday week even shorter on new releases; 360 Lord of the Rings RTS tops thin list as the pickings are slim. Full Story

Twenty-one more Xbox games now playable on Xbox 360; Doom 3, Lego Star Wars, Silent Hill 4 lead pack. Full Story

[UPDATE]: Still more games surface on gaming retailer's database of upcoming releases, including Xbox 360 versions of Burnout 5, Project Offset. Full Story

Game-localization specialist Cyberfront to build Japanese version, plans near-simultaneous launch with US version. Full Story

Series creator Ronald D. Moore tells the Hollywood Reporter he's toying with the idea of an RPG based on the hit TV series. Full Story

Vivendi Universal's games unit goes from $241 million loss to $48.9 million profit in one year, thanks largely to Blizzard's MMORPG. Full Story

The Art of Supremacy on track to ship February 14; three new campaigns, four new civilizations highlight additions. Full Story

Despite critical beatdown, VU Games' urban-themed shooter sells through 1 million copies across all platforms. Full Story

Valve dates the expansion pack for its PC blockbuster; all-inclusive Platinum Edition to launch simultaneously. Full Story

[UPDATE] Stainless Steel Studios staffer says developer is no more, blames Midway; Web site offline, final project reportedly in limbo. Full Story

Australian regulatory committee refuses classification of Fiddy's shooter; VU Games has option to resubmit game or lose region. Full Story

Rapper and game star says his M-rated game is OK for minors; thinks parents can use game as a teaching tool. Full Story

List of playable Xbox games for the Xbox 360 in Japan tops out at a dozen versus 200-plus in North America; more promised in future. Full Story

In-demand celebrities Charlize Theron, 50 Cent, and Kiefer Sutherland set to appear at taping for December 10 broadcast. Full Story

VU Games announces soundtrack details for rappers' upcoming Bulletproof; 150 tracks span eight hours of music. Full Story

Wildly successful MMORPG, not-so-jolly green giant drive games division to more than double last year's third quarter. Full Story

Crash and company combine for reckless racing action in Radical Entertainment's latest vehicular combat, now available for home systems. Full Story

Monolith's Paranormal PC shooter ships to stores; game available globally tomorrow. Full Story

Maestro of movie horror talks about VU Games' new shooter, Showtime's Masters of Horror series, and his favorite games. Full Story

Multiplayer demo of VU Games' anticipated PC shooter now available on GameSpot. Full Story

Quartet of games for PC and GBA ship today; Cinderella, Barbie, and My Scene all vie for same audience. Full Story

Internet site features new movies, screenshots of VU Games' upcoming underworld shooter starring Dr. Dre's protégé. Full Story

October's gentleman's rag will feature sirens of cyberspace in the buff for second year running. Full Story

Exclusive documentary, developer's roundtable, Rooster Teeth machinima featured in premium FPS package. Full Story

Ports of straight-to-DVD movies Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus and My Scene Goes to Hollywood will hit stores in September. Full Story

Preview build of VU Games' paranormal shooter now available on GameSpot DLX; sample includes intro clip, portion of a mission. Full Story

Single-player sample of the PC shooter will be downloadable on GameSpot DLX at the end of the week. Full Story

G4's third-annual G-Phoria event cast aside awards show pretenses in favor of a skate punk vibe and outdoor partying. Full Story

Crash Tag Team Racing adds Sony's portable to its list; combat racer targets release this fall. Full Story

Empire Interactive's twisted metal racer crashes into retail on the Xbox, PlayStation 2, and PC. Full Story

Online destination for the upcoming The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction features info, downloads, news. Full Story

Big-name sponsors pile on CPL as gamers throng Dallas event; fatal1ty's reputation builds. Full Story

Half-Life 2 developer gathers modders, mappers, and modelers for "how-tos" and online discussion. Full Story

Publisher officially buys UK-based Cold Winter developer; will retain indie shop's staff, executives, and offices. Full Story

Demolition racer from Bugbear Entertainment has gone gold and will be wrecking PS2s, Xboxes, and PCs this July. Full Story

Updated sampler of the tongue-in-cheek game includes a tutorial and revamped installation. Full Story

[UPDATE] Martin Scorsese's nihilistic 1970s film will be basis for 2006 third-person shooter; Papaya Studios developing. First details inside. Full Story

Following a Steam bulletin, Valve confirms that the console port of its best-selling PC shooter will be on display at E3; The Lost Coast will also be shown. Full Story

Parties settle long-standing beef out of court, because as of August, VUG will no longer distribute any Valve titles, and cybercafe rights revert to the developer. Full Story

VU Games urban shooter available for the Xbox and PS2; game brings alien hunter to Earth in an original story. Full Story

Remake of the 1998 shooter includes new missions and drivable vehicles; game rages on PCs April 21. Full Story

Expansive real-time strategy game is complete; will hit shelves April 28. Full Story

Crash Tag Team Racing set to smash it up on the PS2, Xbox, GameCube, and DS this fall. Full Story

The purchase of the Scarface and The Simpsons: Hit and Run shop strengthens VUG's development hand. Full Story

Gabe gets goofy as Valve's shooter takes four categories; Katamari Damacy still the fans' fave. Full Story

Dr. Dre's protégé hooks up with Vivendi Universal to cash in 50 Cent: Bulletproof; game hits the street in late 2005. Full Story

Teaser trailer for "50 Cent: Bulletproof" credited to "Vivendi Universal" debuts on MTV.com; description reveals that the rapper declined "a lead role" in San Andreas. Full Story

Single-player demo for the upcoming PC RTS will feature three epochs and two game types; Web site goes live today. Full Story

Superhero RPG for the PC returns for battle; game lands in stores March 8. Full Story

Assemblyman Leland Yee plans to bring back a failed proposal that would punish vendors who put violent games in kids' hands. Full Story

New maps for Half-Life 2 and Counter-Strike: Source on the way; tweaks to Half-Life 2 deathmatch and Counter-Strike: Source coming soon. Full Story

San Andreas, Need for Speed Underground 2, Halo 2, Half-Life 2, and World of Warcraft ring in the new year on top of the charts. Full Story

VU Games launches official site for upcoming FPS; site contains screens, videos, and character information. Full Story

World of Warcraft publisher still hurting despite game's record-breaking popularity. Full Story

A free sample of Valve's critically acclaimed PC shooter is now available on GameSpot DLX. Full Story

VU Games commissions new game featuring the angry comic book juggernaut from Simpsons: Hit & Run studio Radical. Full Story

[UPDATE] Confirming suspicions, Valve releases a new multiplayer mode alongside the game's SDK; Steam instantly swamped. Full Story

[UPDATE] Developer acknowledges frame rate problems experienced by many players of the shooter; releases fix. Full Story

National Institute on Media and the Family says game ratings are ineffective; ESRB begs to differ. Full Story

[UPDATE] Also this week: Valve's warez ruse, an N64 adaptor for the GameCube, and EA sneaks into the Chinese market. Full Story

Speaking to film site comingsoon.net, star Vin Diesel reveals Riddick will return--and little else. Full Story

GTA: San Andreas, Halo 2, and Half-Life 2 lead pack with five nominations each; Snoop Dogg, SUM 41, and Ludacris to perform live. Full Story

Photos of the long-awaited shooter surface--but the game can't be played without online authorization. Full Story

VU Games underperforms other divisions in recently reported earnings report; pins future hopes on Half-Life 2, World of Warcraft. Full Story

Full software development kit for Half-Life 2 to come shortly after game's release. Full Story

Step back into the scales of the cute purple lizard and save the Dragon Realms once again, starting today. Full Story

More nudity, more raunch, more sex scenes fill new "Uncut" version of VU's risqué college adventure. Full Story

Vivendi and 2015's Xbox Vietnam War action title is now playable with a mouse and keyboard. Full Story

VU Games dispatches the latest Vietnam-set shooter to stores; PC version due next week. Full Story

[UPDATE] Also this week: SOE and LucasArts part ways, and 3D Realms' new game. Full Story

VU Games' forthcoming Vietnam shooter is set to ship October 26; Xbox version due October 19. Full Story

The shooter doesn't have a release date yet, but Valve will take your money anyway. Full Story

The "Calling All Heroes!" contest challenges fans to design a character for the upcoming Freedom Force vs. The Third Reich. Full Story

To say nothing of the next feature that's sure to be packed into the upcoming Xbox 2. Full Story

Vivendi releases online multiplayer tease of upcoming action battle sequel. Full Story

Chronicles of Riddick Developer's Cut for the PC, Tribes, and Men of Valor will highlight Vivendi's booth at the games championship. Full Story

Everyone's favorite bandicoot returns to the PS2 and Xbox this week. Full Story

Court filings show VU Games has the right to sit on finished Half-Life 2 code for up to six months. Could it be deja vu all over again? Full Story

Windows Gaming general manager Dean Lester updates GameSpot about next-generation consoles, XNA, and what Microsoft's new OS will mean for PC games. Full Story

VU and Irrational Games' anticipated PC shooter has been sent to production. Full Story

Chris Mahnken leaves the new Tribes title's development team just weeks before game will go on sale. Full Story

Valve officials confirm that the long-delayed shooter is close to gold status. Full Story

The company's CEO says the recent restructuring of VU Games will produce a turnaround in future earnings statements. Full Story

Get the first taste of Irrational's story-based single-player mission for the next Tribes game with the new demo, available first on GameSpot DLX. Full Story

This week: A new theory behind what's holding up Duke Nukem and another Half-Life 2 release date to debate. Full Story

[UPDATE] Valve impostor drops a golden bomb on the Half-Life 2 Fallout forums; stalwart site operators get to the bottom of the hoax. Full Story

[UPDATE] Valve has announced that users of its Steam service may begin downloading Half-Life 2 resources for when the game finally becomes available. Full Story

Valve's Erik Johnson quietly tells the world that the shooter's assets won't be on Steam until Monday. Full Story

Buyers of Counter-Strike: Condition Zero and the ATI/Half-Life 2 bundle join the beta as Gabe Newell informs public that assets are en route. Full Story

Unconfirmed reports say a file containing all of the upcoming shooter's script was accidentally released with the Counter-Strike: Source beta. Full Story

Matrix Online and Tron 2.0 developer will become part of Time-Warner's Interactive Entertainment division. Full Story

[UPDATE] Participants in Valve's cyber café program have begun testing Half-Life 2's multiplayer; Condition Zero owners get it later in August. Full Story

Chronicles of Riddick developer signs letter of intent with unnamed US publisher to publish an unnamed title. Full Story

When is an awards show not just about the awards? When Anna Nicole Smith, Jenna Jameson, and Carmen Electra soak up the spotlight and Mechner, Zeschuk, and Rubin wait in the wings. Full Story

Company tags 2004 as "transition year"; plans to break in new management team. Full Story

This week: G-funk in GTA: San Andreas and Half-Life 2 nears completion--again. Full Story

British newspaper article sheds new light on gaming's most notorious code heist. Full Story

Valve to offer Cybercafé subscribers and Condition Zero owners first crack at Half-Life 2 multiplay. Full Story

VU (finally) confirms that its Xbox hit is being ported as Variety reveals that it is also likely to become a franchise. Full Story

Robert Guillaume, Lou Gossett, Jr., Robert Culp, and Star Trek's Michelle Forbes will lend their talents to the PC shooter. Full Story

Game adaptation of Fox's upcoming CG animated adventure will debut alongside the film in 2005. Full Story

Vin Diesel's game production company got behind the Xbox shooter 110 percent. Tigon's point man on the project tells what Tigon, and Diesel, were aiming for. Full Story

Developer of the much-anticipated and delayed shooter sequel reveals that an international wave of arrests have been made. Full Story

VU Games' Xbox-exclusive shooter breaks into retail outlets nationwide. Full Story

VU Games launches an official Web site dedicated to its movie-inspired fighting game for the PS2 and Xbox. Full Story

Vin Diesel, Tony Hawk, Stan Lee, and Steven Spielberg were among the big showbiz names at last week's event. Full Story

Jade Empire, Prince of Persia 2, and Half-Life 2 creators talk about the secret sauce behind their upcoming games. Full Story

The mystery project revealed last week by VU Games' newsletter gets a name and release date. Full Story

The Princess Bride actor picks up voice acting gig for the anticipated RPG remake. Full Story

A new PC game based on Michael Crichton's hit TV show is in development. Full Story

VU Games commits to sequel of top-selling RTS; game to get major E3 push. Full Story

Empire confirms that it will release Bugbear Entertainment's upcoming racer for the PC and consoles in Europe later this year. First screens inside. Full Story

The latest adventure starring VU Games' irrepressible Crash Bandicoot is set to make its way to the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in Q3 2004. Full Story

VU Games to handle Konami's PC game library in North America. Full Story

Vicarious Visions will develop games that pair up the two VU Games' characters. Full Story

Sierra and 2015's PC and Xbox shooter won't deploy until the end of the year. Full Story

Valve confirms Arkane Studios as the second announced company to license its Source engine technology. Full Story

Half-Life 2 developer partnering with Limelight Networks to upgrade its online delivery service. Full Story

VU Games announces that it is working on a gritty street-fighting game inspired by the 1999 movie Fight Club. Full Story

Dutch publisher salvages Mithis Games' sci-fi strategy title from development oblivion. Full Story

Acclaim announces that it will publish InXile's upcoming role-playing game in Europe next year. Full Story

Xbox-exclusive sequel to Hunter: The Reckoning ships out. Full Story

VU Games will publish the new bawdy comedy game about Larry's nephew's lovelorn life in college. First screens and trailer inside. Full Story

Graphics company offers Radeon-card purchasers classic Valve shooters until the Half-Life sequel ships. Full Story

VU Games announces that Metal Arms: Glitch in the System has gone gold and will ship to stores in North America next month. Full Story

VU Games to distribute InXile RPG remake in North America. Full Story

Stolen Half-Life 2 code checks out as the real thing. Security expert calls it a "serious hack" with broad implication for gamers. Full Story

Gabe Newell confirms that the Valve network was hacked. Full Story

We corner Valve's Gabe Newell in an Alcatraz prison cell for the latest news on the game. Full Story

Brian Fargo's InXile Entertainment announces that it's working on a new Bard's Tale role-playing game for the PC and consoles. Full Story

Following earlier indications from Half-Life 2's publisher, Valve says the game will not make a September 30 ship date. Full Story

Hands-on time with Valve's Half-Life 2 performance test provides more detail on the game's DX9 features and how ATI and Nvidia cards compare. Full Story

The graphics card maker responds to Valve's unfavorable characterization of Nvidia cards' DirectX 9 performance. Full Story

Based on the TV series, the new Buffy the Vampire Slayer game unveils a "lost episode." Full Story

VU Games launches an official Web site dedicated to its upcoming '80s TV show-inspired space shooter for the PS2 and Xbox. Full Story

Half-Life 2 developer Valve Software closes books on its Steam beta, says full version will be released next week. Full Story

Later this year, Konami of Europe will release a PC version of its popular soccer game. Full Story

Dirk Benedict and a few other '80s stars lend their voice talents to the upcoming game based on Battlestar Galactica. Full Story

Eurocom completes work on the game based on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Full Story

Valve and VU Games UK announce that Half-Life 2 will be shown for the first time in Europe at ECTS later this month. Full Story

Vivendi Universal says that Valve is now scheduled to complete the game in time for the holidays. Full Story

A Variety report says that Valve is willing to make a Half-Life movie to broaden the franchise's audience. Full Story

VU Games announces that its upcoming action horror game for the PS2 will feature music from Forty Foot Echo and No One. Full Story

VU Games announces that the PS2 and Xbox versions of its futuristic action game have shipped to stores in the US. Full Story

VU Games announces a strategy game from Elixir that'll give players a chance to control a villain and his secret island base in an effort to thwart the forces of justice. Full Story

Vivendi Universal Games announces that it's secured the worldwide publishing rights to Swordfish Studios' previously unannounced first-person shooter. Full Story

We had a chance to check out a build of Swingin' Ape's third-person shooter. Full Story

The upcoming sequel to Valve's 1998 action game will be released this September. Full Story

The Treason of Isengard is coming to the Xbox and PS2. Full Story

Radical Entertainment is currently developing a new game based on The Simpsons. Full Story

The game based on the cult-hit cartoon is coming in August. Full Story

Vicarious Visions is working on a multiplatform Crash Bandicoot kart-racing game. Full Story

A game based on the classic sci-fi series is headed to the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. Full Story

Vivendi Universal Games announces that the lead character in its upcoming sci-fi action game will be voiced by Henry Rollins. Full Story

CDV Software announces its games lineup for 2003. Full Story