2K Sports confirms upcoming NBA sim not coming to Nintendo's latest; game to launch day-and-date with Xbox One and PS4; Lebron James is cover athlete. Full Story

Research group reports latest Call of Duty top title during five-week reporting period; total sales for month fall 13 percent on adjusted basis. Full Story

The Wii U launches in Australia this week! Find out what software will be available on day one. Full Story

First-week sales for 2K Sports' new basketball sim jump 49 percent over previous record-holder NBA 2K11 due to "expanding global popularity." Full Story

Shawn "Jay Z" Carter curating soundtrack and lending "artistic vision" to NBA simulator; full 24-song soundtrack revealed. Full Story

PlayStation Vita launch can't save a rough month at retail; Modern Warfare 3 tops the software charts again as industry continues sales slump. Full Story

Take-Two partners with retail giant for $50 edition of basketball sim that includes Legend's Showcase add-on and poster featuring Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird. Full Story

New physical channel sales fall 34 percent to $750.6 million; Xbox 360 leads hardware, Modern Warfare 3 tops software. Full Story

Hardware revenues drop 28 percent year-over-year; software sales slide 14 percent with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 topping the charts. Full Story

It has been 19 years since id Software popularised the first-person shooter genre, but does it still have what it takes to make a good shooter? Full Story

Highlights of this week's releases include From Software's latest hardcore RPG, id Software's newest shooter, and a new NBA title. Full Story

One-two punch from Take-Two tops best-seller chart as total industry revenues down 10 percent to $1.03 billion. Full Story

Take-Two label confirms it will not come to market with a new pro hockey title on consoles, including the Wii, this year. Full Story

Competing sports labels re-up multi-year partnerships with professional basketball league for sim, arcade titles; NBA 2K11 sells 5 million. Full Story

[UPDATE] Xbox 360 sells 433,000 units as Pokemon Black & White combine for 2.4 million; 3DS first-weeks sales hit 400,000; Homefront and Dragon Age II also medal in weaker-than-expected retail software market. Full Story

[UPDATE] Microsoft's console sets record as latest COD proves most popular software in US history with 13.7 million units sold; domestic sales up 3% overall. Full Story

Sinking hardware, software sales send overall stateside revenues sliding; Just Dance 2, Dead Space 2, Little Big Planet 2, Zumba Fitness make top 10. Full Story

Western game hits new sales milestone as publisher names Undead Nightmare expansion a major hit; NBA 2K11, Civilization V also solid holiday players; next GTA missing from release calendar. Full Story

Record-breaking performance for shooter can't pull gaming industry to end the year on a high note; Kinect leads accessory sales to best month ever. Full Story

Publisher nearly $50 million in the black during non-GTA year thanks to Western adventure; NBA 2K11 ships 3 million; annual revenues up 65%. Full Story

Flat-rate PlayPack plan to launch on Jan. 15, 2011; will allow complete access to 40 games, including Prince of Persia, Tomb Raider, F.E.A.R. 2, and more. Full Story

2K Sports' annual basketball sim boosts software sales to positive gains, but overall industry sales slip 4% to $1.07B; Fallout: New Vegas on 360 top software SKU with 692,000. Full Story

Pacific Crest's Evan Wilson thinks Medal of Honor, Fallout: New Vegas, Fable 3, and Force Unleashed 2 combined to push game sales to their biggest increase of the year. Full Story

Ninja Theory's postapocalyptic action game breaks the surface down under. Full Story

Labor Day week sees massive wave of releases, including Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, Otomedius Excellent, and the latest Dragon Age: Origins expansion. Full Story

2K Sports studio Visual Concepts said to have laid off more than two dozen staffers in advance of basketball sim's October 5 ship date. Full Story

Retired Chicago Bulls legend hits the hardwood once more as the spokesman for 2K Sports upcoming hoops sim; October 5 tip-off confirmed. Full Story

Aliens vs. Predator 360, BioShock 2 PS3 barely miss NPD's top 10 non-PC game chart; Star Trek Online edged out by Sims 3: High-End Loft Stuff atop PC rankings. Full Story

Electronic Arts' latest military first-person shooter takes point, Sony and 2K Sports release their annual MLB double-header, Supreme Commander 2 debuts, and Mega Man hits 10 in a busy week. Full Story

[UPDATE] Grand Theft Auto publisher's grim 2010 outlook sends shares down 30%; MLB annual loss could hit $35 million; mystery AAA game delayed to FY2011. Full Story

World's largest specialty retailer says Infinity Ward's shooter sold 2.5M units in 72 hours at its stores; quarterly earnings hit $1.8 billion. Full Story

Halloween month saw a scary drop to $1.07 billion in non-PC domestic sales; 2K Sports' basketballer barely beats Borderlands, Uncharted 2 in combined sales; Wii beats PS3. Full Story

Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter and EEDAR's Jesse Divnich believe software fell 9 to 11 percent last month; Uncharted 2, Borderlands, Wii Fit Plus lead sales. Full Story

Don't expect to see or hear this ninja sneak into retail down under. Full Story

Eidos' comic-book action-adventure game committed to X360, PS3; Square Enix's Final Fantasy 3D fighter hits PSP, with Professor Layton rolling onto DS and Metroid Prime Trilogy for Wii. Full Story

Take-Two announces development of fully licensed pro basketball casual game with Chinese portal giant Tencent; Southeast Asia and Taiwan also targeted. Full Story

Visual Concepts-developed basketball franchise adding Nintendo console to this year's roster; studio also now behind 2K's MLB games. Full Story

Take-Two chairman raises possibility of GTA Wii, CFO says carjacking franchise made up 60 percent of fiscal year sales; stock sinks below $9. Full Story

US gaming industry sees 18 percent year-over-year growth to $1.31 billion; Fable II tops software, Wii retains hardware crown. Full Story

[UPDATE]: Customers of Take-Two's latest hoops sim say their games are arriving without the Steam activation codes needed to play them; publisher promises a fix in the next 24 hours. Full Story

LucasArts launches new terraforming property, while EA, Take-Two, and Sony start the shot clock on their annual basketball sims. Full Story

Heavyweights join Sega's crime syndicate actioner Yakuza 2, Atlus' sci-fi strategy game Zoids Assault, and Rare's papier-mache garden on the go, Pocket Paradise. Full Story

Federal regulatory body says megapublisher has submitted required information on proposed purchase of rival; further extension puts next step six weeks away. Full Story

Pair of Madden purchasers going to court over "blatantly anticompetitive conduct" by locking down NFL, NCAA, and Arena Football licenses. Full Story

[UPDATE] PS3, 360 crime-actioner help raise quarterly earnings 162 percent, returning publisher to profit; 11M units shipped worldwide, episodic content delayed to November-January quarter. Full Story

Executives of Grand Theft Auto publisher tell shareholders they will not yield to EA's $2 billion takeover bid--but take only two questions. Full Story

[UPDATE] Publisher finishes fiscal year 2007 with better-than-expected fourth-quarter revenues of $292.6 million, lower losses of $7.1 million. Full Story

Platform exclusivity runs rampant as headliners join Unreal Tournament III, Ghost Squad, Time Crisis 4, Mario Party DS, FFXII: Revenant Wings, Trauma Center: New Blood. Full Story

Headliners joined by Spider-Man: Friend or Foe, FlatOut 2, Crash of the Titans, and Chibi-Robo on retail shelves this week. Full Story

Tribute tracks featuring esteemed producer accompanied by mix of low-profile artists from a range of genres for 2K Sports' annual baller. Full Story

Sony's online store updated with Capcom's puzzle fighter and add-on for Namco Bandai's brawler; demos for Tiger Woods 08, NASCAR 08, and All-Pro Football 2K8. Full Story

Likeness of New Orleans Hornets' point man will grace boxes of 2K Sports' latest basketball game. Full Story

Rockstar Games' latest tops demo slate from embattled publisher; Civilization Revolution, BioShock, All-Pro Football 2K8 also on display. Full Story

BioShock, All-Pro Football 2K8 also headline trade-show offerings from 2K Games and 2K Sports. Full Story

Take-Two takes on Fantastic 4; Tenchu Z and Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 leap from the shadows; Nintendo heads back to school. Full Story

2K goes on the offensive with Elway, Sanders, and Rice named as cover stars; DJ Z-Trip to spin soundtrack. Full Story

Upcoming NFL-free football from 2K Sports will feature Hall of Famers Barry Sanders, Johnny Unitas, OJ Simpson, and...Rush? Full Story

Wolfmother, Tapes 'n Tapes, The Pixies, Nirvana, The Walkmen lead list of indie all-stars for soundtrack; game goes gold, will be in stores February 27. Full Story

Rapper/actor announces kickoff of new season of Hip-Hop Gaming League; Lupe Fiasco, Warren G, Jalen Rose among those on board. Full Story

2K Sports director of marketing Erik Whiteford talks about getting PlayStation 3 launch titles ready, EA's cancellation of NBA Live 07 for PS3, and the EA/2K rivalry. Full Story

[UPDATE] Three first-party, 18 third-party games will go on sale for Sony's next-gen console by year's end. Full Story

Football replaces football atop the charts as FIFA takes field; soccer sim takes two slots, Madden holds tight with three. Full Story

Madden continues to tackle the console charts as NBA Live 07, NBA 2K7 double-team a pair of DS newcomers. Full Story

Day seven of Microsoft's Bringing It Home promo sees demo of LucasArts' top seller, trailers for Forza 2, Sonic, Shrek 3. Full Story

Xbox 360, Xbox, PS2 versions of 2K Sports' pro-ball simulation finish development, head to stores early next week. Full Story

The producer of Gorillaz, Deltron, and Handsome Boy Modeling School talks about bringing beats to the virtual basketball blacktop. Full Story

"Best Video Game Score" added to this year's MTV Video Music Awards alongside "Best Video Game Soundtrack." Full Story

Tribe Called Quest to reunite for 2K Sports Bounce Tour; game soundtrack put together by producer of Gorillaz includes Hieroglyphics, Mos Def, Fabolous. Full Story

Company CFO Karl Winters sees Nintendo's next-gen console as destination for its MLB 2K series, other sports games. Full Story

Journalists from 37 North American publications meld minds to vote on best of E3 2006; Gears of War, Nintendo lead pack. Winners announced next week. Full Story

Human Head's shooter, The Da Vinci Code adaptation get featured spots at publisher's booth. Full Story

Release date for 2K Sport's baseball game is back, back, back, and gone from March; PS2, Xbox versions take swings first. Full Story

Global competition will be featured in 2K Sports' forthcoming baseball game; 16 countries will be represented in tourney. Full Story

EVP Cindi Buckwalter predicts product placement via minigames, says the 360 shortage is limiting game sales and the PS3 will also face shortages. Full Story

[UPDATE]: Best Buy sets up shop in the heart of the event; order is maintained as attendees line up to be among the first Xbox 360 owners. Full Story

Publisher ships out its Xbox 360 launch lineup with features ballers, boarders, and bruisers. Full Story

Take-Two, Activision games add to growing list of launch games--and hype; number now reaches a possible 17. Full Story

Shaquille O'Neal gets cover honors for 2K Sports' upcoming hoopster; new post-play inspired by the Miami Heat center. Full Story

2K Sports' hoopster dribbles onto PS2s and Xboxes in time for coming NBA season; Xbox 360 version coming "Holiday 2005." Full Story

Pro basketball league spins around dishing out sole rights to one party, grants long-term licenses to five publishing all-stars. Full Story

Most agree Electronic Arts scored big with the ESPN deal, but some cry foul, painting the publisher as overly zealous in its drive for exclusives. Full Story

[UPDATE] ESPN brand and programming to surface in EA sports titles on all platforms; Sega Sports and Visual Concepts thrown for a loss, again. Full Story

Sales of the latest Grand Theft Auto nearly triple quarterly earnings; publisher also offers to settle an SEC inquiry, evaluates the future of ESPN football games. Full Story

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

ESPN's college basketball game dribbles into the factory and will be ready to take to the court on November 17. Full Story

Industry analyst reiterates "buy" rating for Take-Two; calls $19.99 price point a "brilliant maneuver." Holds no grudges, "buy" rating also given to EA. Full Story

Grand Theft Auto publisher looks to a strong Q4 product lineup to offset losses, folds Gathering into Global Star. Full Story

Football titles and Spider-Man 2 help push July numbers beyond analyst expectations. Full Story

Ex-Stanford forward and first-round NBA draft pick to adorn the cover of ESPN's college basketballer. Full Story

July 30 update will address multiconsole login and roster problems; fix for Xbox challenge-reception bug coming by August 6. Full Story

EBgames.com now lists two more sports sims as budget-priced; Visual Concepts has no official comment--yet. Full Story

Confirming rumors, Sega and Take-Two announce that production of Visual Concepts' discounted footballer has kicked off. Full Story

Take-Two pres and Visual Concepts' senior marketing veep explain the strategy behind the game's low $19.99 price tag. Full Story

Jade Empire, Mech Assault 2, and Sid Meier’s Pirates! will be playable on the annual concert-hopping game fair. Full Story

Take-Two signs copublishing and exclusive worldwide distribution deal for all of Sega's ESPN-branded sports games. Full Story

A full court of new ESPN titles will join Amazing Island, Blood Will Tell, Virtua Quest, Otogi 2, and others in Los Angeles. Full Story

Visual Concepts' new football game will include an expanded franchise mode, enhanced tackle controls, and ESPN personalities. Full Story

March 31 will be the final day for the user-created online sports leagues, due to their lack of popularity. Full Story

One sports sim has consistently picked the big game’s winner, but this year, the competition makes GameDay scramble. Full Story

Sega announces that college player of the year T.J. Ford will be the spokesperson and cover athlete for its upcoming basketball game. Full Story

Sega's latest football game is on its way to retail stores. Full Story

ESPN Videogames announces that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' defensive tackle will be the official spokesperson and cover athlete for ESPN NFL Football. Full Story

Sega announces the next game in its college basketball series for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. Full Story

Sega announces the next game in its football series for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. Full Story

ESPN and Sega team up for upcoming Sega Sports games. Full Story