EA also announces Plants vs. Zombies Adventures for Facebook. Full Story

PopCap Mobile associate producer JP Vaughan confirms Dublin studio closure; says staff had 30 days to prepare. Full Story

PopCap sequel coming first half of next year with new features, settings, and situations. Full Story

Konami's coin-op beat-'em-up title leads Sony's monthly online sales chart; inaugural PS Vita top-selling list topped by puzzler Escape Plan. Full Story

Online retailer's Android-powered $200 tablet to host Plants vs. Zombies and Angry Birds in addition to books, music, movies. Full Story

Sony bundles up some old PlayStation 3 classics. Full Story

Publisher expects to close on Bejeweled, Peggle maker next month, possible $550 million more in bonuses; Q1, FY financial guidance updated. Full Story

Casual game developer-publisher launching new "edgier" label 4th & Battery with mature-oriented free iPhone, iPod touch game this month. Full Story

Heavy Rain proves a critical favourite, picking up three British Academy awards; Mass Effect 2 wins the Best Game prize; Peter Molyneux awarded the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement. Full Story

First-person shooting galore, witch double-teaming, and a little painting goes a long way for the next few days. Full Story

Inimitably influential hits like Pac-Man, Doom, Prince of Persia, Populous, Pitfall to receive postmortems at Game Developers Conference 2011 courtesy of original devs, including Will Wright, Peter Molyneux, Mark Cerny, and more. Full Story

BioWare's action RPG takes the RPG and Ultimate Game of the Year awards at London ceremony; Call of Duty series picks up Shooter and One to Watch gongs. Full Story

Super Meat Boy, Comic Jumper, Pinball FX 2, and Hydrophobia compose first autumnal counterpart to popular Summer of Arcade program; Plants vs. Zombies, Sonic Adventure to be pre-promotion appetizers. Full Story

$15 Xbox Live Arcade version hitting "early September" with two new multiplayer modes, 12 achievements, and 21 minigames unique to the console version; boxed edition arriving at retail with Peggle and Zuma this fall for $19.99. Full Story

GDC 2010: Naughty Dog's acclaimed shooter nets record number of statuettes, including Game of the Year; Batman: Arkham Asylum upsets in Game Design category; Scribblenauts top handheld; Flower and Farmville also win; Deus Ex 3 trailer debuts. Full Story

Naughty Dog's acclaimed action adventure scores seven nods; fellow GOTY hopefuls include Dragon Age, Assassin's Creed II, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Demon's Souls. Full Story

Zelda: Spirit Tracks barely misses the top 10 as Scribblenauts, New Super Mario Bros. DS, and Mario Kart DS return to top 20; The Sims 3 dominates PC best-sellers. Full Story

Xbox Live Update: Microsoft rolls out fall update for Xbox 360's online service; Gyromancer, Diner Dash head to XBLA; Grid now a GOD. Full Story

Brutal Legend, Demon's Souls, Tekken 6, WWE Smackdown land in bottom half of top 20; PC charts see Aion, Sims 3 switch places ahead of...Nancy Drew?! Full Story

Citing "gross violations," regulator revokes NetEase's permit to operate game in authoritarian nation; internal government power struggle blamed. Full Story

Director Sam Raimi says screenwriter Robert Rodat penning script for upcoming movie based on Blizzard's fantasy RTS/MMORPG universe. Full Story

Despite selling more than 20,000 $125 tickets and massive merchandise sales, the World of Warcraft publisher loses money during each of its annual confabs. Full Story

BlizzCon 2009: Artists from the upcoming Cataclysm expansion pack give BlizzCon 2009 attendees a sneak peek at the way the world of Azeroth is going to change. Full Story

Role-playing fans have plenty to get stuck into with Monster Hunter Freedom Unite and Tales of Vesperia released, while budding boxers can punch their way through Fight Night Round 4. Full Story

Peggle, Feeding Frenzy 2, Heavy Weapon headline second installment in casual game company's compilation later this month. Full Story

PopCap's gem-swapping game arrives on PlayStation Network today; Peggle, Heavy Weapon, and more to follow. Full Story

EA's fantasy MMOG part of busy week at retail that includes Rock Band 2, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Pure, Crysis Warhead, and more. Full Story

Hidden-objects PC game coming to Nintendo's console this holiday season for $19.99; Sierra sets Interpol after Xbox Live. Full Story

Headliners join PS3 shooter trifecta Orange Box, Unreal Tournament 3, and BlackSite: Area 51; Arkadian Heroes, GripShift hit 360, Pokemon Snap, Ghosts 'n Goblins, Baseball Stars 2 on Wii VC. Full Story

Blizzard Entertainment's Burning Crusade maintains momentum as Electronic Arts' The Sims: Life Stories debuts in top five. Full Story

World of Warcraft and its Burning Crusade expansion top the charts as The Sims 2 continues racking up sales. Full Story

WOW expansion hits shelves, social lives hit skids; also out this week: wacky Wii WarioWare, another case for Phoenix Wright, March Madness in January. Full Story

The Sims 2: Pets retains top spot as Black Friday bargains drive PC game sales for the week of Thanksgiving. Full Story

Microsoft releases lineup for in-store collection of downloadable 360; package ready to hit stores next month. Full Story

Companies are increasingly coming to the conclusion that expanding the game market means expanding the types of games they make to include smaller, simpler titles. Full Story

Casual-games developer opens new studio headed up by former senior producer at Electronic Arts' pogo.com. Full Story