Busy week at retail includes blocky sorcery, sci-fi FPS, City Interactive's Sniper: Ghost Warrior, not-quite-MMOG APB, bloodthirsty Naughty Bear, Sin and Punishment sequel, and more. Full Story

Delayed freight flights due to Icelandic eruption pushes out Australian release dates for Konami titles Silent Hill: Shattered Memories Wii, Karaoke Revolution, and Puzzle Chronicles; other publishers say disruption will be minimal. Full Story

One week after laying off most of Pandemic, EA reveals next installment in guns-for-hire series; leaked pitch trailer suggests multiplayer focus. Full Story

[UPDATE] Approximately 200 staffers let go at Mercenaries developer; "core team" to relocate to Los Angeles studio to make Pandemic-branded games; founders departing. Full Story

National Assembly of Hugo Chavez-led country signs off on bill that would see purveyors of "war" games and toys face up to five years in prison. 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

Warner Bros. bringing Scene It? Bright Lights! Big Screen! to PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 with simplified interface, "unique" minigame contest. Full Story

Bethesda and A2M's stylized third-person action adventure emerges onto Xbox 360, PS3 this fall; Euro launch set for Sept. 18. Full Story

PHOTO ESSAY: As a small army of roadies assemble the massive booths for this year's event, GameSpot snapped some shots of the banner-festooned Los Angeles Convention Center. Full Story

[UPDATE] Madden publisher's earnings report shows huge fiscal year 2009 losses despite increased sales; Lord of the Rings: Conquest sells 1 million, Warhammer Online subscribers now 300,000. Full Story

Amazon, GameFly, CD Universe all list Fallout firm as the new publisher for abandoned Sierra action game. Full Story

Nintendo updates Wii and DS release lists, tagging dates to boxing revamp and New Play Control line; Excitebots, Legendary Starfy announced. Full Story

Publisher extends Marvel partnership to sequel of Robert Downey Jr.-led superhero film; multiplatform effort due 2010. Full Story

Get ready to break the law on the mean streets of Liberty City, solve puzzles to save the world, and reunite with some old animal friends with this week's Aussie game releases. Full Story

EA CEO proclaims long-term support for Pandemic's franchise, says original IPs won't be sequelized on annual basis. Full Story

It's raining games, as headliners join Midnight Club, PS3 trio of BioShock, Eternal Sonata, Rock Band 2, Spider-Man: Web of Shadows, Portal: Still Alive, and more. Full Story

EA, Activision, THQ, Ubisoft, Sony, and Microsoft partially recover from yesterday's fiscal boot party on Wall Street. Full Story

Rare's family-friendly Viva Pinata series returns this week down under. Full Story

Create and evolve with Spore this week. Full Story

We catch up with Pandemic director Cameron Brown to chat about blowing things up on next-gen hardware, how big the Mercs 2 world is, and upsetting an entire national government. Full Story

Square Enix's handheld RPG and Capcom's remake of its classic shooter top a light post-E3 release week, along with SIREN: Blood Curse and a trio of Wii VC games. Full Story

Rockstar's open-world gangster drama on the 360 fends off Mario Kart and newcomer Wii Fit to top software charts as industry hits $1.12 billion in total revenue for May; PS2 data discontinued. Full Story

Publisher taps Eurocom Studios and A2M for film-to-game tie-in of Universal Pictures' summer action flick on Wii, PS2, DS on July 22. Full Story

Nintendo puzzlers loom large as Spielberg-supervised Wii game arrives alongside Crosswords DS and Virtual Console Pokemon Puzzle League. Full Story

GTAIV launches down under. Full Story

Sony revs up a taste of new sim, Capcom's PS2 adventure finds new home, and PC gamers welcome Europa Universalis: Rome, Turok. Full Story

Oscar-nominated actors will lend voices to game tie-in for Marvel's superheroic blockbuster, launching for consoles, handhelds, PC on May 2. Full Story

Multiple online stores list EA-Pandemic shooter for release in the last week of August. Full Story

The Wii Zapper comes Down Under. Full Story

The week many Wii owners have been waiting for is finally here! Full Story

Two of the biggest games of the year come down under. Full Story

Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance, Viva Piñata PC, Koei's Bladestorm, Sam & Max: Season Two, and Super Mario Bros. 3 on the VC all part of November's opening fusillade. Full Story

The week's headliners joined by Namco Bandai's Ace Combat 6, Naruto on the Wii and DS, Eye of Judgment, and Zack & Wiki, among many others. Full Story

[UPDATE] Superdeveloper scooped up by megapublisher for a staggering sum, deal to close in January; deal covers 10 IPs, including Mass Effect, Mercenaries, and unnamed Wii and DS games. Full Story

Link's latest adventure makes its way down under. Full Story

Pandemic confirms World In Flames delay; studio wants to "be sure that game is 100 percent polished." Full Story

Hyrulian shooter to come packed in with Nintendo's upcoming Wii gun peripheral on November 19. Full Story

The second-half of 2007 game blitz kicks off this week, as Electronic Arts officially puts its annual footballer in the game. Full Story

Guitar Hero II and Spider-Man 3 spur nearly a half billion in sales for the publisher; PC Quake Wars reconfirmed for current quarter. Full Story

The megapublisher reveals E3 intentions; variety includes Sims Societies, EA Playground, The Orange Box, and Skate. Full Story

Japanese publisher unveils quintet of new titles, including 360 Universe at War and XBLA Happy Tree Friends. Full Story

More SpongeBob, more Avatar, and another Nicktoons crossover lead the way for publisher's slate of games based on kids' cable network. Full Story

Sega tasks the studio behind The Matrix games with the game adaptation of its first His Dark Materials game. Full Story

Poorly kept secret completely blown out of water as Pandemic confirms game is headed to three platforms other than the PS3. Full Story

Mortal Kombat publisher basks in success of family-friendly, multiplatform game; 1.8 million copies of movie-based game shipped worldwide. Full Story

WarioWare: Smooth Moves, Excite Truck, and Star Fox Command all coming to the continent and UK at the start of 2007. Full Story

Car combat and Big Boss join Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin and the PS3 Fight Night Round 3 on the week's release docket. Full Story

Megaretailer briefly offers "Nintendo Wii Customer Choice's Bundle" before running out of stock. Full Story

Nintendo announces 32 Wii games to be available by end of calendar year; Metal Slug, Super Swing Golf on, Blazing Angels off. Full Story

Big-time PSP fighter leads small-time lineup of games this week; arcade classic Galaga marks third Xbox Live Wednesdays download. Full Story

Pandemic makes call for tattoo designs; winner to have art featured on main character in Mercenaries 2 for PS3. Full Story

Besieged publisher's revenues down sharply, but it winds up in the positive, thanks in part to sale of Teen Titans. Full Story

Quartet of PSP games command midfielders, Field Commanders, homicidal monster hunters, suicidal critters; Jaws finally breaks surface. Full Story

Studio readying sequel to the popular free-roaming military action game; no specific platforms, publisher announced. Full Story

Streak of quarterly losses doesn't faze CEO; company is beefing up with star power for battle in next-gen, expects great things in 2007. Full Story

Flow: Urban Dance Uprising brings street cred to rhythm games with B-boy-influenced moves, hip-hop soundtrack. Full Story

Ubisoft to publish head-spinning rhythm dance game this holiday; soundtrack includes Kurtis Blow, Erik B. & Rakim. Full Story

That's So Raven 2: Supernatural Style and Kim Possible 3: Team Possible now available on Nintendo's handheld. Full Story

Game publisher signs deal with Warner Bros. to develop games based on the 2006 animated film from George Miller. Full Story

Kids lineup includes a new SpongeBob title, a third Tak game, and a game based on the upcoming Paramount Pictures film The Barnyard. Full Story

Lilo & Stitch 2, Lizzie McGuire 2, That's So Raven jump from your TV to the Game Boy Advance today. Full Story

10 "new-school" tracks added to the rappin' karaoke house party. Full Story

Internet crib of Eidos' hip-hop karaoke game is up and running. Full Story

Disney Interactive announces that Disney's Kim Possible 2: Drakken's Demise has shipped to stores across North America. 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

Trio of new games revealed by Sega, including Virtua Fighter Cyber Generation: Judgment Six No Yabou. Full Story

A member of Sega-AM2 comments on the current status of the upcoming Virtua Fighter GameCube game. Full Story