Civilization designer says he is uncomfortable with locking into design choices from the get-go, praises 2K Games for handling business end so he can focus on good game design. Full Story

Irrational Games cofounder getting to work on BioShock Infinite follow-up, is inspired by Mad Men and Ocean's 11, Full Metal Jacket directors. Full Story

Re-release of 2012 RPG sells 125,363 units on the week of April 22. Full Story

World War I-set mobile strategy game for iOS launching May 9 as free download. Full Story

Borderlands publisher won't have official presence at trade show in June; Take-Two Interactive will conduct business meetings only. Full Story

German developer Yager suggests next game won't be a shooter, says "maybe it's time to do something different." Full Story

Fire Emblem: Awakening launches in third place. Full Story

Irrational Games' shooter month's best-seller; overall industry sales slide 10 percent to $992.5 million. Full Story

Half-Life studio reportedly gave gamer full refund after he explained situation and demanded his money back. Full Story

Tomb Raider finishes second for the fourth week in a row. Full Story

Official game site features eight different box art covers together with printing instructions. Full Story

Tomb Raider clings on to second place in the UK charts. Full Story

BioShock Infinite enjoys the second biggest opening week of 2013 so far. Full Story

Explore an airborne metropolis in first-person shooter BioShock Infinite, available for Aussie gamers this week. For those who have a stealthier play style, Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time should satisfy. Full Story

Civilization studio shows teaser trailer for "big" project that won't be discussed for "a while." Full Story

Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford says he "always loves more power" for a new console, also excited by platforms he can't yet talk about. Full Story

BioShock Infinite creative director Ken Levine says the goal of both is to appeal to consumers and lead to a sale. Full Story

BioShock designer says the PC-like architecture for Sony's next-gen platform will "make life a lot better" for gamers. Full Story

Gearbox Software teams with the Academy of Art University for student-produced film due by the end of 2013. Full Story

More information on the new character and level cap increase to be given at PAX East. Full Story

Irrational Games boss Ken Levine says after Gore Verbinski left the project, he "didn't really see the match" with the new director. Full Story

Irrational Games developer so offended by scene in upcoming action game he wrote resignation letter (but did not quit); situation was a breakthrough for Ken Levine. Full Story

Irrational Games details three add-on packs for the upcoming first-person shooter; BioShock Infinite Season Pass available March 26 for $19.99. Full Story

Jon Shafer creates Conifer Games, seeking $40,000 through Kickstarter for historical turn-based strategy game. Full Story

Add-On Content Pack for Xbox 360 and PS3 includes Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty and Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage for $40. Full Story

Steam Apps Database listing points to possible expansion for Firaxis' PC strategy game titled "One World"; no other details given. Full Story

Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt now available for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC free with Season Pass, $10 otherwise. Full Story

$30 Xbox 360, PS3 bundle includes BioShock, BioShock 2, add-on content for both games, and "Museum of Orphaned Concepts." Full Story

Third wave of DLC for Gearbox's shooter landing January 15 for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC; adds new Aegrus zone, does not raise level cap. Full Story

Irrational Games creative director Ken Levine says endgame is "like nothing you've actually experienced in a video game before." Full Story

Irrational Games creative director Ken Levine says new shooter not planned for Nintendo's HD system; "nothing is brewing" at all for console. Full Story

Irrational Games' creative director Ken Levine says PS Vita version of franchise is "in the hands of business people right now." Full Story

Irrational Games' action shooter pushed back a month to March 26 for extra polish. Full Story

Blizzard's RPG tops Aussie sales chart in period January-September 2012; Modern Warfare 3, Skylanders round out the top three. Full Story

Developer Ken Levine reveals that, unlike Bioshock 2, the latest in the Bioshock series will not boast multiplayer features. Full Story

Publisher's 2K label relocating its Northridge, California testing facility to Las Vegas through partnerships with the city. Full Story

Gearbox's new shooter helps Take-Two post $10.2 million profit on $273 million in revenue for latest financial period; digital sales up 108 percent. Full Story

Rumored iOS game landing October 31 for $5 on iPhone, $7 for iPad; features isometric gameplay and series-first cover system. Full Story

PlayStation 3 Trophies reveal "Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage" expansion; no comment from Gearbox. Full Story

Reports and LinkedIn pages suggest that combat design director Clint Bundrick and artificial intelligence lead Don Norbury are the latest developers to depart Irrational Games. Full Story

EA Sports' pro football sim is month's best-seller, followed by Borderlands 2 rising 234 percent over original; total software sales down 14 percent year-over-year; Xbox 360 sells 270k holding 49 percent of current-gen market. Full Story

Content featuring fifth playable class available now for $9.99 or 800 Microsoft Points. Full Story

Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford confirms studio not yet working on sequel to last month's stylized shooter, but expects that to change in the future. Full Story

Will you shoot and loot your way through the wasteland, kick around a ball, or get creating this week? Full Story

Gearbox confirms four planned add-ons for new shooter will be bundled and available at discount; more information to be shared at later date. Full Story

Gearbox releases browser-based, overhead arcade-style shooter "The Border Lands" for PC. Full Story

[UPDATE]: Rumored feature cuts join staff departures among troubles for Irrational Games' follow-up to 2007 shooter; Epic Games' Rod Fergusson joins Infinite team. Full Story

2K Czech gangster sequel reportedly originally intended to be next-gen launch title, but that has become "unlikely" due to need for additional staff. Full Story

Publisher posts loss for first quarter on lower-than-expected sales of Spec Ops: The Line, Max Payne 3; catalog sales grew 50%, digital sector up 33% year-on-year; GTA V making "substantial progress." Full Story

Development finished on September-dated shooter 60 days before launch, now headed to certification; Gearbox shifting focus to add-on Mechromancer character class. Full Story

No movement in the top three last week as Lego Batman 2 sees its fourth week in first; new release Inversion misses out on a chart position. Full Story

CEO Randy Pitchford excited about potential for cross-platform play in new shooter, willing to allow outside studio to build portable version. Full Story

Lego Batman 2 claims the top spot while new release Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor fails to chart. Full Story

Borderlands 2 publisher says it has yet to announce plans on moving mature titles onto Nintendo platform; sees "great opportunity" in next-gen consoles. Full Story

Firaxis' new action-strategy game hitting US this October, with international release slated for October 12; preorder bonuses, special edition revealed. Full Story

Upcoming first-person shooter pushed to February 26 to give Irrational Games time to make the title "even more extraordinary"; game won't be at E3, GamesCom. Full Story

Ultimate Loot Chest and $100 Deluxe Vault Hunters editions dropping this September; first DLC adds "mechromancer" class, free for preorders. Full Story

Juan Carlos Fresnadillo drops out of captain's chair for forthcoming motion picture based on 2K's popular shooter series. Full Story

Irrational Games' much-anticipated first-person shooter gets a launch date for later this year. Full Story

2K Games details preorder bonuses for Gearbox's latest postapocalyptic shooter/RPG hybrid; new trailer inside. Full Story

Bethesda bundling its 2006 and 2008 role-playing game hits on Xbox 360 and PC in North America for $30 and $20, respectively; PS3 version blocked. Full Story

Take-Two and 38 Studios head to market alongside Capcom's 3DS Resident Evil: Revelations and online shooter Gotham City Impostors. Full Story

BioShock 2, XCOM studio incubating new title, according to listing on employee's 2011-dated resume. Full Story

Gearbox is looking for a live-action version of the Borderlands character to cast in the upcoming sequel. Full Story

Irrational Games cofounder says the company has no "burning desire" to make a movie for the sake of making a movie. Full Story

Irrational Games' Ken Levine says Sony portable installment will be different from Infinite, previous two games, "have its own voice." Full Story

Footy sims joined on new release shelves by Child of Eden on PS3, X-Men Destiny, and ICO & Shadow of the Colossus HD collection. Full Story

PS3 compilation of Kratos' PSP exploits joined in stores by NHL 12 and Twisted Pixel's Gunstringer; downloadable debuts topped by free Red Dead Redemption add-on. Full Story

PAX Prime 2011: Pitchford promises return to realistic Brothers in Arms, more Duke Nukem; Aliens Infestation due Oct. 11; Borderlands B Test hits Sept. 9. Full Story

Janco Partners' Mike Hickey believes Irrational Games' upcoming shooter has potential to move nearly 5 million copies. Full Story

2K Games and Gearbox acknowledge postapocalyptic shooter sequel in development, planned for release in fiscal year beginning April 2012. Full Story

Four ex-Mafia and Operation Flashpoint developers head up new Prague-based shop, working on unannounced role-playing game. Full Story

Comic-Con 2011: Film based on the game series, comic book on the way; Top Cow, Digital Extremes talk violent franchise. 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

Wedbush's Michael Pachter lowers revenue expectations for publisher, cuts sales expectations in half for Gearbox and 3D Realms' long-awaited first-person shooter. Full Story

Sci-fi action shooter heading to Apple computers later this summer via Windows-to-Mac port shop Aspyr Media. Full Story

Duke Nukem Forever's critical lashing won't stop IP holder Gearbox from continuing to develop the crass shooter series, says Take-Two CEO. Full Story

Rockstar and Team Bondi's crime drama sells less than a million across 360, PS3 as Take-Two shares slip 8 percent in past five days. Full Story

Irrational Games boss Ken Levine says Massachusetts shop incorporating Sony's motion control into upcoming game, crafting title set in BioShock universe for Sony's new portable. Full Story

The Duke is back after a 13-year hiatus to slay aliens, ogle women, and save the world in his signature kickass style. Full Story

E3 2011: 2K Games reveals that the first-person action reinvention of classic sci-fi series will arrive in early 2012; new trailer inside. Full Story

New release slate led by Bethesda's fantasy action game, Escalation add-on for latest Call of Duty game for PC crowd; Sims 3: Generations and BioShock 2 Minerva's Den PC content also out. Full Story

Publisher rides 8.5 million-unit selling Red Dead Redemption to $48 million profit on revenue up 49% to $1.14 billion; Spec Ops pushed to mid-2012. Full Story

Bethesda rereleasing popular RPG this summer for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC according to Overstock.com; GOTY Edition, Collector's Edition content, and $10 off Skyrim included. Full Story

Sid Meier tells CNN that Civilization World's debut is just weeks away, offers details about gameplay mechanics, design. Full Story

2K's Nickelodeon / Major League Baseball crossover title for Xbox 360, Wii, and DS due out this summer; High Voltage Software crafting console entries, Black Lantern working on portable version. Full Story

News outlet says Gearbox Software's M-rated action game "takes sexism to a new level"; Women's Media Center VP calls game's depiction of women "extremely harmful." 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

New release slate led by THQ's war-at-home shooter, Sega's period strategy game, Japanese mob title, and the Defiant Map Pack for Bungie's shooter; Top Spin 4, MotoGP 10/11, Gods Eater Burst, and Okamiden also out. Full Story

PAX East 2011: BioShock Infinite developers go into detail on crafting the city of Columbia to be a major character. Full Story

Faith No More singer reprising role in upcoming shooter as voice of Jackie's inner demon; title due out on Xbox 360, PS3, and PC this fall. Full Story

American composer Christopher Tin takes home Grammy Award for Civilization IV opening song Baba Yetu; marks the first time a video game composition has won in the awards' history. Full Story

Review aggregator finds Red Dead Redemption, Super Mario Galaxy 2 makers top major labels in gaming for last year; Capcom, Microsoft, EA, Activision also in 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

Long, long-in-the-making action game finally gets a release date for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC; worldwide release coming May 6; new trailer inside. Full Story

2K Games updates status for belated PC launches of latest downloadable content; Minerva's Den not expected before March. Full Story

Principal programmer, designer Jon Shafer parts ways with Take-Two subsidiary after Mac edition hits store shelves. Full Story

Following rumors, Bethesda reveals the next installment in its award-winning fantasy role-playing game series will arrive late next year; first trailer inside. Full Story

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. Full Story

Ben Feder exits for extended family vacation; Strauss Zelnick stepping in, Karl Slatoff named COO. Full Story

Busy week at retail sees bountiful array of heavy hitters including The Sims 3 for consoles, WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011, The Fight: Lights Out, Shaun White Skateboarding, and Tony Hawk: Shred. Full Story

Aspyr Media porting latest installment in Firaxis' sprawling strategy series to Apple's OS later this year. Full Story

Wedbush's Michael Pachter projects $665 million in sales, boost from Bungie shooter tempered by $100 million slide in rhythm genre. Full Story

Gearbox CEO estimates George Broussard sunk tens of millions into once-vaporware shooter prior to studio's closure. Full Story

Film director confirms first interactive effort won't arrive for three years in a "best case scenario"; cites famed horror writer H.P. Lovecraft as influence on rumored action-RPG. Full Story

Sid Meier's latest PC strategy sim headlines a relatively light week, as Final Fantasy XIV Online early access opens and F1 2010 peels out. Full Story

Wedbush's Michael Pachter stunned by 14 percent dip in software revenue; Pacific Crest's Evan Wilson calls September the best chance for industry growth through Q1 2011. Full Story

Bethesda locks down subtitle of Elder Scrolls IV for "motion picture theatrical films in the field of fantasy games." Full Story

Analysts disagree on depth of dip; Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter expects single-digit declines in US retail software sales as Pacific Crest's Evan Wilson projects 18% drop. Full Story

Tennis series resurrected at 2K Czech after original studio's 2008 liquidation; due out next year on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii; Move, Kinect support hinted at. Full Story

PAX 2010: Gearbox president Randy Pitchford confirms that his studio has taken over the long, long, long-awaited shooter, which will be playable on the PAX Prime floor. Full Story

Apple claims iPod Touch is "number one gaming platform in world"; online multiplayer gaming service goes live next week with leaderboards, matchmaking, and achievements. Full Story

2K Games' period mobster game hits retail this week alongside 2K Sports' Wii-exclusive hockey sim; Elemental: War of Magic, Shank, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World also due out. Full Story

UNICO National calls for release of mobster simulator to be halted, calling it "a pile of racist nonsense"; Take-Two chairman calls game "socially responsible." Full Story

QuakeCon 2010: Sound designers from three different studios discuss the specifics, and the philosophy, behind audio design for games. Full Story

QuakeCon 2010: Infinity Ward vets join Bethesda and id Software devs to trade stories from days creating The Elder Scrolls, Rage, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Full Story

ZeniMax Media acquires Arx Fatalis creator and BioShock 2 contributor, tasked with new unannounced project. Full Story

Irrational Games launches teaser site for its upcoming title, code-named "Project Icarus," will reveal original IP tomorrow at 11:45 a.m. PDT. Full Story

Postapocalyptic combat racer takes home three awards, but Nintendo's new handheld walks off with Best of Show. Full Story

E3 2010: Sony's press briefing reveals $100 motion controller starter pack; controller $50 solo, navigation controller $30; $400 PS3 bundle also planned; Portal 2 on PS3 in 2011; Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, MOH, more get exclusive PS3 content; full video inside. Full Story

Next game in Firaxis' turn-based strategy franchise debuts on PC in North America September 21, around the world three days later. Full Story

Take-Two exceeds second-quarter guidance as revenues grow 54% to $268 million, profit nearly $17 million; fiscal-year guidance raised; Max Payne 3 delayed. Full Story

2K Games partners with Valve to offer community tools, achievements, more to Firaxis' latest strategy title; special-edition orders include Babylon society. Full Story

Ratings board slaps E10+ rating on an apparent port of the 2004 reboot of classic free-roaming buccaneer sim. Full Story

First-person shooter "re-imagining" of classic sci-fi series confirmed; BioShock 2 dev house 2K Marin at the helm. Full Story

MI6 2010: Two of 2K's top salesmen talk about the mixed blessing of promoting a sequel to a blockbuster original with a rabid fan base. Full Story

2K Czech's organized crime action game will see players go from rags to ill-gotten riches on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. Full Story

GDC 2010: Ubisoft Montreal's Richard Rouse III explains how reminiscence, amplification through abstraction, transformation, loss, and nostalgia can make games emotionally poignant. Full Story

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. 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

Ex-baseballer Curt Schilling's studio inks deal to publish PC, 360, and PS3 single-player RPG penned by author R.A. Salvatore; Oblivion, Morrowind vet lead designer; Spawn's Todd McFarlane art directing. Full Story

2K Czech's mafioso actioner now due during August-October; Rockstar's open-world Western stabled until May 18. Full Story

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. Full Story

EA's infernal new action adventure takes on 2K's anticipated dystopian shooter follow-up, while Square Enix brings Star Ocean: The Last Hope to the PS3. Full Story

Publisher accedes to activist investor's call to replace CEO Ben Feder, two others on company's governing body. Full Story

Q&A: Creative chief Ken Levine says renamed studio's new project will be outed sometime after GDC, handling multiple projects is a goal. Full Story

[UPDATE] Take-Two reverts BioShock studio 2K Boston back to its original name; new community-oriented Web site launches. Full Story

Publisher suffers from GTAIV-less 12-month period as sales slip to $968 million, Q4 gap wider than expected; Spec Ops due before November 2011. Full Story

[UPDATE] 2K reveals rumored third-person reboot of tactical military shooter set in Dubai; F.E.A.R. alumni at German studio Yager developing; new trailer inside. Full Story

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. 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

Pacific Crest Securities predicts slow US start for Activision rhythm game in a month with sales down 20 percent; Borderlands pegged at 375,000. 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

Variety reports 2005 turn-based strategy game about a new American Civil War to be turned into a movie by Babylon 5 creator and Jerry Bruckheimer. Full Story

Sid Meier announces that his time-consuming strategy sim will soon conquer the time-consuming social network with a new multiplayer app. Full Story

2K invites you to enter the Borderlands. Full Story

New EA studio making flash-based spin-off to upcoming role-player; BioWare devs express desire to revisit 2005's Asian mythology game. Full Story

Randy Pitchford says Steam creates "conflict of interest" and exploits smaller developers due to lack of competition. Full Story

Gearbox Software's role-playing shooter sees slight desktop-edition delay, 360, PS3 versions still on for October 20. Full Story

Steve Jobs returns as consumer electronics giant says its multimedia devices offer gaming experiences superior to Sony and Nintendo's dedicated devices; Madden NFL hits App Store today. Full Story

Michael Pachter predicts GTAIV expansion will sell well, next GTA will arrive by the 2010 holidays, and next 18 months will see release of Agent and Ken Levine's mystery shooter. Full Story

EEDAR's Jesse Divnich touts maturation of publisher, saying 2K Games plays unheralded Scottie Pippen to Rockstar's Michael Jordan. 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

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

Q&A: Randy Pitchford gives the behind-the-scenes story on the adaptation of Michael Mann's 1995 crime movie, explains why Al Pacino was almost on board, three top publishers were interested--and why the IP is now up for grabs. Full Story

Top Cow reveals during Comic-Con panel that demonic comic will see a second game; Starbreeze reportedly not involved. Full Story

2K Games confirms hard launch date for Gearbox's cel-shaded "role-playing shooter" in North America; game will ship in UK, EU, and AU on October 23; new trailer inside. Full Story

Court filings reveal Brothers in Arms studio had been tapped for now-shelved Duke Nukem project. Full Story

2K Games taps Arx Fatalis creator Arkane Studios to lend "design, animation, and art" expertise to story-driven FPS. Full Story

2K Sports' baseball slugger and Telltale's cartoon pirate adventure episode set sail while BioShock/Oblivion bundle and ARMA II report for duty. Full Story

Quake, Doom, Fallout, Oblivion come under one roof as ZeniMax Media purchases developer of Rage; [UPDATE] co-founder John Romero voices disapproval. Full Story

Legal documents from countersuit contend publisher had commissioned "well-known" third-party developer to make a new title called "Duke Begins"; project allegedly stopped this past April. Full Story

E3 2009 Q&A: Discussing E3 and the current console cycle, president Ben Feder declares the just-announced PS3 exclusive has the Houser Bros. and Rockstar North's "A team working on an AAA title." Full Story

E3 2009: Over 30 games available at launch, including Mass Effect and Assassin's Creed; games re-downloadable for free on any machine, Halo, Fable, and Gears of War avatar costumes coming. Full Story

2K Marin-developed sequel to critical and commercial undersea action RPG will surface this fall; EU/UK release planned for October 30. Full Story

Texas studio issues statement confirming elimination of game's team, but asserting its existence continues despite having had to shoulder massive development costs solo. Full Story

Clip shows profanity-spouting hero battling giant aliens, wooing strippers; 3D Realms posts official "goodbye" message thanking supporters. Full Story

2K Games tasks studio behind PS3 port of original underwater shooter with group-oriented prequel mode set during "the fall of Rapture." Full Story

Worries over a $160 million budget has caused Universal to order work halted on big-screen version of 2K's undersea classic, reports Variety. Full Story

Sega and Creative Assembly's historical RTS action title retains pole position in the NPD Group's weekly sales recap. Full Story

Rise of Nations, Frontline studio reps tell developers how to make their games more Hollywood-like without using cutscenes. Full Story

2K Boston frontman Ken Levine talks about how BioShock 2 ended up at 2K Marin, his upcoming mystery project, and how his studio literally went underwater. Full Story

"Unusual" costs offset Grand Theft Auto publisher's increased sales during November-January quarter; Beaterator, Borderlands, Mafia 2, BioShock 2, Red Dead Redemption, and next GTAIV expansion all due pre-Halloween. Full Story

Add-on pack for Take-Two's acclaimed dystopian shooter leads weekly releases for Sony's online store; Street Fighter II Turbo HD coming Tuesday for $15. 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

Sony's weekly Thursday update brings new samplers as well as add-on content for NBA Live 09, Blood Sugar Sex Magik Rock Band album, PixelJunk Eden soundtrack, more. Full Story

Relive history's largest airborne assault thanks to Ubisoft. Full Story

Blockbuster helps Take-Two rake in $51.8 million in net income on $433.8 million in quarterly revenue; no 360 GTA DLC before November. Full Story

EA's collegiate pigskin sim scores top honors as 41 percent spike in total software sales push US industry to $1.2 billion in revenue for the month. Full Story

The man behind BioShock opens up on the game's influences, his hiring policy, and the upcoming movie. Full Story

Sid Meier's strategy series returns to consoles as Epic's shooter storms another platform; Beijing 2008, Devil May Cry 4 PC, and Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon also arrive. Full Story

[UPDATE] Sony says it is "working diligently to isolate the problem," shoots down reports claiming all past games will get awards; Burnout Paradise first to give trophies retroactively, Uncharted next for prize patch. Full Story

Studio accused of stealing from other games apologizes, says it was unaware that outsourced talent was submitting copied content. Full Story

Following rumors, Sony Computer Entertainment America officially comes clean, promising introduction of both features "soon." Full Story

Firaxis' oft-honored game designer discusses the surprise revival of his New World conquest sim, Civilization: Revolution going gold, and PS3 keyboard support. Full Story

Limbo of the Lost allegedly borrows environments from Bethesda's latest Elder Scrolls game; publisher caught unawares, developer unreachable. Full Story

Sid Meier bringing back his celebrated New World conquest sim as stand-alone Civilization IV spin-off, due this fall. 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

Take-Two's acclaimed first-person shooter making waves on Sony's platform later this year with "new features and content." Full Story

Fallout publisher enters into long-term development deal with creator of Enemy Territory: Quake Wars. 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

2K Czech's open-world gangster drama confirmed for Microsoft platforms and Sony's console. Full Story

Studio president Randy Pitchford insists the company won't turn Brothers-in-Arms into a commercial battlefield. Full Story

[UPDATE] The gloves are off and the megapublisher is taking its $26-a-share offer directly to the shareholders; GTAIV publisher tells shareholders to stand fast as it reconsiders offer. Full Story

Publisher reports sinking sales and mounting losses, talks BioShock 2, big delays, PS3-360 differences, and DLC release windows for GTAIV; All-Pro Football benched. 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

Affable industry legend speaks about his beginnings, casual games, Civilization, collaboration, and the current state of independent development. Full Story

2K Boston creative director explains how his team got gamers to care about why they were shooting stuff in last year's hit undersea action game. Full Story

Microsoft's Chris Early promises tomorrow's keynote will contain "an announcement" about casual games and "asynchronous play" between Microsoft mobile platforms and Xbox 360 and PC games. Full Story

Activision's military shooter takes top prize, but 2K Games' undersea actioner, Valve's compilation, and MTV/Harmonix's rhythm game also get their props. Full Story

The legendary book of records' compilation of game factoids is due out next month; GameSpot samples some of its interesting informational tidbits. Full Story

2K Boston/Australia's dystopian shooter grapples with Valve's puzzle-game pack-in with five nominations apiece for 8th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards; red carpet unfurls February 20. Full Story

Industry watchers project last month's US retail sales tally was up between 20-28 percent over previous year's record December total; Guitar Hero pegged as accounting for 9.5 percent of annual sales. Full Story

Pacific Crest's Evan Wilson believes BioShock bolstering publisher until GTAIV arrival, while Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter is skeptical of Rockstar's expectations. 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

2K's dystopian actioner takes top prize at SpikeTV's annual event; Call of Duty 4, Super Mario Galaxy, Rock Band also honored. Full Story

PC and Xbox 360 patch/update adds new power-ups and a new widescreen mode to 2K Boston's underwater shooter. Full Story

Grand Theft Auto publisher grabs loan to support work during the holiday season and beyond in its UK and US operations. Full Story

US government sees nothing amiss with Electronic Arts' $860 million purchase of Canadian/Californian megadeveloper. Full Story

ZeniMax Media gets massive funding package to help develop massively multiplayer titles and other game development; PS3 Shivering Isles coming to Sony's console solo. Full Story

[UPDATE] Microsoft's shooter moves 3.3 million copies in the US in 12 days, propels Xbox 360 hardware sales to first place; Nintendo touts its own record-setting Wii sales. 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

2K Boston creative director Ken Levine explains the meaning behind the madness of Rapture in a spoiler-ridden interview about his underwater first-person shooter. Full Story

Silicon Valley chipmaker scoops up Irish developer of ubiquitous physics engine for a reportedly princely sum. Full Story

BioShock maintains number one spot; The Sims 2: Bon Voyage sneaks up. Full Story

Take-Two execs toast PC/360 action-adventure's success, say IP now a "very important franchise" for the publisher. Full Story

Ninja Theory's slick beat-'em-up charges the PS3, as 2K and EA's annual hockey franchises face off and Black Box shows off its new board on the 360; Elder Scrolls IV - GOTY Edition, DiRT, Jam Sessions, Drawn to Life, .hack, Guilty Gear XX, Kengo, and more round out week. Full Story

Mad Catz buys up the peripherals maker, promises no redundancies for US or UK staff. Full Story

Ubisoft releases four ad-supported older games, while EA gives away the original Command & Conquer. Full Story

2K Boston's shooter gets opitimized for older video cards, while a new NWN2 single-player module and a patch for Guns of August also appear on GameSpot. Full Story

BioShock blasts into the top of the charts, and Atari and Mercury decide to play together. Full Story

Analyst raises estimates slightly on strength of BioShock, release of Manhunt 2, but says investor confidence is misplaced. Full Story

Awards from the Leipzig Games Convention set Crysis, BioShock, PES 2008, Mario & Sonic on top of their respective platforms. Full Story

2K servers go down, preventing PC players from completing installation process for single-player, offline game. Full Story

Gushing reviews for 2K Boston's submersed shooter float stock price, analyst questions whether flood of hype will precipitate sales. Full Story

Sample of 2K's critically lauded shooter now online; EA's shooter and NCsoft's MMORPG get collector's editions, and Eidos' forthcoming shooter is renamed. Full Story

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Take-Two arm will publish forthcoming postapocalyptic action-RPG from Gearbox; game will arrive next holiday season; first screens inside. Full Story

The two companies announce a partnership to bring a new, top-secret IP to the world. Full Story

Sampler for 2K Boston's open-ended first-person shooter arrives on the 360; PC demo following later this month. Full Story

GameSpot premiers Loki demo, joined by an early look at The Settlers VI, BioShock podcast, and Lineage II - Interlude trial. Full Story

Irrational's Ken Levine tells Newsweek that the long-awaited PC and Xbox 360 shooter is factory-bound. Full Story

Harmonix's rhythm game named best E3 game by game-journalist jury; Mass Effect, LittleBigPlanet also honored. Full Story

New demo for Civilization expansion debuts, World of Warcraft user interface mods updated, and more Metal Gear wallpaper packs appear. Full Story

Harmonix and RedOctane's final duet rocks out this week with the latest expansion from Sid Meier's classic strategy game and fistful of portables. Full Story

After comments by Aaron Greenberg and Larry Hryb about the event getting cancelled this year, Microsoft goes on the record to confirm. Full Story

It's a football free-for-all as Visual Concepts returns to the gridiron alongside EA's collegiate huddle, Paper Mario, Bomberman, and more. Full Story

Microsoft's Bringing It Home campaign concludes on day three of trade show; GHII tracks, game demos highlight week's offerings. Full Story

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

Gold Edition of Sid Meier's popular turn-based strategy game to include original, Warlords expansion, extras. Full Story

New single-player demo for GRAW2 joined by Overlord patch, more BioShock podcasts, and Ninja Gaiden Sigma wallpapers. Full Story

Xbox 360 maker "Bringing It Home" once again with new demos, trailers, themes, video of press conference after the fact. Full Story

Delve into The Darkness with these wallpapers, screensavers, and icons, and test the next generation of warfare's upcoming update. Full Story

Darkness descends on Australia this week; DiRT racing to 360 and PC. Full Story

Take-Two shuttering its subsidiary's Manhattan operation, reportedly moving most staffers out West. Full Story

Forza races onto Australian shelves, Shadowrun a close second. Full Story

King of Fighters gets the big-screen treatment, Turbo Squid's new user-made-content site launches, American McGee's Grimm gets GameTapped, and Peter Jackson might still produce the Halo movie. Full Story

Latest patch for Bethesda's open-ended RPG joined by demo for The Hell in Vietnam and community-produced maps. Full Story

Limited Edition of Irrational's PC, 360 game to feature Big Daddy figurine, "Making of" DVD, and soundtrack for $10 more. Full Story