Don McLean's classic track to see out Rock Band's long-running DLC. Full Story

[UPDATE] In-app message that declared portable music game would go offline at end of the month sent in error, publisher Electronic Arts says. Full Story

HD update of 1991 beat-'em-up confirmed for release on PlayStation Network on February 7 for paying subscribers only; four-player online co-op included. Full Story

Publisher enters into nonexclusive deal with peripheral producer for PC and console items based on Maxis' popular franchise; The Sims Medieval due out March 22. Full Story

Harmonix bought up by private holding company; says "unannounced projects" are on the way. Full Story

EA Mobile developing block-dropping puzzle game for Sony's console for first time as a downloadable game with cooperative and competitive multiplayer, 1080p graphics, 5.1 surround sound. Full Story

Media multinational reports worldwide ancillary revenues declined 7 percent due to slowing sales of rhythm game series; Tragic Kingdom to be available next week as DLC. Full Story

Electronic Arts celebrates aluminum anniversary of virtual life game by touting sales figures; franchise revenues total $2.5 billion. Full Story

[UPDATE 3] Slow holiday sales force publisher to reduce earnings forecast; BioWare confirms sci-fi MMORPG won't arrive until early next year; Sims' return to consoles and "innovative new take on Madden" due out this year. Full Story

MTV Games confirms elimination of 39 positions as Rock Band development studio restructures QA department; no games canceled or delayed as a result. Full Story

17 percent reduction of publisher's payroll, $300 million social-game developer buyout met with approval, surprise, confusion. Full Story

[UPDATE 3] Publisher slashes staff by 17 percent to save $100 million annually, to focus on higher-margin titles; reductions at Skate, Madden, and Dante's Inferno devs; over one-third Mythic reportedly pink-slipped. Full Story

MTV Games' rhythm franchise expands onto Apple's portable platform with 20 songs, local multiplayer, and downloadable tracks. Full Story

Ice Age studio, director turning EA and Maxis evolution-civilization-space exploration sim into computer-animated movie. Full Story

[UPDATE] Microsoft releases Pinnacle Station, a 13-mission, two-to-three-hour add-on to the popular Xbox 360 role-playing game; Mass Effect outfits hit Marketplace en masse. Full Story

BioWare senior writer Mac Walters working with Dark Horse Comics on sequential art edition of sci-fi RPG; story fills in gap between original and upcoming sequel. Full Story

The celebrated designer explains the origins of his new studio's name, why he left EA, and what he thinks about Spore. Full Story

Orlando Sentinel reports not even cash-cow farm EA Tiburon has escaped the megapublisher's payroll reductions; football franchises and Tiger Woods PGA to remain at studio. Full Story

EA Maxis founder says upcoming evolution simulation may surface in other mediums to attract wider audiences. Full Story

Publisher slots in more than 30 titles from its holiday 2008 slate for next week's expo; highlights include Dead Space, Mirror's Edge, Spore, Warhammer Online, Rock Band 2, Left 4 Dead. Full Story

EA Games president reveals "extension" of driving and skateboarding series in next fiscal year, commits long-term to Mass Effect and says next Need for Speed will return to series' roots. Full Story

The high-profile developer, currently working on Spore, tells the audience at BAFTA headquarters about his favourite platform, why games are shifting into multiple genres, and that encountering opposition with a new medium is to be expected. Full Story

Iconic game designer tells BBC Radio that the oft-delayed game still requires months of tweaking before its release in Q2 2008. Full Story

EA Mobile exec confirms Will Wright's upcoming sim game headed for handsets; Battlefield and Medal of Honor on the way as well. Full Story