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Report: Free Radical on the auction block

7 January 2009 |Resolve Partners said to have received "very strong" interest from a number of parties to purchase bankrupt TimeSplitters, Haze studio.

North American PS3 sales rise 40% in ‘08

7 January 2009 |Sony reports sales of its console increased 130 percent during 10-week holiday window in the US and Canada; NPD figures point to just less than 3.6 million-unit domestic haul.

EA expands Hasbro lineup

7 January 2009 |Scrabble slated to sleuth on DS, PSP in March; Family Game Night community channel for XBLA to include competitive crossworder, Connect Four, Boggle, Yahtzee, others this spring.

28 million Xbox 360s sold

7 January 2009 |Microsoft announces another sales milestone for cheapest current generation console; Xbox Live membership now tops 17 million, XBLM revenue $1 billion.

Silent Hill: Homecoming unbanned in Australia

7 January 2009 |Australian Classification Board revises refused classification status; Konami’s survival horror game green-lit for sale.

Kirby returns to Wii VC

6 January 2009 |SNES platformer Dream Land 3 arrives on Virtual Console alongside WiiWare Sandy Beach; Interpol tails XBLA.

Xbox 360 sales top 8 million in Europe

6 January 2009 |Publisher touts console's "biggest sales period ever" for EMEA region during holiday 2008, doubling up on last year's performance.

2K knocks $10 off Civ, NBA, NHL, BioShock

6 January 2009 |Take-Two label issues limited-time online coupon for Sid Meier titles, sports games, and PS3 edition of Award-winning undersea adventure.

Halo 3 tops XBL activity in 2008

6 January 2009 |Microsoft dubs Bungie's sci-fi FPS as most-played online Xbox 360 game; Castle Crashers crowned Arcade champ.

Rock Band inducts Roy Orbison

6 January 2009 |Vintage rocker gets six-song downloadable track pack featuring "Oh, Pretty Woman," "You Got It."

SPRay Review

7 January 2009 |SPRay (Wii)Caution: wet game.

Midway Lives to Fight Another Day

7 January 2009 |But for how much longer?

Free Radical IPs May Split Up

7 January 2009 |Administrator willing to sell developer's intellectual properties individually.

50 Cent: Blood on the Sand Pics

7 January 2009 |50 Cent: Blood on the Sand (PS3)Check out the new cover system.

Subway Restaurants Will Have Kids Dancing At Their Tables With DanceDanceRevolution Premiums

7 January 2009 |Subway restaurants will offer DanceDanceRevolution premiums with each purchase of a Fresh Fit For Kids meal.

Littlest Pet Shop Spring Screens

7 January 2009 |Littlest Pet Shop Spring (DS)Play with your pets in the glorious springtime.

Scrabble Screens

7 January 2009 |Scrabble (DS)The great boardgame comes to the handheld of your choice.

Devil May Cry 4 - Secret Mission 07 Video

7 January 2009 |Devil May Cry 4 (PC)

Scrabble Screens

7 January 2009 |Scrabble (PSP)The great boardgame comes to the handheld of your choice.

Tribes 2 Lives On

7 January 2009 |Starsiege: Tribes 2 (PC)TribesNext revitalizes the online shooter.

Top 5 Most Irritating RPG Protagonists

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First Details on Ubisoft’s I Am Alive Unearthed

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Hasbro Developing Several Board Games, XBLA Channel

7 January 2009 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> Hasbro announced today that it is working with Electronic Arts to develop several new board games for ...

Wii Sports Now Bestselling Game Of All Time

7 January 2009 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> Well that sure didn't take long. A little over two years since its release with the Nintendo Wii, Wii ...

ReSolve Willing To Split Free Radical’s Assets

7 January 2009 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> Times have been tough for Free Radical, with their finances in dire straits and thus far no takers in ...

Japanese Limited Edition Yakuza 3, Star Ocean: The Last Hope Consoles Revealed

7 January 2009 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> Continuing the recent Japanese trend of releasing a special edition console for every single game of ...

PETA Gives Fable 2 An Award

7 January 2009 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> We know that PETA isn't such a big fan of Cooking Mama, but what about games they do like? Well, they ...

Gears of War 2 Patch Likely Coming This Month

7 January 2009 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> Epic Games' vice president Mark Rein has made a forum post regarding the upcoming patch for Gears ...

Early Killzone 2 Demo Exclusive for GameStop Preorders

7 January 2009 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> Killzone 2 has gotten a fair amount of positive press, but you probably want to take it for a spin ...

PopCap Cofounder Says Casual Gamers Repelled by Hex Grids

7 January 2009 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> For all of those who think that casual gamers are the bane of the hobby, you now have an ultimate ...

Midway Gets Month Extension on $75 Million Worth of Debt

7 January 2009 |Midway isn't finished yet, but they need some serious help if they are going to survive the entirety of 2009.

EVE Online Achieves New Concurrent User Record

6 January 2009 |Iceland-based CCP has seen its virtual universe reach a new concurrent users milestone. Over 45,000 players were online at the same time.

Molyneux Anticipates ‘Price Pressure’ for Games

6 January 2009 |Among other things, the Fable II lead designer wonders if new titles should release at Christmas and whether 2009 will have any good games at all.

Kojima: ‘2009 Will be a Year of Change’

6 January 2009 |While Metal Gear Solid 4 was no doubt a success, Kojima isn't resting on his laurels and he wants Kojima Productions to compete on a broad scale.

Halo 3 is Xbox Live’s Most Played in 2008

6 January 2009 |Master Chief reigned supreme last year, topping Gears 2 and others as the most played on Xbox Live. Also, Castle Crashers was revealed to be the best selling XBLA title of 2008.

MLB 09 The Show On Deck for Spring

24 December 2008 |Just a couple months until pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training, and shortly thereafter Sony will release the next edition of its MLB baseball franchise.

Rock Band Getting Roy Orbison Tracks

24 December 2008 |Here's hoping the songs from the early rock legend include Only the Lonely, Pretty Woman, and You Got It.

Online Gaming Study Challenges Gaming Gender Stereotypes

24 December 2008 |While the methods of this study are questionable, one thing is certain: MMORPGs are no longer overwhelming populated by men.

World of Warcraft Exceeds 11.5 Million Subscribers

24 December 2008 |The world's largest subscription based MMO just keeps on getting bigger. The Wrath of the Lich King has also sold over 4 million copies in its first month.

Crackdown 2 Discussions Ongoing Between Realtime Worlds and Microsoft

23 December 2008 |Realtime head Colin MacDonald gets a bit prickly at the thought of a Dundee startup getting to work on the sequel to the IP they created.

Double Fusion’s Friedman To Head Worldwide In-Game Ad Sales

7 January 2009 |In-game ad company Double Fusion has promoted Jana Friedman to senior vice president of worldwide ad sales, replacing Julie Shumaker. Friedman was formerly sales VP for the company's Casual Games Group, and the company says her ...

Star Ocean, RE5 Xbox 360 Bundles Announced For Japan

7 January 2009 |Microsoft announced two limited edition hardware bundles for the Xbox 360 coming to Japan -- an Arcade system packed with Square Enix RPG Star Ocean: The Last Hope, and a Premium model bundled with Capcom's Resident Evil 5. ...

Analyst: GameStop Lost Holiday Traffic To Big-Box Discounters Like Wal-Mart

7 January 2009 |Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey says that GameStop stores likely lost traffic during the holidays to big box retailers like Wal-Mart. Hickey suggests that highly discounted pricing on consumer products attracted shoppers away ...

Midway Gains Reprieve In Bankruptcy Struggle

7 January 2009 |Midway says it's reached a forbearance agreement with its bondholders that will allow it to delay $75 million in senior note buybacks until February 19. According to an SEC filing, the company is also currently negotiating with its ...

Feature: A Guide To iPhone Development In 2009

7 January 2009 |There's great potential in the iPhone/iPod Touch gaming platform, but alongside the promise of great success comes the possibility of zero revenues in a burgeoning market. And there are even further possibilities ahead for ...

Student Postmortem: Bloomfield College’s Rage of the Elements

7 January 2009 |Lori Cerchio and four of her peers at Bloomfield College spent one academic year creating Rage of Elements, a 2D side-scrolling action game. Even though the game was scoped modestly for a year-long project, the team still ended up ...

Study: China’s Online Games Biz To Reach $2.67B In 2010

7 January 2009 |China's booming online games industry may reach sales of RMB 18.21 billion ($2.67 billion) in 2010, says a report from business news organization and research group Interfax China. Current online game operators are generating ...

The Most-Awaited Games Of 2009: Xbox 360

7 January 2009 |With nearly a full year of of game releases ahead, Gamasutra is picking out noteworthy titles due in 2009 for each home and handheld platform, beginning with the Xbox 360. The oldest seventh-generation home console on the market, ...

GDC 2009 Reveals Localization Summit Specifics

7 January 2009 |The organizers of the inaugural Localization Summit at the 2009 Game Developers Conference have announced initial speakers and sessions for the innovative two-day localization summit, including a keynote from Electronic Arts VP ...

Sony’s Reeves: Profitability’s First Goal For 2009

7 January 2009 |Once Sony tackles its profitability struggles, it can focus on games and new services for the PlayStation 3, says Sony Computer Entertainment of America president David Reeves, who notes that making money is short-term priority one ...

News: Note holders grant Midway breathing space

7 January 2009 |Beleaguered publisher seeks further extension on potential debts owed to holders of Convertible Senior Notes

News: Turbine at work on micro-transaction MMO

7 January 2009 |Developer says the move will be for an as yet unnamed title

News: Japan to receive Resident Evil 5 Xbox bundle

7 January 2009 |Special edition version of Capcom title to be shipped with discounted hardware

News: “Very strong interest” in Free Radical Design sale

7 January 2009 |Administrator considers whole or part sale for Haze studio as January deadline looms

News: PS3 sales up 130 per cent during Xmas

7 January 2009 |Sony happy with "solid holiday season"

News: Xbox Live hits 1.5 million concurrent users

7 January 2009 |Recent sales success and launch of NXE sees online use hit new milestone

News: FIFA 09 tops UK chart

7 January 2009 |Sales fall almost unanimously across the board in the first week following Christmas

News: Reeves: Profit is number one priority in 2009

7 January 2009 |Sony Euro exec wants to alleviate financial pressure and move PlayStation business forward in the coming year

News: EVE hits new concurrent users record

7 January 2009 |Serverside improvements and fan loyalty championed as MMO sees over 45,000 log in simultaneously

News: 360 hardware sales top 28 million

7 January 2009 |Microsoft reveals console performance to date, as sales of Xbox Live content jump 84 per cent

Silent Hill: Homecoming Un-banned in Australia

7 January 2009 |In September, GamePolitics reported that Silent Hill: Homecoming had been refused classification (i.e., banned) by Australia's Office of Film and Literature Classification.However, as we've seen with other game bans, OFLC ...

Do Consumers Need Govt. Protection From DRM? It’s on the Agenda at FTC Conference

7 January 2009 |Last September's controversial release of Spore demonstrated the extent to which digital rights management (DRM) has become a wedge issue between game publishers and game consumers.Might the government step in on the side of ...

FCC Commish Who Blamed WoW for College Dropouts Resigns

7 January 2009 |Last month GamePolitics broke the news that FCC commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate blamed World of Warcraft as a leading cause of college dropouts: You might find it alarming that one of the top reasons for college ...

Does Wii Fit Really Work? Researchers Aim to Find Out

7 January 2009 |Will Nintendo's best-selling Wii Fit really help you get into shape?What They Play reports that Scott Owens, a researcher at the University of Mississippi wants to find out. Owens equipped eight families with Wii Fit last autumn. ...

Publisher Wants Politicians to Practice with Computer Game

7 January 2009 |Before taking office on January 20th, Barack Obama might want to spend some time playing Democracy 2.At least, that's the view of Cliff Harris of UK publisher Positech Games. Harris has offered a free copy of his firm's  ...

Soccer Game Has 90% Piracy Rate But Will Not Add DRM

7 January 2009 |Although PC soccer management sim Championship Manager is experiencing a 90% piracy rate, its publisher is not planning to add DRM to the mix.Roy Meredith of Beautiful Game Studios told CVG:[The 90% piracy figure is] not just ...

Peter Moore Gets Feisty With Eurogamer

6 January 2009 |In the tight-lipped, image-massaged corporate world in which game company execs exist, it's refreshing to find someone who isn't afraid to speak his mind - even if he is calling out the gaming press in the process.Thus, we ...

“Sacred Cow Slayings” Rumored at Sony… Is PlayStation In Jeopardy?

6 January 2009 |UK newspaper The Times reports today that radical corporate upheaval is coming to Sony.Long-overdue cost-cutting moves will, according to company sources, result in "sacred cow-slaying measures" that will "will ...

Author Salman Rushdie Gamed While Dodging Decade-long Fatwa

6 January 2009 |There's no word on what he played, but Sir Salman Rushdie told UK newspaper The Times that he indulged in some computer games while dodging a fatwa issued by Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini from 1988 until 1998.Khomeini lodged the ...

How Grand Theft Auto Will Deal with the Recession (Humor)

5 January 2009 |Columnist Joe Blundo has a bit of fun with Grand Theft Auto (and other targets) in a recession - themed piece for today's Columbus Dispatch.As per Blundo, in order to deal with recessionary pressures, GTA will be re-invented as ...

X-Men Origins: Wolverine Is Going To Be Awesome

7 January 2009 |Filed under: Action A Play in One Actby Electronic Gaming MonthlyLights rise at Raven HQ on X-Men Origins: Wolverine Project Lead Dan Vondrak, sporting a Marvel T-shirt. VONDRAK. I've read reviews of Wolverine games, I've played ...

I Am Alive: I am first-person, I am not a Jade Raymond game

7 January 2009 |Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action UK mag GamesTM has the scoop on ... well, only a couple of particularly new details concerning Ubisoft's disaster-survival game, I Am Alive. In a new preview, it is ...

Microsoft won’t use PlayStation Home, will keep meetings boring

7 January 2009 |Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Business Despite earlier reports suggesting otherwise, Microsoft has told CVG that it will not be using PlayStation Home to facilitate cheaper, virtual meetings. The company ...

Eurogamer: Europe may get pre-launch Killzone 2 demo

7 January 2009 |Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, First Person Shooters Eurogamer claims a source close to Sony has indicated that if the Killzone 2 demo clears QA, it'll "almost certainly" be released in Europe before the game storms store ...

PETA chooses Fable 2 as its GOTY

7 January 2009 |Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, RPGs When Joystiq chose Fable 2 as its Game of the Year, were you aware that we were displaying not only our great taste in electronic entertainment but also our abiding love for all the planet's ...

2008 Japanese game retail tallied, tumbled

7 January 2009 |Filed under: Nintendo DS, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Business Has it really come to this? Not even a DS hardware revision could salvage another woeful year for Japanese game ...

Xbox 360 sales reach 28M, Xbox Live garners 17M users

7 January 2009 |Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360 Thanks to "over-achieving" in Europe and (we'd imagine) a few sales in North America over the holidays, the 360 has reached 28 million units sold worldwide. That's more than 8 million ahead of PS3 ...

Time extension: Midway gets extra month to pay off debts

7 January 2009 |Filed under: Business Midway has picked up a time bonus, turning back the clock somewhat on its 50-day fast track to financial doom. The troubled Mortal Kombat publisher has negotiated some breathing room for itself, extending the ...

Warning: New StarCraft 2 screens

7 January 2009 |Filed under: Mac, PCclick to embiggen (it's your funeral) We're posting these new StarCraft II screens (we count six) with much reservation. After all, someone out there woke up this morning with no intention to die. But, having ...

XBLA receiving Hasbro game channel; EA’s Scrabble coming to handhelds, consoles

7 January 2009 |Filed under: Nintendo DS, Sony PSP, Microsoft Xbox 360 Electronic Arts announced today that Scrabble will make its way to the DS and PSP in March, and to Xbox Live Arcade at a later date. Beginning in spring, XBLA will not only ...

Turbine Confirms New Massively Multiplayer Title Featuring In-Game Item Sales

7 January 2009 |Lord of the Rings Online developer Turbine confirmed that they are working on a new massively multiplayer online game that will sell in-game items for cash. <!-- Gawker Tags/Categories: turbine, industry, lord of the rings ...

White Knight Chronicles, Dissidia Reign Supreme In Japan

7 January 2009 |While the Nintendo DS and Wii typically dominate Japanese sales charts, this past week was all about PlayStation, with Level 5's White Knight Chronicles and Square Enix's Dissidia: Final Fantasy topping software sales ...

Logitech’s Color-LCD Sporting Keyboard, New Mouse and Headphones

7 January 2009 | Logitech today took the wraps off of three new PC gaming peripherals: A colour LCD-toting keyboard, a 5000-dpi mouse and a 7.1-channel surround sound headset. <!-- Gawker Tags/Categories: consumer electronics show 2009, ...

Earthrise Beta Sign Ups Rise

7 January 2009 |Announced at the beginning of last year, Masthead's upcoming post-apocalyptic MMORPG Earthrise is now accepting applications for the battle between oppressive order and anarchic freedom. <!-- Gawker Tags/Categories: beta ...

SCEA: Holiday PlayStation 3 Sales Jump 130%

7 January 2009 |Despite an 18.8% drop in year to year PlayStation 3 sales in November, Sony Computer Entertainment America states early internal data puts them at a 130% increase over pre-holiday PS3 sales. <!-- Gawker Tags/Categories: ...

Crayon Physics Deluxe Hits PC Tomorrow

7 January 2009 |Crayon Physics Deluxe, last year's Seumas McNally Grand Prize winner at the Independent Games Festival, hits PCs tomorrow, developer Petri Purho emailed to let us know. <!-- Gawker Tags/Categories: crayon physics deluxe, ...

Slimmed Down Free Radical Very Attractive To Buyers

7 January 2009 |Having recently shed 140 employees worth of weight, the slimmer, more manageable Free Radical is drawing a great deal of interest from various parties, with sale news expected later this month. <!-- Gawker Tags/Categories: ...

Ashcraft Talks Arcade Mania!

7 January 2009 | Over at Game Set Watch there's an exhaustive interview with our own Brian Ashcraft about his book, Arcade Mania!, containing more insight from Ash than I generally see over the course of a year. <!-- Gawker ...

Midway Gets Reprieve From Bankruptcy Axe

7 January 2009 |Midway landed a stay of execution late Monday night, getting their debt holders to hold off on collecting until February, Business Week reports. <!-- Gawker Tags/Categories: recession, industry, midway, news -->

EA Bring Family Game Night To Xbox Live

7 January 2009 |EA continues its onslaught of Hasbro titles this spring autumn as the company reveals plans to flood Xbox Live Arcade with classic board games via the Hasbro Family Game Night channel. <!-- Gawker Tags/Categories: board ...

Analyst: Wal-Mart Stole Market Share from GameStop

7 January 2009 |Big-box retailers such as Wal-Mart gained market share against specialty retail GameStop over the holiday season due to highly-competitive pricing, Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey said in a research note Tuesday. "We expect ...

Midway Secures More Breathing Room

7 January 2009 |<!--paging_filter-->Chicago-based Midway has struck a deal with noteholders who agreed to extend their right to demand that the company buy back notes.The creditors, who hold $75 million in Midway bonds, agreed to push back ...

Report: China Gaming “Boom” Underway

7 January 2009 |MMORPGs and online casual games will drive China online game operators' total revenues from $1.55 billion in 2007 to $2.67 billion in 2010, Research and Markets said in a report abstract on Tuesday. Claiming that "China's ...

Epic to Swat Gears 2 Bugs

7 January 2009 |November's Gears of War 2 has proven to be a critical and commercial smash with over 3 million copies sold, but the game does have some problems, particularly with online gameplay. Developer Epic Games intends to fix these problems ...

Killzone 2 Demo Primed for Launch

7 January 2009 |<!--paging_filter-->Sony has confirmed that a demo edition of Guerrilla Games’ Killzone 2 will be available on PSN before the full game officially launches. SCEE has confirmed that the demo will be available to European ...

Reeves: Sony “On Target” to Make Profit

7 January 2009 |<!--paging_filter-->David Reeves believes that Sony is “on target” with its plan to turn a profit from the firm’s hardware and software businesses.Reeves, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, ...

Microsoft Points to Blog Contesting Job Threat Rumors

7 January 2009 |<!--paging_filter-->Though Microsoft told Edge earlier today that it “does not comment on rumour or speculation” in regards to recent claims that the global enterprise may be shedding its staff, the company did ...

Japanese Sales Tumbled in 2008

7 January 2009 |<!--paging_filter-->Japan’s game retail industry felt a sharp decline in sales throughout 2008, according to data published by Enterbrain. While the year ended with the inevitable holiday retail boost, overall the ...

What Can Ads Teach Developers‭?

7 January 2009 |<!--paging_filter-->  Is it false advertising when commercials strongly imply that a game is more narratively or emotionally engaging than it actually is‭? read more

FIFA Reclaims UK Top Spot Amid Sales Plunge

7 January 2009 |<!--paging_filter-->FIFA 09’s retail wrangle with Activision’s World At War continues apace as the EA football sim reclaims the UK’s all-format chart. On Christmas week FIFA ended World At War’s ...

Awesome Geeky Gingerbread Creations

7 January 2009 |Forget your old fashioned ginger bread houses, we've moved on. Im not happy unless i have to crunch through at least one LED in my ginger bread man.

Top 5: Moments of 2008

7 January 2009 |Wow. Hasn't 2008 flown by? It only seems like yesterday that we were tearing up tarmac in Burnout Paradise, settling into an hour long cut-scene in Metal Gear Solid 4 and putting our fists through walls over Geometry Wars: Retro ...

Meet the New Lara Croft - Photo Gallery!

7 January 2009 |Meet Alison Carroll, the new Tomb Raider Lara Croft. For the new Tomb Raider game, Carroll will be the face of Croft, joining the long list of ladies who have held the title, such as Karima Adebibe, Lucy Clarkson, Jill de Jong, ...

Kotaku’s 2008 Games of the Year Awards

7 January 2009 |This year we decided to try something different with our Game of the Year awards: The GOTYS. We came up with categories that exemplify the areas of gaming that we think should be highlighted. Instead of awards meant to serve as a ...

Download Dozens of Commercial PC Games Free

7 January 2009 |Where do computer games go when they die? Nowhere, if you know where to look.

Wii Sports Became #1 Selling Game of All Time! Surpasses SMB

7 January 2009 |Wii Sports has now passed sales of Super Mario Bros. (NES), making it the top selling console game of all time!

20 Most Anticipated Video Games of 2009

6 January 2009 |You're probably playing catch up with all the great games that came out the last few months, but you better hurry up. There's a lot more coming in 2009. You can expect everything from sequels to game series reboots to brand new ...

9 comic book characters to watch in 2009

6 January 2009 |The new year is wide open with comics firing on all cylinders — from the upper echelons of superhero comics to the vibrant field of modern comics.

Airport Vending Machines Selling DS Systems and Games

6 January 2009 |Best Buy vending machine let's you buy a DS system and a couple of games before takeoff.

Mirrors Edge Themed Photoshoot

6 January 2009 |It all started when I was driving home from work and listening to the following MP3 remix of “Still Alive”, the theme song for Mirrors Edge. I thought, wouldn’t it be cool to dress or cosplay Jannica as Faith...

Lenovo to Bring Wii-Inspired Input to PCs

7 January 2009 |PCWorld reports on an upcoming Lenovo PC that includes a remote control with functionality similar to that of the Wii Remote. It will control games using the same motion-based method, and Lenovo appears to be coming out with sports ...

Setting a Learning Curve In MMOs

7 January 2009 |Ten Ton Hammer has an article looking at the learning curves of modern MMOs. Many of the more popular games, such as World of Warcraft, go to great lengths to make learning the game easy for new players. Others, such as EVE Online, ...

PS2 the Most Played Console In 2008

6 January 2009 |An anonymous reader writes "In terms of console usage, the aging PS2 still leads the competition, according to data from US research firm Nielsen. Data the company compiled between January and October 2008 shows that the PS2 ...

Why Game Developers Should Support OS X and Linux

6 January 2009 |kevind23 writes "Although Mac OS X and Linux have a small (but growing) market share, Jeff from Wolfire Games argues that supporting non-Windows platforms can lead to a huge increase in game sales. Using their popular game Lugaru ...

Apple IIe Emulator Released For the Wii

4 January 2009 |fortapocalypse writes "Yohanes Nugroho just released WiiApple, an Apple IIe Emulator for Wii. While the sound doesn't work, some games are playable (he shows a screenshot of Epyx Winter Games as well the execution of a program he ...

“Necessary Complexity” in Online Games

4 January 2009 |Massively is running a story about Google's short-lived virtual environment, Lively. The article examines why Lively shut down so quickly, and how its simplicity and its attempts at user-friendliness did more harm than good. ...

“Necessary Complexity” in Online Games

4 January 2009 |Massively is running a story about Google's short-lived virtual environment, Lively. The article examines why Lively shut down so quickly, and how its simplicity and its attempts at user-friendliness did more harm than good. ...

Pushing Linux Adoption Through Gaming

3 January 2009 |An article on CNet questions the viability of using games as part of a strategy to increase Linux adoption. It points out a blog post by Andrew Min which suggests: "... Linux companies also need to start paying attention to the ...

How Sony’s Development of the Cell Processor Benefited Microsoft

2 January 2009 |The Wall Street Journal is running an article about a recently released book entitled "The Race for a New Game Machine" which details Sony's development of the Cell processor, written by two of the engineers who worked on it. They ...

CCP Considering Mobile Apps for EVE Online

2 January 2009 |Massively reports on statements from EVE Online developer CCP Games indicating that they'll be working with MIT students to see if they can create mobile applications that will interact with EVE. They specifically mention things ...