Defiance and Rift developer Trion Worlds has confirmed that it is "adjusting our staffing levels" (i. e. layoffs) but it's not clear just how many people have been affected. More...

A few days ahead of its official next Xbox reveal, Microsoft has released new numbers from its own data as well as from third party firms about the current state of the game industry. More...

NVIDIA has launched the public pre-orders for its Android portable game console SHIELD today, three days earlier than planned, with shipments expected to start by the end of June. More...

Razer will start taking pre-orders for the Razer Atrox, a new take on the classic arcade fighting game controller for the Xbox 360 console, on May 21st for the price of $199.99. More...

Microsoft has launched Xbox Wire, its new official news blog for all of its Xbox activities, just a few days ahead of the company's reveal of the next Xbox console on May 21st. More...

In this first article in a multi-part series, we go over everything we think we know about Microsoft's next version of the Xbox game console, starting with the rumors about its hardware specs. More...

A new DLC destined for EA's SimCity was leaked earlier. It will bring Amusement Parks buildings and mechanics to the game and it will officially launch at the end of this month More...

Microsoft has announced that it sold 130,000 units of its Xbox 360 console in the US during April 2013 and that the console outsold all other game consoles in the US for the 28th consecutive month. More...

Electronics Arts has confirmed that the publisher is not currently developing any games for Nintendo's Wii U console, and other major publishers have not indicated they plan to release Wii U games. More...

A website for a previously unannounced Electronic Arts game, Dawngate, has been discovered, showing that the fantasy themed game is already taking signups for its beta test. More...

Electronic Arts has announced that it will no longer use the Online Pass feature for its future games after it said, "many players didn't respond to the format." More...

Sony has announced plans to release Gran Turismo 6, the latest game in the long running racing simulation series, for the PlayStation 3 sometime in the holiday 2013 period. More...

The tent that's being built at Microsoft's campus especially for next week's reveal of the next Xbox now has its own Twitter page, posting a number of funny messages. More...

Trion Worlds has announced that its two year old massively multiplayer game Rift will switch from a subscription to free-to-play business model starting June 12th. More...

The Xbox 360 has added the official Twitch app, offering streaming video from the service's 300 channels. It will also host an official post-announcement show after the next Xbox reveal May 21st More...

Developer Overkill Studios will release Payday 2, the sequel to their bank robbery themed first person shooter Payday: The Heist in August for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. More...

NVIDIA has renamed its Android game console Project SHIELD to just SHIELD. The console, which will also stream PC games on Steam, will go on sale this June for $349, with pre-orders starting May 20. More...

Google has a surprise for Atari Breakout fans. By going to Google's Image search you can access an Easter Egg that actually let you play Breakout with the search results. More...

Microsoft has started its E3 2013 media briefing ticket giveaway, where 175 people will be able to win a ticket to attend the company's big Los Angeles Xbox press conference June 10th. More...

A recently uploaded and cool looking video that seemed to be a new promo for Sony's PlayStation 4, complete with glimpses of the console itself, has been confirmed by Sony to be fake. More...

Team members at developer BioWare are already thinking about possible new entries in the Mass Effect series that might feature some of the sci-fi RPGs other supporting characters. More...

Ubisoft's upcoming action game Watch Dogs has hacking as one of its major features and the development team is receiving some feedback on hacking from security firm Kaspersky Lab. More...

Eight years ago today, MTV aired what was basically a 30 minute infomercial for Microsoft's announcement of the Xbox 360. Now we are nine days away from the reveal of the next Xbox. More...

Rovio has updated the Windows 8 and Windows Phone ports of Angry Birds Star Wars, adding content that was previously made available for the iOS and Android versions. More...

Ironclad Games and Stardock have announced that the space based RTS game Sins of a Solar Empire Rebellion will get a new DLC pack, Forbidden Worlds, that will be available June 5th for $4.99. More...

Ascend: New Gods, the upcoming free-to-play Xbox Live Arcade game from developer Signal Studios and publisher Microsoft, has gotten a name change to Ascend: Hand of Kul. More...

The gaming world is making a dramatic shift towards free to play games. Of course, full price retail titles still make up for a majority of releases on the PC and most other platforms, but playing a.. More...

Zen Studios is releasing its hit pinball platform, Pinball FX2, on Steam this coming Friday, but one lucky reader will win a code for the tables before you can buy them! More...

Developer Flying Wild Hog and publisher Devolver Digital are working on a reimagining of Shadow Warrior, the 1997 first person shooter first developed by 3D Realms. More...

Sega has announced that Total War: Rome II, the latest historical RTS game from developers The Creative Assembly, will be released for the PC on September 3rd, in both regular and collector's editions More...

Wolfenstein: The New Order, the just announced next game in the long running shooter series, will be a single player experience only with no multiplayer modes planned. More...

Rockstar Games released some more high resolution screenshots showing off more of Grand Theft Auto V, the next game in the open world action game series that's due for release in September. More...

Bethesda Softworks has announced it will release Wolfenstein: The New Order in late 2013, a new take on the long running game franchise that will be developed by MachineGames. More...

Electronic Arts has announced that it has signed a multi-year deal with Disney to develop and publish new games based on the Star Wars universe for core gaming audiences. More...

PopCap Games has announced that Plants vs Zombies 2, the sequel to the hit tower defense game, will be released in July 2013. No platforms or other details were announced. More...

Electronic Arts has announced that The Sims 4, the latest game in the long running people simulation series, is in the works at its Maxis studio and will be released for the PC and Mac in 2014. More...

Valve has announced that PC and Mac owners of Left 4 Dead 2 can down download the full Linux beta version of the popular zombie co-op shooter, along with authoring tools and a dedicated server. More...

Microsoft has finally released the Windows 8 and Windows RT version of "The Harvest," a game originally released as a high-end launch title for Windows Phone 7. More...

As expected, Sony will be holding its annual E3 2013 press conference on June 10th, the day before the trade show opens and a few hours after Microsoft holds its own E3 2013 press event. More...

Zen Studios has announced that its Pinball FX2 pinball game will make its first appearance on Windows 7 PCs, launching on Valve's Steam service May 10th via publisher Microsoft Studios. More...

Camelot Unchained, an upcoming MMO developed by some of the same people behind Dark Ages of Camelot, has exceeded its $2 million fund raising goal on Kickstarter. More...

New previews of Grand Theft Auto V have hit the Internet, with the promise of better combat, improvements in customization and unique skills for its three main characters. More...

Legendary game creator Sid Meier will release his first game for iOS devices, the strategy title Sid Meier's Ace Patrol, on May 9th as a free game but with in-game purchases. More...

Peter Molyneux, the former head of Lionhead that got acquired by Microsoft, is hinting that he will be attending Microsoft's May 21st next Xbox reveal event but won't say in what capacity. More...

A leaked promotional posted shows that Call of Duty: Ghosts, the still officially unannounced next game in the hit first person shooter series, will be released November 5th. More...

The official Call of Duty website has launched a teaser campaign that will likely lead to the official reveal of Call of Duty: Ghosts, the next game in the popular first person shooter series. More...

Indie game developer Greenheart Games released a "cracked" version of its title Game Dev Tycoon that teaches software pirates a lesson by having their virtual game studio lose money due to piracy. More...

Markus 'Notch' Persson, the man behind Minecraft and the upcoming 0x10c, has released a new, minimalistic game called 'Drop'. Players must quickly type words from jumbled letter to pass. More...

CCP Games has announced that its free-to-play sci-fi shooter Dust 514 will finally leave the beta stage and officially launch on May 14th for the PlayStation 3 console. More...

Microsoft is among the many other creditors that are seeking money from the now bankrupt THQ, with Microsoft alone asking to be paid over $1 million in unpaid licensing and finance fees. More...