Microsoft's head of Xbox, Don Mattrick, said to Spike TV that Microsoft already has a gaming console that's suitable for those without an internet connection: it's called the Xbox 360 More...

A new trailer for airship-combat title "Guns of Icarus Online" has been released just as pre-orders go live on the official site. Muse games also released a number of new screenshots today. More...

Black Friday 2011 brings more PC game download sites into the annual week of savings including sites like Direct2Drive, GameStop's Impulse, EA's Origin and GoG.com, among others. More...

The developers of League of Legends have reported that their community recently passed the 32,000,000 player mark. More...

It would appear that League of Legends, the popular MMO title from Riot Games, has been attacked again. While little information is currently available, it appears that the game has been hacked to offer 'free'... More...

Online gaming may soon be getting more expensive. Sony is currently looking into joining the ranks of Ubisoft, EA, and THQ. They are investigating charging gamers for a pass to play used games online. According to... More...

Back in January, Neowin got word that EA would be shutting down servers for many online games. This included games such as Madden '09 being discontinued this coming April 6th--a move that dissappointed many avid... More...

Entry 5.0 of Star Trek Online's DevLog debuts the first ever in-game screenshot of Star Trek Online. It features a starship orbiting a planet and showcases the "Interaction System" -- a set of commands which... More...

A few days earlier than originally announced, the list of backwards compatible titles on the EU PS3 has now been released. The Sony site details games on a three tier basis, giving results for titles... More...

According to a new report from analyst firm DFC Intelligence, the worldwide online game market is forecasted to grow from $3.4 billion in 2005 to over $13 billion in 2011, driven by the increase in... More...

Vietnam will soon impose a play time quota of a maximum five hours daily as well as other restrictions in an effort to deter people, especially children, from playing online computer games. The Ministries of... More...

Microsoft has announced that Final Fantasy XI Online is going for Xbox 360 worldwide. The next-gen version features high-definition graphics and does not require an Xbox Live Gold subscription to play online--those with Silver memberships... More...

Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has announced that he's hoping to following up MGS3: Subsistence, which features secondary online modes, with a game that will properly take the series online for the first time.... More...

Huge uptake for online play of Mario Kart reported as Wi-Fi Connection rolls out Nintendo is claiming massive early success for its Wi-Fi Connection online play system for the Nintendo DS handheld,... More...

IGN Entertainment today announced an agreement with Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) to make its GameSpy online multiplayer technology available to PSP developers. Used in more than 300 PC and Playstation2 titles to date, GameSpy... More...

$20 upgrade to Nintendo's China-market home system will let users download, play games online. Nintendo is going online, but not in the way you'd expect. iQue, the China-based joint venture between Nintendo... More...

Eidos Interactive announced Championship Manager Online to the City early this morning, promising to launch the subscription-only "massively multiplayer online football management simulation" at www.cm-online.com in January 2005. The game, in development at... More...

The film The Matrix and its two sequels are real touchstones within the gaming community. Though they undoubtedly draw inspiration from a number of other sources, the synthesis of Kung Fu, firearms and leather trenchcoats... More...

Todd Hollenshead tells the Houston Chronicle what hardware will be needed to play the PC shooter, the score for which can now be heard. ID CEO Todd Hollenshead has stated the minimum... More...

Two new professions and a new Japanese-themed land on tap for EA's massively-multiplayer RPG. Electronic Arts has announced plans to release a new expansion pack for its 1997 role-playing game, Ultima Online.... More...

If you're looking for some more information about the mysterious The Matrix Online then the interview over at Games-fusion.com is your best bet. Q. Can you tell us a little bit... More...

Games Workshop has terminated development of massively multiplayer online RPG Warhammer Online, which had been under construction at Britsoft development Climax. In an announcement to the City this afternoon, the tabletop specialist said... More...

Sega and Monolith kick off the closed beta for the film-trilogy-inspired MMORPG. Sega and Monolith have announced that the closed beta for The Matrix Online has started. Though the initial beta kicked... More...

Warner Brothers Interactive and America Online have cut a deal to integrate AOL's famous Instant Messenger into The Matrix Online, the two companies announced today. When the game arrives later this year, players... More...

Sun Microsystems is expected to announce today that it has created a prototype for a computer server that will be sold to online game companies. The Santa Clara server company's Game Technology Group... More...

[UPDATE] Warner Bros. and Monolith are continuing development on the sci-fi film-based MMORPG. A few weeks after canceling the online component of Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, Ubisoft has removed another massive multiplayer... More...

An official Website for Ubisoft's upcoming Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time has been launched complementing a teaser site that was launched earlier this year. The new site offers concept art & behind-the-scenes footage,... More...

We get an update on the next edition of Magic: The Gathering Online at Gen Con Indy 2003. We caught up with Wizards of the Coast at Gen Con Indy 2003 for... More...

George Harrison, Nintendo of America VP of marketing, has hinted strongly that Nintendo will not be rolling out any online strategy in this generation of hardware, although the company is looking into it for N5.... More...

Sega.com on Monday announced the official launch of Legacy Online - a massively multiplayer strategy game for the PC. Legacy Online places players in charge of capitalist empires and offers a persistent world where businesses... More...

The folks at GameCube Advance had an interview with Gamespy president Jon Epstein, where it was confirmed that Gamespy will provide middleware technology for online Nintendo Games. Their tools will be flexible... More...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Charlie's Angels," the 1970s TV show that spurred a blockbuster movie and now a sequel is coming back yet again -- as a video game. Sony Corp (news -... More...

Consumers in the UK will get their first taste of PlayStation 2 online gaming at the end of this month, as public trials for broadband users begin on March 31st with an online starter kit... More...

Ancient '80s platform gem Ghouls 'N Ghosts is the latest Capcom title to get the online treatment - and is to be an ambitious Massively Multi-player project across all three major console platforms. ... More...

The website for the upcoming multi-platform game Enter The Matrix has been officially launched. The website features some game details, look behind the scenes, character information, downloads, and screenshots. Check it... More...

The Gamers' Choice Awards is GameSpy's chance for fans to pick their game of the year for 2002 in selected categories. You may notice that a few categories are conspicuously absent, such as Adventure, Simulation... More...

Vivendi Universal Publishing has brought forth news on several new games based upon Professor J.R.R. Tolkien's renowned novels currently under development by Vivendi Universal Games' Black Label Games studio. For the past few months there... More...

Sony is set to launch its online gaming offering for the PlayStation 2 in the USA on August 27, with the release of the official PS2 network adapter and some of the first titles to... More...

Microsoft will launch its Xbox Live online game-playing service on Nov. 15, a year after the video game console entered the market, the company plans to announce Tuesday. As previously reported, Microsoft... More...

Los Angeles - May 23, 2002 - Ubi Soft® Entertainment, one of the world's leading videogame publishers, today announced an exclusive worldwide deal with Cyan Worlds, Inc., to publish and operate Myst Online (working title).... More...

A start-up, Butterfly.net Inc., and computing giant IBM IBM.N , have created a global network for online video games capable of supporting a million players or more that will be rented to major game publishers,... More...

I just noticed this over on the official Neverwinter Nights site. They released the intro movie to Neverwinter Nights on March 21st. Sure, the news might be a little late, but better late than never... More...

Thanks Amagest of Betastream for the heads up on this one. Squaresoft's latest instalment in the ubiquitous Final Fantasy series will mark huge departure from previous titles, as they gamble on the popularity of massively... More...

Thanks to P5YCH0. He was looking through the boards of the popular gaming site IGN.com, and came across this thread which said: Salt Lake City residents Kerry and Brian Wagner were eager... More...

The online multiplayer version of Electronic Arts' popular virtual-life game is on track for release in the second half of 2002. The Sims Online, Electronic Arts' multiplayer virtual-life game being developed at Maxis,... More...

NEXON OFFERS GAMERS A CHANCE AT FREE ONLINE PLAY Nexon USA, a pioneer in massively multiplayer online game development, is offering existing Shattered Galaxy players a chance to earn free gameplay time.... More...