game news

Activision title claims a fourth straight week at the top of the all formats chart despite another strong surge from FIFA 10.

Second week sales decline by a third, but Nintendo’s latest handheld comfortably outsells the competition.

Beijing research firm Analysys International predicts record online revenues in three years.

Vancouver’s multiplayer component developer lets staff go due to no new incoming contracts.

Government invests millions of pounds in the future of the UK industry.

Co-founder Ray Muzyka believes Mass Effect 2 will be “the best thing yet from BioWare.”

Sucker Punch Productions’ open world action game breaks one million as of October 2009.

Following similar events in bordering nation Venezuela, South America’s largest country may move to outlaw “offensive” games.

Second edition of the industry focused event to feature insights on new distribution models, managing established franchises and developing global titles.

The Federal Trade Commission says that the game industry “continues to have the strongest self-regulatory code" of the three entertainment sectors.

New DS title shifts 306,000 copies in its debut week, outselling the rest of the top ten combined.

PSP's range of downloadable, bite-sized games reportedly set to be playable on PS3 "before Christmas".

Decision driven by the game’s inclusion of “explicit decapitation and dismemberment". [Update: Rebellion disappointed, but says it won't release a "sanitised" version]

California-based publisher reveals plans to open new studio in Québec.

New study reveals a decline in teen usage of video games.

Take-Two pushes back the release of Max Payne 3 to its fourth quarter of fiscal 2010.