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 | CESA releases 2004 sales stats in Japan
Report says PlayStation 2 is still the top-selling console, but shipments were halved...
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| Report from Japan: Xbox development to cost $$$
The latest report by CESA says development of Xbox games cost double those for...
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| DVD FFVII: Advent Children priced, detailed
Square Enix's anticipated CG movie to hit Japan at a standard DVD price; limited edition...
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| Turner tapping into game market
Atlanta-based Turner Broadcasting will move into the subscription PC game market this...
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| Dual Shocked: Sony Immersed in $90.7 million fine, injunction
US District Court favors San Jose tech company Immersion; Sony injunction to halt...
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| Spot On: Inside EA Sports' exclusives
Marketing VP Todd Sitrin gives inside details on the NFL, ESPN, and Arena Football deals....
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| James Cameron bringing Battle Angel to Xbox Next?
Taped comments at GDC keynote reveal the Titanic director is simultaneously...
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| Former Square Enix staff join Mistwalker
Former Final Fantasy developers team up with Hironobu Sakaguchi on Xbox Next RPG...
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| Baseball budgets: Pricing war begins
Online retailers speculate on baseball game pricing; 2K's MLB 2K5 might be $19.99, EA's...
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| EA holiday earnings beat expectations
Revenues dip 3.2 percent during the final quarter of the 2004 calendar year, topping...
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| More classic games revived in Japan
Dragon Quest VII, Valkyrie Profile, and Final Fantasy XI will be sold at new low prices...
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| Take-Two inks agreement with MLB Players Association
Publisher will have exclusive third-party pro baseball rights beginning in 2006; deal...
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| Spot On: Analysts react to EA-ESPN deal
Most agree Electronic Arts scored big with the ESPN deal, but some cry foul, painting the...
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| Classic games live again in Japan
Dragon Quest, Star Ocean, and Puyo Puyo are among the titles slated for reissue this...
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| EA scores exclusive AFL deal
The game publisher and the Arena Football League pen an exclusive agreement to develop an...
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| Rumor Control: Region-free PSP defects and EA dumps Madden
Also this week: Half-Life 2 co-op and Age of Empires III.
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| Video Game Report Card points fingers at game industry
National Institute on Media and the Family says game ratings are ineffective; ESRB begs...
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| Gikas gives go ahead to games pre-NPD data dump
Calling it an "easy comp," one top analyst is anticipating October sales to jump 45 to 50...
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| Electronic Arts boasts strong quarterly financials, reveals new console MoH
Revenue and profit are both up as four titles sell over a million; however, company...
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| EA kicks off FIFA 2005 cover athletes
AC Milan's Andriy Shevchenko, Real Madrid's Fernando Morientes, and Chivas' Oswaldo...
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| FIFA Soccer 2005 soundtrack revealed
EA's soccer game will feature 38 international music tracks when it ships worldwide in...
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| Rumor Control: The Microsoft-Nintendo and Ubisoft-Eidos takeovers
Also this week: The N-Gage QD recall, Xbox 2 at CES, and the PSoneP.
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| Madden Challenge kicks off August 14
Third annual tournament seeks the best Madden NFL 2005 player in the country.
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| Square Enix planning FFVII spin-off?
A new game featuring Vincent from Final Fantasy VII will join a new mobile title and...
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| Sony hands out PlayStation Awards
Sixteen best-selling PS and PS2 titles honored at the PlayStation Awards 2004.
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| From Software acquires Tenchu brand
Activision sells all future rights to the Tenchu series to From Software.
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| EA announces Madden 2005 soundtrack
Newest Madden game to feature brand-new top-40 hits and exclusive remixes.
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| Arrington and Bruno join Madden
NFL sportscasters Jill Arrington and Tony Bruno add their voices to Madden NFL 2005.
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| GameSpot's new weekly webcast kicking off with Madden NFL 2005
First On the Spot show will broadcast live from EA Tiburon at 3:00pm PDT Thursday.
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| EA and Rhino Records announce Throwback Trax
Upcoming EA Sports titles to feature '80s and '90s tunes courtesy of Throwback Trax...
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| Game Critics award Best of E3 2004
Sony PSP is named Best of Show, while Halo 2 and Splinter Cell 3 top the honored games.
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| 100 million PlayStations sold
Sony's first foray into the console arena hits a McDonald's-worthy volume milestone.
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| Players Inc. denies billion-dollar EA exclusivity deal
[UPDATE] After a well-respected sports-industry magazine reports that the...
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| Konami announces Metal Gear comic
Konami and IDW Publishing plan to release the first volume of a new Metal Gear Solid...
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| Sega to pitch sports-heavy lineup at E3
A full court of new ESPN titles will join Amazing Island, Blood Will Tell, Virtua Quest,...
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| Ray Lewis to grace Madden NFL 2005 cover
All-Pro Baltimore Ravens linebacker signs on as Madden's latest cover athlete.
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| EA debuting new FIFA, NASCAR, and Tiger Woods at E3
A trio of newly announced sports titles will join 20 other games at Electronic Arts'...
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| Sony's annual game sales slide 18.3 percent
A spike in Sony Computer Entertainment's software earnings can't compensate for flagging...
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| Banpresto conjuring up Summon Night sequel?
Japanese sources say the series' second Game Boy Advance installment will be out this...
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| Ex-boxing champ sues Electronic Arts, Sony, and Nintendo
Hall of Famer Alexis Arguello sues game giants for using his likeness in the Knockout...
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| SCEA ships MLB 2005
SCEA announces the North American release of its latest baseball game for both the...
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| Dance: UK eXtra Trax announced
Big Ben Interactive announces an expansion pack for its Bemani-style dancing game that...
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| Fear Effect movie in the works
Eidos announces that it has optioned the movie and TV rights to its Fear Effect action...
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| UK GTA lawsuit refuted
Former DMA employee denies a Scottish developer's claims that the first Grant Theft Auto...
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| MLB 2005 steps up to the plate
989 Studios unveils its latest baseball title for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2....
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| PlayStation sales promising for holidays
SCEA announces that both the PlayStation and PS2 are enjoying increased sales as the...
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| FIFA Soccer 2004 kicks off
EA announces that six versions of its latest soccer game are now in stores across North...
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| Front Mission seeks online beta testers
Square Enix launches sweepstakes in Japan to recruit beta testers for the online version...
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| GameCube Celebrity Deathmatch killed off
Gotham Games quietly cancels MTV-inspired title for Nintendo console; "programming...
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| Kingdom Hearts II's Tetsuya Nomura Q & A
Square Enix developer talks about Kingdom Hearts II, Chain of Memories, and Advent...
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| NASCAR stops flirting, now exclusive to EA
Electronic Arts and NASCAR sign exclusive interactive game license deal.
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| Eidos gives us Dalmatians--again!
PlayStation still alive and kicking, but catering to the younger set. Eidos puts out a...
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| NASCAR Thunder set free
EA's NASCAR Thunder 2004 features a "grudges and alliances" system, rivaling true-to-life...
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| SCEA promotes three to Greatest Hits status
Titles from developers Zipper, Insomniac, and Sucker Punch make the grade.
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| NASCAR Thunder 2004 gets its man
Reigning Winston Cup Series champ Tony Stewart lands the cover of EA Sports' upcoming...
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| Console to PC monitor connection made easy
Venom announces the European release of an adapter that can connect any modern gaming...
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| PS3 backwards compatibility addressed
Ken Kutaragi discusses PlayStation 3 support for PS2 and PlayStation games.
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| Record-breaking season for Madden and NCAA
EA Sports announces that the 2004 editions of both Madden NFL and NCAA Football are...
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| FIFA 2004 spokesmen announced
EA Sports announces that three of the world's top soccer players will appear on the front...
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| Madden NFL 2004 Challenge announced
EA Sports announces that its second annual Madden Challenge tournament will kick off in...
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| Sony to cut majority of component suppliers
The company has started to lower costs associated with the manufacturing of its products.
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| Madden NFL 2004 ships
EA announces the North American release of all six versions of its latest football game.
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| Front Mission to be ported to PlayStation
The original Front Mission for the SNES is being ported to the PlayStation.
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| Madden goes gold
EA Sports completes work on the latest game in its long-running football franchise.
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| Conspiracy sues Eminem
The rapper's management team and licensing agent are being sued for fraud.
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| Dance: UK details
Bigben Interactive releases new information on its upcoming dancing game for the...
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| Dynasty Warriors series sells 5 million
KOEI announces that sales of its Dynasty Warriors series of tactical action games have...
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| Policenauts to be rereleased
One of Hideo Kojima's earliest projects will be rereleased in Japan for the original...
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| Christian Slater to star in Alone in the Dark
The star of Gleaming the Cube and other films will take the lead role in the Alone in the...
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| Kidou Senshi Gundam: Meguriai Sora details revealed
Bandai is working on a game based on the anime movie of the same name.
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| Dancing Stage Euromix mat bundle announced
Konami of Europe announces that it will rerelease its PlayStation dancing game bundled...
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| April video game sales
The PS2 version of Splinter Cell claims the number one spot on NPD's monthly video game...
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| Dance:UK announced
Bigben Interactive announces that it will release a dancing game for the PlayStation and...
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| Street Fighter anniversary site opens
Capcom announces a series of events that will commemorate the 15th anniversary of its...
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| Conspiracy Entertainment Signs Eminem
Conspiracy Entertainment plans to release an Eminem-inspired puzzle game for the PC and...
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| Square Enix considering Kingdom Hearts sequel, Final Fantasy VII-2?
Tetsuya Nomura comments on the current possibility of sequels for two of the company's...
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| Final Fantasy Origins ships
Square Enix announces that the compilation containing remastered PlayStation editions of...
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| First look: Patriotic Pinball
Take-Two Interactive releases the first information on its USA-themed pinball game. First...
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| Infogrames to release Ultimate Battle 22 in North America
A PlayStation Dragon Ball Z game from 1995 is coming to the US this month.
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| Take-Two discusses future releases
Take-Two Interactive details its upcoming lineup in its earnings report.
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| Final Fantasy Origins release date announced
Square Electronic Arts announces that its remakes of the first two Final Fantasy...
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| MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch celebrity details
Gotham Games releases the list of celebrities who will be doing battle in its upcoming...
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| Final Fantasy Origins details
Square releases details on the upcoming North American release of Final Fantasy and Final...
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| FIFA 2003 outselling competition in Europe
Electronic Arts announces that its latest soccer title is extending its lead at the top...
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| First look: Super Bubble Pop
Jaleco Entertainment releases information on its upcoming music-themed puzzle game. First...
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| Fourth week on top in the UK for Vice City
This week's Chart Track top-20 sales chart for the UK sees Vice City managing to outsell...
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| Treasure Planet ships
Three separate games based on Disney's upcoming film Treasure Planet are now available.
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| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ships
Electronic Arts announces that all seven versions of the second Harry Potter adventure...
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| EA Sports ships FIFA 2003
The latest installment in Electronic Arts' series of soccer games is now available for...
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| TDK launches new division
TDK Mediactive ships Shrek Treasure Hunt for the PlayStation under a new publishing...
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| SCEE unveils Jinx
Hammerhead is working on a new third-person adventure game for the PlayStation. First...
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| First look: WRC 2002 Arcade
SCEE releases the gameplay details on its officially licensed WRC rally driving game for...
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| First look: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Electronic Arts releases information on its next range of Harry Potter games, due for...
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| TGS 2002: Final Fantasy I & II details
Square shows off its latest Final Fantasy remakes for the PlayStation.
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| TGS 2002: Castlevania Q&A;
We speak with Symphony of the Night and Harmony of Dissonance producer Koji Igarashi to...
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| NBA Live 2003 gets Marv Albert
EA Sports announces that the well-known NBA announcer will be providing play-by-play...
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| First look: FIFA 2003
EA Sports releases the first gameplay information on its latest soccer game for the PC...
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| Final Fantasy remakes update
Square releases new screenshots from the PlayStation remakes of Final Fantasy I and II.
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| First look: Final Fantasy remakes
Check out screenshots of the recently announced Final Fantasy remakes for the PSOne.
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| Sony ceases PocketStation production
Sony Computer Entertainment has announced it will cease production of its PocketStation...
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