First-week sales of Ubisoft's new action game rise 100 percent over AC: Revelations' mark; futuristic action game landing next year; company posts $41.35 million loss for six-month period.

Austin, Texas-based Certain Affinity president, product development exec talk pressure-packed task of contributing to one of this fall's biggest blockbusters.

Sources say company building proprietary 7-inch gaming-focused tablet; will be announced before Xbox 720.

Microsoft rep says new sci-fi shooter designed specifically for Xbox 360, no plans to port game to computer platform.

Square Enix action game the company's best performing title during latest financial period; Dragon Quest X ships 700,000.

David Braben asking for $2 million on popular crowd-funding site to bring back space sim franchise in form of Elite: Dangerous in March 2014 for PC.

Publisher says record setting shipments of new action game make it somewhat successful; "too early" to make judgement regarding critical response.

Executive producer Kiki Wolfkill says company will explore bringing Master Chief outside of FPS genre if the experience fits.

BioWare nails down release date for space role-playing game; to be available at console launch in North America, Europe, and Japan.

In addition to every main entry in series, upcoming megapack will feature all single-player and multiplayer DLC, according to retailer; full announcement this week.

Resident Evil publisher hoping to bring total company headcount to 2,500 over next decade in an effort to bolster quality via making more games internally.

Polyphony Digital updates sales info for long-running racing series; PS2 game Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec the top performer at 14.89 million.

Electronic Arts giving away copies of 2002 shooter through proprietary download hub; Battlefield 3 Premium hits 2 million members, Battlefield 3 sales rise to 17 million.

Hurricane Sandy-delayed second trailer for Rockstar Games' much-anticipated open-world action game arriving November 14.

THQ delays trio of upcoming games into next year due to company's desire for quality; publisher posts $21 million loss on $107.4 million in revenue.

Two buttons, two kicks, and two banditos. Luke Esquivel explains how his indie fighter Senor Footsies is reimagining fighting games with minimalist design.

Cam ditches Science in favour of History this week, as he investigates Assassins through the ages. Just how close does the archetypal hitman from video games compare with those from antiquity?

Rock Band, Dance Central developer named in The Globe's "2012 Top Places To Work" survey for midsize company; only game studio on the list.

Disney's new game-centric film earns $49.1 million in first-weekend sales, besting new Robert Zemeckis flick Flight and Ben Affleck's Argo.