News Kixeye producer, ex-IGDA head push for developer diversity Caryl Shaw laments "white dude-ly" industry as Gordon Bellamy calls for more role models at EA LGBT event March 7, 2013 Brendan Sinclair 1 comment
News PS4 support confirmed for Unreal 4, host of middleware Morpheme, SpeedTree, Enlighten, and xaitControl all lined up to work with Sony's new console March 7, 2013 Brendan Sinclair
News SimCity problems persist Electronic Arts city-building sim still gridlocked; publisher promises more servers on the way March 7, 2013 Brendan Sinclair 14 comments
News Torment Kickstarter draws $900,000 in six hours inXile Entertainment's Planescape successor launches in the morning, tops funding goal by lunch March 6, 2013 Brendan Sinclair 6 comments
News Joe Ybarra launches new studio Electronic Arts co-founder forms Joe Got Game, plans to Kickstart lunar colonization strategy game March 6, 2013 Brendan Sinclair 1 comment
News Gamers still prefer buying used to downloading NPD finds 78% of core crowd buy second-hand often, 70% regularly go digital March 6, 2013 Brendan Sinclair 10 comments
News EA CFO backs off "microtransactions in all games" statement Executive says comments from last week were misconstrued, only applicable to mobile market March 6, 2013 Brendan Sinclair 12 comments
News Dishonored takes top honors at BAFTAs Arkane's latest grabs Best Game award as ThatGameCompany's Journey wins five categories March 5, 2013 Brendan Sinclair 5 comments
News EMA names Mark Fisher new president and CEO Retailer trade group removes "interim" tag from Bo Andersen's successor March 5, 2013 Brendan Sinclair
News inXile crowdfunding Planescape: Torment follow-up Wasteland 2 developer passes the hat again before delivering on original Kickstarter project March 5, 2013 Brendan Sinclair 5 comments
News GDC sees devs shifting away from consoles Survey finds 58% of attendees' next games coming to smartphones or tablets; consoles top out at 14% Feb. 28, 2013 Brendan Sinclair 22 comments
News EA expecting a smoother console transition Smaller lineup of titles, next-gen PC-based architecture should help; CFO says 5-10% higher dev cost may be offset by rising revenue streams Feb. 26, 2013 Brendan Sinclair 4 comments
News Uncharted 3 multiplayer goes free-to-play Sony to charge for DLC, co-op modes, lifting level cap on 2011 shooter's online mode Feb. 26, 2013 Brendan Sinclair
News 58% of parents see a tie between games, violence Harris Poll finds majority of US parents believe games contribute to teen violence, 38% entirely unaware of ESRB Feb. 26, 2013 Brendan Sinclair 22 comments
News Nexon invests in Robotoki Free-to-play publisher aiding fledgling studio from ex-Call of Duty strategist Robert Bowling Feb. 25, 2013 Brendan Sinclair
News Zynga closing Baltimore studio CityVille 2 developer shuttered as three other studios folded into nearby counterparts Feb. 25, 2013 Brendan Sinclair 9 comments
Feature Industry turmoil worst since '80s crash, says Bleszinski Ex-Epic designer ponders a downloadable-only future with Nintendo out of the hardware race Feb. 25, 2013 Brendan Sinclair 30 comments
News Bleszinski on PS4, three keys to winning next-gen Former Epic designer offers cheers for DualShock 4, jeers for Vita integration and returning IP Feb. 22, 2013 Brendan Sinclair 16 comments
News Mobile game spend tops dedicated handheld sales Analytics firm App Annie and IDC find more than 20 billion games downloaded on smartphones and tablets last year Feb. 21, 2013 Brendan Sinclair 1 comment
News Kenji Eno dies at 42 Creator of D survival horror series and Real Sound audio game developer suffers heart failure Feb. 21, 2013 Brendan Sinclair 5 comments
News Next-gen consoles can't compete with PCs, says Crytek boss Cevat Yerli says it would be "impossible" for new consoles to ever again match what high-end PCs can produce Feb. 20, 2013 Brendan Sinclair 21 comments
News BlizzCon returns November 8-9 Blizzard Entertainment fan fest once again set for Anaheim Convention Center after taking 2012 off Feb. 19, 2013 Brendan Sinclair
Feature Mobile market getting tougher, says Gree exec More competition, escalating budgets, continuing discovery issues make Gree's funding, expertise more attractive for starting studios, says Jim Ying Feb. 15, 2013 Brendan Sinclair 7 comments
News Wii U sells 57,000 systems in January Nintendo's new console outsold nearly 5:1 by Xbox 360, but one analyst finds a silver lining for the Mario maker Feb. 15, 2013 Brendan Sinclair 11 comments
News PlayStation 4 controller pics surface Multiple photos show touchpad-equipped prototype controller for Sony's next system Feb. 15, 2013 Brendan Sinclair 11 comments