News Red Ant enters administration Australian distributor of Capcom, Konami and Bethesda titles under the receivership of Deloitte Touche Jan. 21, 2009 James Lee
News Sega cuts US staff by 30 Economic recession and "harsh retail landscape" cited as reason for layoffs Jan. 21, 2009 James Lee
News Linden Lab snaps up Second Life stores User-generated virtual good stores bought and consolidated by the virtual world's creator Jan. 21, 2009 James Lee
News Sony poised to announce restructuring plans Electronics giant will unveil job cuts and plant closure specifics this week Jan. 21, 2009 Phil Elliott
News Analysts predict Microsoft could cut 8% of workforce Software giant expected to take cost cutting measure after reporting on its quarterly results Jan. 21, 2009 James Lee
News Ubisoft expands South American interests Publisher acquires Southlogic Studios as it increases Ubisoft Sao Paulo headcount Jan. 21, 2009 Phil Elliott
News Economic climate to fuel outsourcing growth Streamline Studios boss expects "true value" of the business to be recognised this year Jan. 20, 2009 Phil Elliott
News Sony Online Entertainment acquires PoxNora, forms new studio Key staff from Octopi to create new studio for future strategy and trading card games Jan. 19, 2009 Matt Martin
News AMD plans to cull 9% of staff Remaining staff to see temporary cut in pay, including CEO and executive chairman Jan. 19, 2009 James Lee
News Sega inks digital distribution deal with GamersGate New titles Football Manager 2009 and Universe at War on offer via service Jan. 19, 2009 Matt Martin
News Midway buys more time on debt collection Remaining convertible senior notes now extended for a month Jan. 16, 2009 Phil Elliott
News Eidos confirms early acquisition approach Offer for company "at a very early stage" reveals Tomb Raider publisher Jan. 15, 2009 Matt Martin
News HMV stock rises on strong Christmas sales Launch of pre-owned games business helps share price jump 12% in 24 hours Jan. 15, 2009 Phil Elliott
News Games already impacted by recession - NPD Decline in growth of industry put down to global economic downturn particularly in the US Jan. 15, 2009 James Lee
News More speculation of lay-offs at Microsoft Report suggests company considering cutting staff with possible announcement next week Jan. 15, 2009 Matt Martin
News Microsoft: Digital content is fastest-growing portion of games business Team behind NXE will continue to innovate as company reaps "record revenues" online Jan. 13, 2009 Matt Martin
News Virtuos: High dev costs unsustainable for "majority of titles" But CEO believes that outsourcing boom is a sign of maturity for industry Jan. 12, 2009 Phil Elliott
News More room for DS growth, says Iwata Company president sees further potential in EU, Russia, India Jan. 9, 2009 Matt Martin
News Warner: Traveller's Tales acquisition has been "wildly successful" Time Warner financial exec points to incremental investment in games business Jan. 9, 2009 Matt Martin
News UK households spend 6 hours gaming per week - survey Media survey reveals wider adoption of videogames in the UK, with users viewing console gaming as "family time" Jan. 8, 2009 James Lee
News Square signs distribution deal with Ubisoft Final Fantasy publisher to handle Ubisoft's games in Japan Jan. 8, 2009 Phil Elliott
News Halo series sells 25m worldwide Microsoft reveals sales stats for its flagship Xbox 360 franchise at CES, and pins down dates for Halo Wars and Halo 3: ODST Jan. 8, 2009 Matt Martin
News UK games market worth £4.03bn in 2008 Update: Wii software accounts for almost a quarter of all games sold as game sales rise 23 per cent Jan. 7, 2009 Matt Martin
News Sony: New studios will help us innovate Two-pronged development approach will see internal studios collaborate more closely while start-ups inspire fresh products Jan. 7, 2009 Matt Martin
Feature Sony's Michael Denny - Part Two Worldwide Studios Europe boss talks Home integration, developing new IP and the influence of digital delivery on design Jan. 7, 2009 Matt Martin