E3 "will occur" next year, say organisers
Despite rumors suggesting otherwise, the Entertainment Software Association is committed to hosting gaming's largest annual trade show for the fourteenth time next summer. More...

Profits over gameplay: 50 Cent game gets a sequel
Despite the laughable experience of the original, Vivendi is determined to bank the 50 Cent name for a second time given its commercial viability. More...

More buyers interested in Take-Two after EA bid
The publisher of the popular Grand Theft Auto series has received more takeover interest after its US$2 billion offer from Electronic Arts, the company said Thursday. More...

PC megahits Crysis and UT3 flop in Nov. sales
The simExchange reports that neither Crysis or UT3 managed to sell more than 100,000 units in their debut last month. More...

Activision merges with Blizzard parent, Vivendi
Activision and Vivendi Games (parent company of Blizzard Entertainment) announced an 18.9 billion dollar merger on Sunday, forming a new company called Activision Blizzard where current Activision CEO, Robert Kotick, will remain as chief executive. More...

Ghostbusters coming to all major systems in 2008
A direct sequel to the movies arrives fall 2008; original cast lending voice and writing talent. More...

E3 - Rights issues may not hinder F.E.A.R. sequel
It gets a little tricky and I don't have all the details but from what I know, the name controversy of the F.E.A.R. franchise breaks down like this: the franchise name and the intellectual property (IP) rights belong to two separate parties. The game's developers, Monolith, own the IP rights, which allows them to revisit the world and characters of the original, while that game's publisher, Vivendi, owns the name F.E.A.R., which means they can continue to make games using the F.E.A.R. name but it cannot be in any way related to the first title. Oh, but they can make an expansion pack to the original F.E.A.R. if they want to, which they are. More...

Leisure Suit Larry slithers his way onto mobile phones
Although the classic Sierra line of adventure games may be long gone, no good game can ever truly be called "dead" these days, for there is always the chance of being re-packaged at a later date in yet another format. Take Leisure Suit Larry, for instance. Once thought deader than disco, the polyester-wearing swinger wannabe has made his way back to gaming news thanks to Vivendi Games Mobile, which plans to release his original line of adventure games on mobile phones. More...

Vivendi CEO Slams "Lack of Creativity" in Games
Vivendi CEO Bruce Hack has lashed out at the wider games industry, claiming that a lack of creativity will leave many developers "weeping" in the next generation. More...

Blizzard Responds to Rumours, Claims No More MMOs in the Works
Amid rumours that they were embarking on another MMORPG odyssey, Blizzard assure us that World of Warcraft is its only priority right now. More...