Long lines, Hideo Kojima top Metal Gear Solid 4 launch event
After years of waiting and a slight delay, Metal Gear Solid 4 launched at midnight Thursday morning in the heart of New York City. More...

MGS4 won't be the last Metal Gear after all
No need to worry, Metal Gear fans. The popular stealth series will in fact continue after Metal Gear Solid 4, said Konami on Monday. It's just that Solid Snake will no longer be involved. More...

Gyllenhaal nabs leading role in Prince of Persia movie adaptation
American actor Jake Gyllenhaal has been cast in the leading role in the motion picture adaptation of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, writes The Hollywood Reporter. The Jerry Bruckheimer-produced film, which is based on the best-selling Ubisoft game of the same title and slated for a summer 2009 opening, is set to begin shooting this July. More...

WiiWare microtransactions coming soon
There are three different articles making the rounds Friday that all say the same thing: microtransactions are coming to the Wii. More...

Unreal creator: PCs are good, just not for games
PC gaming has had it rough recently. First, Epic Games announced that it was shifting development from the PC to consoles, and today Unreal creator Tim Sweeny all but condemned the platform to a life of spreadsheets, web browsing and heated sessions of Scrabulous. More...

Fable 2 creator reveals 2-player online co-op mode
Today, Peter Molyneux officially unveiled one of Fable 2's "three big ideas" in the form of two-player, online cooperative play. More...

Ken Kutaragi to receive lifetime achievement award
The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences has named Ken Kutaragi, creator of the PlayStation, as the recipient of the 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award. More...

Interview: Clive Barker
Clive Barker talks about his new game Jericho, how video games are an emerging art form, and how we need more gay protagonists in gaming. More...