Gaming
Thief shopped by stolen Xbox
A thief who stole dozens of laptops, games consoles and GPS systems was caught when he used a stolen Xbox 360 to log into an online game.
SGN, a leading social gaming company, launches the company's first cross-platform game for MySpace, called (fluff)Friends. MySpace will be the newest portal into the (fluff)Friends network. (fluff)Friends, SGN's most profitable online game which a...
Sink Your Teeth Into SGN's Newest Game for the Apple App Store: Vampires vs. Werewolves
SGN, the largest social mobile game developer, today announced the availability of its Vampires vs. Werewolves game on the App Store. Vampires vs. Werewolves is a first-of-its kind, story-driven game for iPhone and iPod touch featuring Facebook Co...
Apple apologizes over Baby Shaker app
Apple's App Store, often lambasted for being slow and excessively conservative in its approval process, is now apologizing for having approved a game where players kill babies by shaking them to death.
Sims' creator leaving Electronic Arts
Will Wright, the acclaimed video game designer who created hits like the Sims titles, is leaving Electronic Arts to focus on his own entertainment company.
Upstart OnLive takes aims at global console makers
A new video game company is aiming to challenge the big three console makers by providing a "cloud-based" gaming system promising on-demand access to games and no lag time.
Rockstar Games Announces Max Payne 3 for Winter 2009
Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce that Max Payne 3 is currently in development and scheduled for a winter 2009 release on the Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment sys...
Someone pays: Sony charges publishers for PS3 bandwidth
Players love demos and free content for games, but if a report by MTV Multiplayer is to be believed, Sony has begun charging publishers a per-gigabyte fee for bandwidth used downloading content. This strange deal actually gives a strong incentive ...
Does Sony Listen To The Gamers?
This isn't a rhetorical question; we're just interested to see what people think. Everyone always complains that big, mega-global corporations never listen to John Q. Taxpayer, but gamers have always been quite vocal in their requests and complain...
Patent bares rumor: Apple TV gearing up for games?
It seems the success Apple has achieved with gaming on the iPhone might spill over from pockets to living rooms. The makers of the iPhone have filed a set patents for a Wii-style wireless controller that looks to be made for the Apple TV and could...
First Look video: Nintendo DSi
Nintendo stopped by our CNET New York offices Wednesday afternoon to give us a sneak peek at the brand new Nintendo DSi. We had plenty of hands-on time with the portable gaming device and have a good idea what we can expect from the various built-...
The word on 'Resident Evil 5'
During a sitdown at the recent DICE video-game summit in Las Vegas, Capcom's Jun Takeuchi took time to talk about Resident Evil 5. "It is definitely going to be a game that is different from any other game in the series," he said.
Is the Beatles Rock Band game too late?
The long-buzzed-about Beatles video game, from the creators of the Rock Band franchise, made news this past week with some pricing details and an official release date. The Beatles: Rock Band, coming September 9, 2009, will be available as a $59 s...
Capcom partners with American Red Cross
For gamers, March 13 is a special day. It's the launch of Capcom's Resident Evil 5. What makes this day even more special is Capcom has partnered with the American Red Cross to host a blood drive.
Digital Download: Real-time strategy is name of the game
Halo helped Microsoft establish the Xbox. Now the company hopes to spread the halo effect to a more esoteric genre: strategy games.
'Grand Theft' upgrade attacked
Parents groups are warning about explicit footage in the new "Grand Theft Auto" video game, even as a California law banning such material from being sold to children was struck down as unconstitutional.
PSP 2 ditching UMD drive?
What we heard: Ever since the Sony/Nintendo/Microsoft console war began in earnest in 2001, the "Big Three" have been fanatical about information control. Even the series of "leaks" leading up to the Xbox 360's unveiling in 2005 turned out to be a...
What If Sony Never Got in the Game?
There is no diminishing the impact of Sony's entry into the videogame market in 1995 with the launch of the original PlayStation. At this point, the landscape was defined by Nintendo and SEGA and had been since 1985.
Microsoft and several universities aim at conducting research ...
Microsoft and several universities aim at conducting research related to video games
Violent Video Game Law Ruled Unconstitutional
The 2005 law prohibited the sale of violent video games to anyone under 18 and imposed a fine of as much as $1,000.