Nintendo Executive Claims Digital Sales Are Soaring
Nintendo's new Wii U has been labeled a flop with estimated sales of only 55,000 units domestically in the month of March. Nintendo of America's chief executive…
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Botched SimCity Launch Vaults EA To Second Consecutive Award For 'Worst Company In America'
It wasn't easy, but Electronic Arts (EA) managed to beat out the competition and make history by being named the "Worst Company in America" by…
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Microsoft Exec Tells Critics Of Possible Always-Online Xbox To 'Deal With It' [Updated]
While we still don't know for certain if Microsoft (MSFT) will really require an always-on Internet connection for its next-generation Xbox, one Microsoft executive doesn't…
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Who Needs Xbox? Mozilla Wants To Bring Console-Quality Games To Your Browser
At first glance, the idea of playing Bioshock Infinite on your web browser sounds like a pipe dream. But according to Ars Technica, it's a…
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SimCity PR Nightmare Escalates
Over the past couple of days, "SimCity" has eclipsed "Pope" in global search volume. Electronic Arts has finally created something that has captivated the world…
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Shocker: Mobile Games Now Generate More Revenue Than Games For Portable Consoles
Games for the Sony (SNE) PSP, PS Vita and Nintendo (NTDOY) 3DS consoles have one distinct revenue generation advantage: They are hellishly expensive. Mario Kart…
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Xbox Founder: Apple TV Gaming Could 'Simply Kill PlayStation, Wii U And Xbox'
The Xbox is one of the best things that Microsoft (MSFT) has going for it right now, but one of the console's founding engineers thinks…
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Minecraft Now Available For Free On The Raspberry Pi
Minecraft, the popular sandbox construction game that has taken the world by storm, is now available for the similarly popular Raspberry Pi computer. Mojang, the…
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Grand Theft Auto V Launch Pushed Back To September
The latest chapter in the widely popular and critically acclaimed Grand Theft Auto series has been delayed until September. Grand Theft Auto V was originally…
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Five-Year-Old Finds Porn On Refurbished Nintendo 3DS From GameStop
Five-year-old Brandon Giles must have been excited to receive a Nintendo 3DS for Christmas — at least, he was until he turned it on. According to…
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iPad Is A Christmas Graveyard For 'Grand Theft Auto' And 'Modern Combat'
At the beginning of December, the traditional video game industry attempted another iPad invasion. New versions of "Grand Theft Auto," "Modern Combat" and "Baldur's Gate"…
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The Wii U Uses Less Than Half The Power Of The Xbox 360 And The PS3
Nintendo's (NTDOY) Wii prided itself for being a super energy-efficient console that ran nearly silent and sipped very little electricity. And although Microsoft's (MSFT) Xbox 360 was originally…
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New Halo Game In Works As Franchise Sales Break 50 Million
Always bet on Master Chief and his Halo games – always. 343 Industries, the developer of Halo 4 revealed to CVG that the franchise has sold over 50…
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Nintendo Announces Wii Mini For $99.99; Strips Out Internet Connectivity, Available In Canada Only
The latest trend in the tech world these days seems to be to shrink down old hardware and tack on a "Mini" to it. Nintendo (NTDOY)…
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iOS Game Starring Steve Wozniak As A Gun-Toting Vigilante Now Available For $0.99
If you're looking for an extremely cheap Christmas gift for someone you don't particularly like, you could do worse than buying them an iPhone game…
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Grand Theft Auto Vice City Arrives December 6th On Android And iOS For $4.99
As proof that the smartphones in our pockets and tablets in our bags are powerful enough to emulate formerly cutting-edge PlayStation 2 games from a decade…
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Microsoft Again Said To Be Planning Low-Cost Xbox Lite For 2013 Launch
Microsoft (MSFT) will reportedly launch an "Xbox TV" set-top box in 2013 geared toward casual gaming and streaming entertainment, according to The Verge's sources. The…
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GameStop Says Wii U Software Preorders Doubled Original Wii
Unless you've preordered or plan to wait on line overnight, it's going to be very tough to get a Nintendo (NTDOY) Wii U on Sunday. Preorders…
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Wii U's 'Nintendo TVii' Video On Demand And TV Guide Service Won't Launch Until December
The Nintendo (NTDOY) Wii U launches this Sunday and people are pumped for it. Aside from gaming, Nintendo is marketing the Wii U console and touchscreen-equipped GamePad as the…
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Call Of Duty Once Again Crowned Biggest Launch Of The Year - Sales Top $500 Million In 24 Hours
Activision Blizzard's (ATVI) latest first-person shooter is a hit. Worldwide sales of Call of Duty: Black Ops II have topped half a billion dollars in 24…
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Google Launches Ingress, A Paranoia-Inducing Global Augmented Reality Game [Video]
Are you the sort of person who walks down the street and thinks everyone you pass might be out to secretly control your mind? If…
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Microsoft Sees Halo 4 Rake In $220 Million In Sales On Launch Day
As if you needed more figures to drive home the fact that Microsoft (MSFT) and 343 Industries' Halo 4 for Xbox 360 is a huge success. Not only did Halo 4 manage…
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Halo 4 Sells A Chart-Busting 3.1 Million Copies On Launch Day
Who needs a new Xbox when Microsoft (MSFT) has Halo 4 to keep its "aging" Xbox 360 console alive? Launched on Tuesday, gamers snatched up 3.1 million…
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Nintendo President Satoru Iwata Unboxes Wii U Ahead Of Launch [Video]
The Nintendo (NTDOY) Wii U doesn't come out of for another 11 days in North America. To kickstart the new console hype, Nintendo president Satoru…
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Rumored PlayStation 4 Development Kit Shows Off Killer Specs, Including Up To 16GB Of RAM, 256GB Storage
With gamers getting antsy for next-generation consoles, VG247 is reporting that development kits for Sony's (SNE) PlayStation 4 (code-named "Orbis") have already been sent out to developers. VG247's…
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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Coming To Android And iOS This Fall
One of the top-selling games of all time for the PlayStation 2 is heading to Android and iOS later this year. Rockstar Games on Friday…
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GameStop Prepares To Combat Toy Stores With 'GameStop Kids' Holiday Shops
With the holiday season approaching and parents planning their kid's shopping lists, GameStop (GME) is looking to steal some of the thunder away from traditional toy stores…
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