We just received word from Valve Software that the company has released a free Steamworks Software Development Kit. Read more

The slowing economy may force console manufacturers to drop their prices, Activision Chief Executive Bobby Kotick has said in an interview, in which he also expressed concern at EA's attempted acquisition of Take-Two Interactive. Read more

Grand Theft Auto IV has hit the streets... But the crime wave doesn't seem to have followed, nor redemption for Take-Two's share price. The producers of Iron Man are looking fairly miffed, though, and office productivity has probably dropped a bit. Read more

Opinion - We have now had a few days with Sony's new PlayStation 3 controller, but are uncertain whether its new feature set justifies its high price tag. Read more

In a move to combat Sony and Nintendo in Asian markets, Microsoft has slashed the price of the 360 console between 5% and 20% in South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore. Read more

The release of Grand Theft Auto IV will be so major as to stifle the ticket sales of Iron Man when it opens May 2nd, according to industry analysts. With GTA IV expected to shift 6 million copies inside a week from its release today, the effects of the y Read more

Embattled video game publisher SCi is to cut the entire sales, marketing and PR staff of its Eidos U.S. operation following on from a deal made with Warner Bros. Read more

Microsoft today posted a fiscal third quarter revenue of $14. Read more

Nintendo has had a good year with sales up 73-percent, operating income up 115.6 percent, and profit up 47.6 percent on the back of the hugely successful Wii and continued strong sales of the DS handheld. Read more

Cambridge (MA) - Rock Band has become a veritable treasure trove for artists new and old to strike a new consumer base, and now oldies rock group Judas Priest has taken it one step further. The 1980s group has released its "Screaming For Vengeance" album Read more

Sony is preparing to launch an online video store for the PlayStation 3 in a move to bring it into the market currently inhabited by contenders such as Microsoft’s Xbox Live and Apple TV, according to reports from film industry executives close to the de Read more

Electronic Arts has extended its tender offer to acquire rival publisher Take Two by nearly a month, from midnight tonight PST to May 16. Read more

The European Union’s executive branch, the European Commission, has formally cleared the merger of video game publishers Activision and Blizzard under the corporate umbrella of the French media giant Vivendi. Read more

Electronic Arts has extended its license for Epic's Unreal Engine 3. Read more

Chicago (IL) - The wait is almost over: Playstation 3 fans will be able to buy a new wireless controller with vibration support sometime next week. Read more