News Features Archive
Konami has revamped its 2004 best seller with bonus features, but how can it get consumers to bite? Industry experts weigh in on Subsistence.
--Brendan Sinclair
Posted Mar 13, 2006
This week saw the Xbox 360 library grow by three, pols compare gaming to diseases, Take-Two taking a hit, and next-gen...table tennis?
--Tim Surette
Posted Mar 11, 2006
Democratic Senators from New York and Connecticut are asking the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to investigate "impact of electronic media use."
--Declan McCullagh, Anne Broache
Posted Mar 9, 2006
Take-Two executives dodge PS3 exclusivity and launch questions, tell analysts not to expect any next-generation sequels from Rockstar Games until November 2006--at the earliest.
--Tor Thorsen
Posted Mar 7, 2006
Slow holiday sales, acquisitions bite into the Grand Theft Auto publisher's bottom line; sales slightly better than expected.
--Tor Thorsen
Posted Mar 7, 2006
The Sims 2 Open for Business, Spore grows on handhelds, Origami not Xbox-ed, Tim Surette gets Midway-ed.
--Staff
Posted Mar 3, 2006
Sony Online Entertainment uses pre-E3 event to show off its latest publishing acquisition; John Smedley gives GameSpot the skinny in a GS News video interview.
--Brendan Sinclair
Posted Mar 3, 2006
DS popularity continues to be red-hot in Japan; new, smaller model sells out within hours.
--Hirohiko Niizumi
Posted Mar 1, 2006
Streak of quarterly losses doesn't faze CEO; company is beefing up with star power for battle in next-gen, expects great things in 2007.
--Tim Surette
Posted Mar 1, 2006
Vivendi Universal's games unit goes from $241 million loss to $48.9 million profit in one year, thanks largely to Blizzard's MMORPG.
--Tor Thorsen
Posted Mar 1, 2006
Sony announces next-gen video format will launch in US in just over three months with lineup of familiar titles; first player to retail for $999.
--Tor Thorsen
Posted Feb 28, 2006
Increased Xbox 360 supply pushes Call of Duty 2 on top as Liberty City Stories edges out Mario Kart for portable crown; WOW continues PC-chart dominance.
--Tor Thorsen
Posted Feb 23, 2006
The PS3 and the Xbox 360 may both look shiny on the outside, but it's the guts of each machine that determine their retail price tags.
--Michael Kanellos, Daniel Terdiman
Posted Feb 23, 2006
Prospectus details how would-be PC-game-console-maker lost $62.7 million in three years--and is putting the Phantom on hold.
--Brendan Sinclair
Posted Feb 21, 2006
Japanese publishers showed off their latest, greatest, and soon-to-be-released titles at the annual arcade expo last week in Tokyo.
--Hirohiko Niizumi
Posted Feb 20, 2006
