Wii U sells 31 percent fewer consoles than expected

Nintendo reported earnings for the fiscal year on Wednesday, and Wii U sales have been revealed in all their disappointing glory.

News         April 24, 2013

Nintendo’s president may be in trouble as the company posts its second annual loss in history

Nintendo will report its earnings for fiscal 2013 on Wednesday. With months of dire Wii U sales and slow software sales, its expected to report its second ever annual loss.

News         April 24, 2013

The next generation of game developers may begin with the Girl Scouts

A new collaboration with Women in Games International and the Girl Scouts has scouts earning a new proficiency patch in video game design.

News         April 23, 2013

The big winner of the THQ auction is Nordic Games, but don’t count Crytek out yet

When THQ was forced to declare bankruptcy and sell off its myriad holdings earlier this year, that looked like the end of Darksiders 3. Now Nordic Games has saved the series.

News         April 23, 2013

Sony and Insomniac go to the movies with a big screen version of ‘Ratchet & Clank’

Spyro the Dragon put developer Insomniac Games on the map but it was Ratchet & Clank that made them an institution. Now it's working on a big screen adaptation due in 2015.

News         April 23, 2013

Harmonix shows more signs that it’s getting into adventure games

Harmonix spent eight years making video games about playing music on fake plastic instruments. Now it's doing something different, hiring new staff to make story-based adventures.

News         April 23, 2013

Nintendo 3DS XL gets its very own Circle Pad Pro, but no word on what upcoming games you can use it on

Nintendo 3DS XL has been available in the US for eight months, but the Circle Pad Pro add-on is only now making it out, ready to help new Monster Hunter fans.

News         April 22, 2013

‘Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded’ puts Larry back on the prowl in June

Replay Games and Al Lowe's HD remake of Larry Laffer's seminal adventure, Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded, is out in June after nearly two years of development.

News         April 22, 2013

THQ’s leftovers (including Darksiders and Red Faction) raise $7 million at auction

Darskiders, Red Faction, and the Homeworld series were auctioned among the other remnants of THQ's game publishing business this month, raising around $7 million.

News         April 22, 2013

Research finds that video games hold both risks and rewards for children with Autism

New research on how children with Autism Spectrum Disorders interact with video games has revealed opportunities for teaching social skill, but potential risks too.

Guides         April 22, 2013

Jetsetter: Capcom comes home and the last of the Wii exclusives

This week in Jetsetter, our weekly column that examines the gaming industry around the world, Capcom spurns the West, Indian gaming blossoms, and Korea gets one final Wii exclusive.

News         April 22, 2013

Monster Hunter finally gets an MMO… in China

Capcom and Tencent are making a new MMO for the famous Monster Hunter series, Monster Hunter Online, but US gamers are out of luck as the game's only for China.

News         April 19, 2013

Recent results give Microsoft a compelling defense for the always-online Next Xbox

The most impressive data in Microsoft's spring earnings report is the growth of Xbox Live. Membership has grown from 25 million members in 2010, to 46 million today.

News         April 19, 2013

Microsoft refuses to let Japan go and gives the Xbox 360 one final push

Microsoft has never quite given up on the Japanese market despite years of failure, and it's giving the Xbox 360 one more marketing push before rolling out the Next Xbox.

News         April 18, 2013

The Unity Engine designer unveils his first title, ‘Static Sky’

Unity Technologies co-founder Nicholas Francis and his new studio Framebunker are making their first game, a sci-fi tactical shooter for tablets called Static Sky.

Mobile         April 18, 2013

‘L.A. Noire’ developer Team Bondi sleeps with the fishes, but the ‘Whore of the Orient’ may live on

Sources claim that L.A. Noire studio Team Bondi has finally reached the end of the road, laid off by the production company KMM that's still trying to make Whore of the Orient.

News         April 18, 2013

Capcom sees Japan as its future, blames outsourcing for losses

Capcom is planning a return to internal development after half a decade of outsourcing titles like DmC, Bionic Commando, and others to Western developers.

News         April 18, 2013

Everyone hold your breath! ‘Final Fantasy Versus XIII’ may soon be revealed

Square-Enix lost a lot of money in the past few years, which isn't surprising since it's been working on titles like Final Fantasy Versus XIII for close to a decade.

Guides         April 17, 2013

EA talks ‘FIFA Soccer 14’ features, but stays silent about a few important details

EA announced a plethora of new features due in this fall's FIFA Soccer 14, but the company conspicuously avoided announcing the game for machines like Wii U, PS4, and the next Xbox.

Guides         April 17, 2013

Nintendo learns a lesson from the Wii U’s faults, and unleashes a torrent of new 3DS titles

The Nintendo 3DS' momentum isn't slowing as Nintendo announces a plethora of games like Yoshi's Island 3DS that recall the company's Super Nintendo heyday.

News         April 17, 2013

Microsoft settles its legal dispute with Fox and can finally make a new Killer Instinct

Now that it's settled its trademark dispute with Fox, Microsoft and Rare Inc. can finally bring back the long lost fighting game series Killer Instinct.

News         April 17, 2013

Nintendo brings back cult classics like ‘Earthbound’ with Wii U Virtual Console, but still lags behind

Nintendo will finally bring a classic game store to its new console on April 24th with the new Wii U Virtual Console. Cult favorites like Earthbound will follow.

News         April 17, 2013

After two decades, ‘The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 2’ is confirmed – but the developer remains a mystery

More than two decades later, Nintendo is returning to Link's Super Nintendo adventure with The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 2 on Nintendo 3DS.

News         April 17, 2013

‘Titan’ may be the first new game for Respawn Entertainment and the creators of ‘Call of Duty’

A new trademark suggests that the very first game from Respawn Entertainment, the new studio staffed by many of the creators behind the Call of Duty series, will be Titan.

News         April 16, 2013

Facebook claims that just because EA is running, gaming isn’t dead on the social network

Facebook insists that its network is still a booming market for game makers despite Electronic Arts' big closures. What's the truth? It depends on your perspective.

News         April 16, 2013

Declines in Gears of War and God of War sales may mark the end of the Xbox 360 and PS3 era

March offered new evidence of Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 fatigue, as those consoles' marquee franchises Gears of War and God of War declined in sales as well.

News         April 16, 2013

Even a price drop may not be enough to save the Wii U

Will a Wii U price drop turn things around for Nintendo's console? Not unless Nintendo completely overhauls the way it handles digital distribution on the machine.

News         April 16, 2013

Frontier Developments comes to Wii U, but not with the games you might be hoping for

Elite: Dangerous developer Frontier Developments is making its first Wii U game. It isn't Lost Winds 3, though, but a version of its iOS game Coaster Crazy.

News         April 16, 2013

EA swallows a $300 mill pill and backs away from Facebook

Not even four years after EA acquired Playfish for $300 million, it's shutting down all of Playfish's Facebook games, including SimCity Social.

News         April 15, 2013

‘Need For Speed’ and ‘Burnout’ developer Criterion Games is walking away from racers

Criterion is done with racing for the time being. Creative Director Alex Ward confirmed that Criterion's next game won't be a Burnout or a Need For Speed.

News         April 15, 2013

As ‘Fez’ celebrates its first anniversary, Phil Fish talks Xbox Live sales and the future

Fez sold 200,000 copies on Xbox Live Arcade according to creator Phil Fish. In May the game will more to Steam, then other platforms later later this year.

News         April 15, 2013

As ‘Skyrim’ development ends, Bethesda Softworks turns towards the future

What does the future hold for Bethesda Softworks as work wraps on Skyrim? Signs point to Fallout 4 going into full development and an iOS Elder Scrolls.

News         April 15, 2013

Jetsetter: Veterans of ‘Wipeout,’ ‘Heavy Rain,’ and ‘Remember Me’ team up for some futuristic aerial combat

This week in Jetsetter we take a look at Strike Vector, a Crimson Skies-style shooter made by developers from Quantic Dream, Dontnod, and Sony Liverpool.

News         April 13, 2013

Sony’s secret to making PlayStation 4 a success is getting more women making games

Sony is trying hard to change the way it does business with PlayStation 4, but doesn't just want more indie developers making its PS4 games, it wants women making them.

News         April 12, 2013