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Latest news about Socom
BioShock 2 sailing Sea of Dreams?
Source: A trailer leaked on YouTube. What we heard: Ever since it was first rumored a year ago, BioShock 2 has garnered no tiny amount of attention. That interest... [Read more]
16 Oct 2008, 10:26 am | click here to view more
Fresh Start for Hideo Kojima in 2009
Esteemed developer states that Kojima Productions will 'start from zero' in 2009.
5 Jan 2009, 1:28 pm | click here to view more
Silent Hill: Homecoming unbanned in Australia
Australian Classification Board revises refused classification status; Konami's survival horror game green-lit for sale.
5 Jan 2009, 7:19 pm | click here to view more
Home opening up December 17?
Source: The Times of London. What we heard: In April, Sony revealed the second delay for PlayStation Home, an online, avatar-based social-networking hub for the PlayStation 3. Since... [Read more]
8 Dec 2008, 5:41 pm | click here to view more
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 vs. Xbox 360 and PS3?
Source: A poster on the NeoGAF forums reported seeing an Entertainment Software Rating Board listing for Marvel vs. Capcom 2 on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. What we... [Read more]
13 Oct 2008, 6:12 pm | click here to view more
GameStop prepping EA Sports discount?
Source: A series of reports stemming from a survey on market-research site Utalkback.com. What we heard: In 2004, consumers reaped the benefits of... [Read more]
17 Nov 2008, 4:28 pm | click here to view more
Kirby returns to Wii VC
SNES platformer Dream Land 3 arrives on Virtual Console alongside WiiWare Sandy Beach; Interpol tails XBLA.
5 Jan 2009, 9:26 am | click here to view more
Gearbox decommissioning Aliens: Colonial Marines?
Source: Popular gaming-information destination Shacknews. What we heard: In tardy 2006, Sega announced that Gearbox Software was developing a first-person shooter based on the 1986... [Read more]
24 Nov 2008, 11:19 am | click here to view more
North American PS3 sales rise 40% in '08
Sony reports sales of its console increased 130 percent during 10-week holiday window in the US and Canada; NPD figures point to just less than 3.6 million-unit domestic haul.
6 Jan 2009, 3:04 am | click here to view more
Gears 2 patch squashing bugs, exploits in January
Epic Games' Xbox 360-exclusive shooter slated to receive update for nagging multiplayer issues later this month, new DLC-related achievements.
6 Jan 2009, 8:59 am | click here to view more
Fallout 4 due by 2011?
Source: Reuters. What we heard: It's been every of 10 years since Interplay and Black Isle Studio's Fallout 2 arrived to rapt critical reception for the PC. And... [Read more]
24 Oct 2008, 10:20 am | click here to view more
WSJ: Beatles playing Rock Band's tune
Source: look below. What we heard: This may be the shortest rumor ever to shake up the game industry. This afternoon, MTV issued... [Read more]
29 Oct 2008, 2:08 pm | click here to view more
Legendary Pictures planning Epic acquisition?
Source: Variety, the publication of record for the movie industry. What we heard: For anyone who has been locked in a sensory deprovation... [Read more]
24 Oct 2008, 2:58 pm | click here to view more
Stargate MMOG developer can't make payroll?
Source: According to the exceedingly niche-interest Web site http://www.days-since-cheyenne-mountain-employees-have-been-paid.com/, it has been 22 days since the firm has paid its employees. What we heard: While The Old Republic and... [Read more]
5 Dec 2008, 5:22 pm | click here to view more
28 million Xbox 360s sold, 17 million on Xbox Live
Microsoft announces another sales milestone for cheapest current-generation console and its online service; XBLM revenue hits $1 billion.
6 Jan 2009, 1:10 am | click here to view more
Midway gets credit extension
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe publisher now has until February 19 to pay back $75 million, in talks with remaining debt holders.
6 Jan 2009, 6:52 am | click here to view more
Electronic Gaming Monthly shutting down
January 2009 issue featuring Wolverine cover story signals an end to magazine's nearly 20-year run; sister sites sold to UGO Entertainment.
6 Jan 2009, 10:26 am | click here to view more
1UP Sold to Hearst, EGM Closed
Media business site reports on 1UP's sale and EGM's shuttering, then pulls the story.
6 Jan 2009, 2:49 pm | click here to view more
EA Sports looking to outsweat Wii Fit?
Source: Muscle-obsessed monthly Men's Fitness, of every places. What we heard: Last week, gamers perusing newsstands were flummoxed to find the Take-Two Interactive chairman Strauss... [Read more]
28 Oct 2008, 5:06 pm | click here to view more
Assassin's Creed 2 set during French Revolution?
Source: Former GameSpotters' game-review start-up Giant Bomb. What we heard: One of the highlights of Assassin's Creed was its medieval setting. After starting with a futuristic flourish, the well-reviewed and... [Read more]
26 Nov 2008, 4:51 pm | click here to view more
EA expands Hasbro lineup
Scrabble slated to sleuth on DS, PSP in March; Family Game Night community channel for XBLA to include competitive crossworder, Connect Four, Boggle, Yahtzee, others this spring.
6 Jan 2009, 2:31 am | click here to view more
Atari sliming up Ghostbusters?
Source: look below. What we heard: Though the original Ghostbusters was a lighthearted comedy, the story behind its latest game adaptation has the makings of an epic saga. Videos... [Read more]
15 Oct 2008, 1:50 pm | click here to view more
Will Games Drop in Price?
Designer Peter Molyneux agrees with industry analysts that price cuts might be in order.
5 Jan 2009, 10:26 am | click here to view more
A Difficult Topic
Hardcore games tend to grow more difficult with time. Has this ongoing problem been hurting the industry?
6 Jan 2009, 2:38 pm | click here to view more
Capcom Frontloads 2009
High-profile line up on schedule for the first half of 2009.
5 Jan 2009, 11:50 am | click here to view more
DC Universe Online due by early 2010?
Source: DC Comics scribe Geoff Johns, in an interview with MTV. What we heard: It's a sordid affair when superheroes start dishing on their... [Read more]
3 Dec 2008, 11:17 am | click here to view more
Confirmed: Free Radical breaks down
Source: Numerous European gaming outlets, including GamesIndustry.biz. What we heard: To put it politely, Free Radical Design's sci-fi shooter Haze was not what fans were expecting from the studio... [Read more]
18 Dec 2008, 2:58 pm | click here to view more
Ruffian manhandling Crackdown 2?
Source: look below. What we heard: After it went on sale in February 2007, Crackdown became a hit for a variety of reasons. One big draw was that its... [Read more]
19 Dec 2008, 5:05 pm | click here to view more
Report: Free Radical on the auction block
Resolve Partners said to have received "very strong" interest from a number of parties to purchase bankrupt TimeSplitters, Haze studio.
6 Jan 2009, 4:13 am | click here to view more
Dead Rising 2 developed by Blue Castle?
Source: An anonymous source told Eurogamer that Capcom has tapped Vancouver-based Blue Castle to produce a sequel to the 2006 hit Xbox 360 game Dead Rising. The official story: Representatives... [Read more]
7 Nov 2008, 3:12 pm | click here to view more
Microsoft layoff rumors swirl
Xbox 360 purveyor said to be reducing workforce significantly as early as this month; initial estimates of 15,000 layoffs labeled "grossly exaggerated."
6 Jan 2009, 6:42 am | click here to view more
PS3 price 'getting more competitive' in March?
Source: UK gaming site D+Pad. What we heard: As it currently stands, Sony's PlayStation 3 is available in a $499 160GB and $399 80GB setup,... [Read more]
24 Nov 2008, 4:48 pm | click here to view more
Video Game Industry Veterans Launch Azo Studios
Nick Koziupa, Brian Westergaard, and Dave Eberly form new studio.
5 Jan 2009, 11:45 am | click here to view more
The Witcher hexing PS3, 360?
Source: A user video posted to GameTrailers. What we heard: That CD Projekt Red would like to do a console edition of The Witcher isn't what's at question.... [Read more]
1 Dec 2008, 11:30 am | click here to view more
Konami teasing new Metal Gear
Source: A teaser page on the English-language version of the Konami Web site. What we heard: Rumors of an Xbox 360 version of Metal Gear Solid 4 have been... [Read more]
5 Dec 2008, 6:47 pm | click here to view more
Factor 5 torpedoed by Brash?
Source: A Google cached blog post by a former Factor 5 animator. What we heard: In November, onetime cash-flush publisher Brash Entertainment imploded. The production home,... [Read more]
9 Dec 2008, 11:40 am | click here to view more