Looking to return to his roots, Richard "Lord British" Garriott is crowd-funding an Ultima-style RPG on Kickstarter, named Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues.
According to a new job posting with Infinity Ward, future Call of Duty games will cling to the 15-year-old technology that's been fueling the series since Call of Duty 2.
InXile Entertainment is on a roll. Its Planescape: Torment successor Torment: Tides of Numenera raised $1.9 million in 24 hours, more than twice its fundraising goal.
More people across a wider gender and age spectrum are playing. According to the NPD Group, though, the "core" gamer hasn't changed much in that period.
VR headsets like Oculus Rift may make for a deeper connection to games, and studios like DICE are working with the tech for future games like Battlefield 4.
When will Valve release its would be console conqueror, the living room PC called Steam Box? Prototypes will hit the public soon says Valve co-founder Gabe Newell.
Microtransation heavy games like Real Racing 3 and Dead Space 3 represent all of EA's future titles according to CFO Blake Jorgensen. But maybe not. He's not sure.
Having successfully rebooted the Tomb Raider game series, Crystal Dynamics is teaming up with GK Films to help rehabilitate the Tomb Raider film franchise.
As a result of EA's investment in new games like Dragon Age 3: Inquisition, smaller studios like Dragon Age: Legends developer BioWare San Francisco are getting the axe.
After helping develop the poorly received Aliens: Colonial Marines and losing a publishing deal, TimeGate Studios has been forced to layoff 25 employees.
Nintendo released the first of multiple planned spring updates for the Wii U on Monday, laying the ground work for other releases that will dramatically improve the user experience.
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus marks Team Ninja's second attempt to fix Ninja Gaiden 2, and while many of its refinements are welcome, they can only do so much.
Aliens: Colonial Marines won't be the last Alien game from Sega. Total War developer Creative Assembly's Alien project popped up on the web after a long silence.
Respawn Entertainment is expected to reveal its brand new original game developer for Electronic Arts at E3 2013, but Call of Duty co-creator Jason West is no longer involved.
Ubisoft is jumping to yet another time period for Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, and putting you in the boots of an assassin pirate on the high seas.
Ubisoft promotes from within, Tecmo Koei closes a long standing studio, CD Projekt Red makes bold decisions, and Call of Duty Black Ops 2 DLC causes trouble in India.
As 2013 gets underway, it looks like Sonic will continue to live life in racing and mobile games. Sega is working on Sonic Dash but will he come back to consoles?
Unlike in most role-playing games, killing monsters and animals outside of quests in The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt won't earn your character experience.
Capcom is in sore need of some new series, and it plans to use the PlayStation 4 to get the creative juices flowing. Its new game Deep Down is just its first new IP.
PlayStation 4 won't chase the bleeding edge of technology, skipping out on 4K resolution for games. 4K movies, however, will be available to download on the console.
Koch Media picked up the Metro 2033 franchise, but has been mum about a release date for Last Light. Now the game is scheduled for May, and Kock says more Metro is coming.
Double Fine was one of the first companies bidding on THQ's properties. The studio is still at work, trying to win back the console publishing rights to two of its games.
Portal creator Kim Swift is making an original OUYA game with Airtight Games. Meanwhile OUYA has hired Journey co-creator Kellee Santiago to work with its developers.
What platforms are game developers on the front lines working on? Smartphones and tablets and certainly not Nintendo's machines according to GDC's hosts.
As CCP Games MMO turns 10-years-old, EVE Online's audience hits 500,000 active players. Including Dust 514 players, the game's second decade looks bright.