Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 earns record-breaking $400 million in 24 hours
Soldiers, let’s agree to a quick armistice. Activision Publishing announced on Friday that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, which exploded onto store shelves this past …
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 review [video]
I haven’t turned on my Xbox 360 in almost a year. I did to play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, though. Modern Warfare 3 …
Android and iOS continue to steal gaming revenue from Nintendo DS, Sony PSP
In 2009, the Nintendo DS generated 70% of all portable gaming revenue in the United States, but in the last two years its share has …
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 now available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and PC
The wait is finally over and late Tuesday evening we’ll be making our way over to our local game store to pick up Call of …
Microsoft’s Kinect development kit now supports Windows 8
Microsoft released its Kinect for Windows SDK Beta 2 on Friday that adds support for Windows 8, among other changes. According to ZDNET, Microsoft has …
GameStop begins selling Android tablets pre-loaded with 7 games
GameStop recently began carrying several Android Honeycomb tablets pre-loaded with seven free games. It was originally rumored that the game retailer would begin selling its …
Consumers spent additional $1.74 billion on video game content in Q2
The NPD Group’s latest Games Industry: Total Consumer Spend report suggests consumers spent an additional $1.74 billion on video game content during the second quarter. …
Sony PlayStation Vita to launch in Japan on December 17th
Sony announced on Wednesday that its next-generation portable gaming console, the PlayStation Vita, will launch in Japan on December 17th. Sony also said it has …
iOS games ‘absolutely not under consideration’ says Nintendo boss
Nintendo’s president Satoru Iwata recently reiterated that Nintendo will not develop games for Apple’s iPad, iPod and iPhone, despite recent pressure from investors to jump …
Mario can’t save 3DS: Nintendo to miss 3DS sales target despite price drop, feature boost
During the Nintendo 3DS Conference in Japan on Tuesday, Nintendo’s president Satoru Iwata discussed the company’s plans to boost interest in its 3D portable gaming …
GameStop building Android tablet, testing special controller
U.S. video game retailer GameStop will soon sell its own GameStop-branded Android tablet, president Tony Bartel recently told GamesIndustry. The company is not building a …
U.S. video game sales slide 23% in August
Sales of video game hardware, software and accessories in the United States continued to slide in August according to new data from NPD Group, again …
Nintendo 3DS sales jump 260% after price cut
Nintendo’s president Satoru Iwata said sales of the company’s Nintendo 3DS device in Europe and the United States were weaker than expected after the portable …
AT&T to launch Sony Ericsson Xperia Play 4G on September 18th for $49.99
AT&T announced on Thursday that it will begin to sell Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play 4G gaming smartphone on September 18th for $49.99 with a new …
Sprinkle lands in Android Market, will support NVIDIA quad-core processor
Game publisher Mediocre officially released its new game “Sprinkle” on Thursday. Sprinkle currently runs on dual-core Tegra 2 devices but will be one of the …
IDC: Video game console business will rebound in 2012
Much has been made of the video game console business’ steady decline, and rightfully so; console sales have dropped considerably in recent months. Some attribute …
New Steel Battalion Heavy Armor Kinect first-person shooter trailer unveiled [video]
During the Gamescom gaming conference this week, Capcom unleashed a new trailer for Steel Battalion Heavy Armor, the first first-person shooter game for its Xbox …
Rage and Rage HD for iOS free this week
As a thank you to its fans for helping it achieve 1,000 “Likes” on Facebook, id Software is offering its iOS game “Rage” for free …
Sony cuts PS3 price to $249
Sony announced on Tuesday that it is lowering the price of its 160GB PlayStation 3 console to $249, down from the console’s original $299 price …
Price drop leads to Nintendo 3DS sales boom in Japan
Nintendo’s recent decision to drop the price of its Nintendo 3DS handheld gaming device looks to have paid off. In the device’s first full week …
Microsoft's Windows Phone Mango Games Hub changes revealed
On Tuesday, Microsoft noted several of the Games Hub changes that will go into effect when Windows Phone Mango launches this fall. Mango’s Games Hub …
NPD: Gaming sales down 26% in July, Xbox 360 top U.S. console for seventh straight month
U.S. video game industry sales were down 26% in July compared to the same period last year according to new data published by The NPD Group. …
Microsoft Research KinectFusion project capable of 3D modeling, more [video]
During the SIGGRAPH 2011 conference in Vancouver this week, a team comprised of researchers from various universities showed off a demo during a Microsoft Research …
Google adds games to Google+
Google announced on Thursday that it is following in Facebook’s footsteps yet again by adding games to its Google+ social network. “We want to bring …
Investors pressure Nintendo to jump on iPhone bandwagon
At least one investor is calling on Nintendo to begin developing titles for Apple’s iOS platform, a move away from the company’s standard practice of …
Flame red Nintendo 3DS landing September 9th for $169.99
Nintendo announced Wednesday that it will launch a “flame red” version of its Nintendo 3DS on September 9th. The portable gaming system will launch in …
GameFly to launch unlimited game download service this fall
GameFly announced on Wednesday it will soon offer a new service called “Unlimited PC Play” that will allow gamers to download an unlimited amount of …
EA slashes 80% off iOS games for back-to-school sale
Electronic Arts has cut the prices of several of its top iOS games by as much as 80% as part of its back-to-school sale. The …
PlayStation Vita will miss Christmas shopping season in U.S., Europe
Sony’ next-generation portable video game console will not launch in the U.S. until early 2012, Sony Executive Vice President Kazuo Hirai told The Associated Press …
Sony PlayStation Vita could launch in October
Sony’s brand new portable gaming console, the PlayStation Vita, could launch as soon as this fall according to IGN. A Blockbuster flier in the United …
