Game Guys - Industry News

Square-Enix of America President and CEO Fischer resigns

3:16 PM, May 23, 2013

Mike Fischer, Square-Enix of America's President and CEO, leaves the company.

Microsoft stock falls, Sony rises from Xbox One reveal

2:45 PM, May 21, 2013

Gamers might have found Microsoft's unveiling of Xbox One exciting, but shareholders appear to think otherwise.

EA discontinues its online pass program

8:41 AM, May 16, 2013

Video game publisher Electronic Arts decides to end its controversial and unpopular online pass program.

Wireless controllers unveiled for retro gaming consoles

5:10 PM, May 14, 2013

Gaming peripheral company Innex to show wireless controllers for retro game consoles at this year's E3.

Ouya launch delayed as the game system gains funding

6:15 PM, May 10, 2013

The low-cost crowdfunded gaming system Ouya gains $15M in venture funding but delays its launch until the end of June.

EA is next 'Star Wars' chosen one

9:35 PM, May 8, 2013

The Force is strong with Electronic Arts thanks to a new Star Wars deal inked with the Walt Disney Company.

Old-school becomes new-school with Innex's Super Retro Trio

3:44 PM, Apr 30, 2013

Innex's new video game console allows gamers to play old-school NES, SNES, GENESIS and GBA games on their new-school televisions.

'BioShock,' 'Tomb Raider' top March video game sales

12:04 AM, Apr 19, 2013

The adventures of Booker Dewitt and Lara Croft were among a few bright spots in another down month for the video game industry.

EA confirms layoffs as it seeks new CEO

3:20 PM, Apr 11, 2013

Video game publisher Electronic Arts confirmed it will lay off an undisclosed number of employees as it continues its search for a new CEO.

Cartoon Network's Regular Show to receive video game

4:00 PM, Apr 9, 2013

D3 Publisher expands its Cartoon Network licence by agreeing to develop and publish a video game based upon 'Regular Show'.

Disney closing LucasArts game studio

2:20 PM, Apr 3, 2013

Disney has confirmed it will shut down the beloved game studio LucasArts in favor of a licensing model leveraging the popular Star Wars brand and other properties.

Upcoming GameStick console to come with two free games

7:03 PM, Mar 29, 2013

Two full-length games will be pre-installed onto GameStick ensuring users have free, quality content ready to go out of the box.

FTC: Video game retailers best at enforcing age ratings

3:31 PM, Mar 26, 2013

Video game retailers continue to remain the best at enforcing age ratings, according to a new study from the FTC.

Renters & buyers split cost of games with Lynx2Games' new retail service

3:41 PM, Mar 20, 2013

New e-commerce website Lynx2Games lets renters and buyers split the cost of new games.

EA chief John Riccitiello to step down

5:24 PM, Mar 19, 2013

Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello will step down from his role March 30.

Production begins on Borderlands animated short film

3:26 PM, Mar 19, 2013

San Francisco's Academy of Art University teams up with 2K and Gearbox Software to create an original production based uponBorderlands.

Video game sales stumble in February

11:26 PM, Mar 15, 2013

The struggles of the retail video game market continue.

Denard Robinson snags NCAA Football 14 cover

10:32 PM, Mar 12, 2013

Former Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson will grace the cover of college football simulation NCAA Football 14.

Wargaming's World of Tanks sets new Guinness record

2:17 PM, Mar 12, 2013

Wargaming's World of Tanks sets a new Guinness world record for most players online simultaneously on one MMO server.

Hyperkin announces new retro gaming console

6:47 PM, Mar 5, 2013

The newly-revealed Retron 4 plays NES, SNES, Genesis, and GBA cartridges with HDMI output for HDTVs.

Dates announced for 18th annual QuakeCon

2:53 PM, Feb 26, 2013

A free, open-to-the-public event, QuakeCon 13 will take place in early August in Dallas, Texas.

Take-Two confirms WWE video game deal with 2K

12:45 PM, Feb 21, 2013

Take-Two Interactive announced its 2K video game brand has reached a multi-year deal to create WWE video games.

Take-Two snag rights to WWE games from THQ

6:37 PM, Feb 15, 2013

World Wrestling Entertainment video games have found a new home.

NPD: Extra week gives video games sales a boost

6:30 PM, Feb 15, 2013

The video game industry finally ended its sales slump. But there's a catch.

Activision to develop 'Ninja Turtle' games

6:59 AM, Feb 12, 2013

The heroes in a half-shell are making a video game comeback.

NPD: Spending on video games drops 9%

6:53 AM, Feb 12, 2013

Consumers spent $14.8 billion on video game content in 2012, a decline of 9%, according to The NPD Group.

ESRB: 9% of ratings for 2012 video games were Mature

6:48 AM, Feb 12, 2013

The percentage of video games designed for players aged 17 and older for 2012 stayed the same as 2011.

Ouya game console launching this June

5:43 AM, Feb 12, 2013

The home video game console business will officially add one more contender this summer.

CD Projekt RED's new gaming engine is REDengine 3

5:41 PM, Feb 1, 2013

CD Projekt RED's new gaming engine promises to bring a new level of realism to gaming experience.

Disney shuts down 'Epic Mickey' studio

4:26 PM, Feb 1, 2013

Disney Interactive has confirmed it is shutting down Junction Point Studios, the developers behind the publisher's Epic Mickey franchise.

THQ dissolved, assets split apart

4:44 PM, Jan 24, 2013

It's officially game over for publisher THQ.

Koch Media acquires rights to two former THQ properites

5:39 PM, Jan 23, 2013

The Saint's Row and Metro video game franchises are now property of Koch Media / Deep Silver after auction of THQ assets.

Atari's U.S. unit files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

11:56 AM, Jan 22, 2013

The U.S. division of video game maker Atari filed for bankruptcy protection Monday.

Activision's Skylanders surpasses $500M in U.S. sales

4:36 PM, Jan 11, 2013

U.S. sales of Activision's Skylanders Giants surpasses domestic holiday box office receipts for top kids' films.

THQ assets up for bid

3:54 PM, Jan 11, 2013

THQ receives clearance from a U.S. bankruptcy court on an auction that could see the video game publisher's assets split apart.

World of Warcraft players raise $2.3M towards Superstorm Sandy relief

8:37 PM, Jan 10, 2013

Players of Blizzard's MMORPG World of Warcraft raise $2.3 million for Superstorm Sandy relief through charitable in-game purchases.