Last week, Dean Takahashi of Venturebeat wrote a post on the threat posed by Apple TV to the existing console manufacturers. He said: “Apple has the premium brand name and the huge momentum of iTunes, an established...

GamesIndustry.biz reports on a FADE report estimating XBLA sales in 2009. Here’s the top 10. XBLA Estimated Top Titles by Revenue, 2009 (Average Price) Battlefield 1943 (EA Dice) – $12.5 million ($15.00) Castle Crashers (The Behemoth) –...

Rupert Murdoch has taken aim at Google for “stealing his content”. Google has riposted by saying that news content “is not a big part of how we generate revenue”. Observers have argued that Murdoch doesn’t get the...

It’s time to unveil my inner geek. I saw this video and was immediately entranced. I’ve been a pen and paper gamer for years, but haven’t a chance recently. And the strides taken, particularly by Bioware/Black Isle,...

Some recent and useful statistics (via GamaSutra): RedLynx’s motorcycle game Trial HD has been a great success “Barely a month since its launch, Trials HD has surpassed 300,000 sold units and the sales continue to ride on”...

  Every so often, when I get weary of the Internet, I go back to YouTube and watch the video embedded above. It cheers me up without fail. Every time. And it gives me heart that the...

The first quarter results for the three major platform holders make grim reading and explode the myth that console-based gaming is recession-proof. Microsoft annual revenues from the Entertainment and Devices division were down 5% ($8.20 billion year...