This year, Activision once again plans to release an annual sequel to its popular Call of Duty franchise. In addition to the traditional console platforms, Sony claims that Activision’s major shooter franchise will also debut for PlayStation Vita this fall.…

With this week’s new Xbox 360 dashboard update, Microsoft has reorganized its marketplace layout, giving indie games a dedicated shortcut within the existing Games tab. This move could ease the woes of many Xbox Live Indie Game developers, who have…

[Gamasutra rounds up the week's biggest reports on South Korea's booming online games market from This Is Game, the leading English-language site about the country's game industry.] In our latest round-up of news from South Korea’s online games space, we…

[In this opinion piece originally posted on the What Games Are blog, and reprinted in full with his permission, UK-based game designer Tadhg Kelly examines the definition of "narrative" and how it relates to game mechanics.] Last month I contracted…

Chinese internet services provider and online game company NetEase reported a jump in its revenues and profits for the fourth quarter (ending December), capping a “year of strong growth” for the firm. NetEase said its localized version of Blizzard Entertainment’s…