Many were shocked when Age of Empires creator Ensemble Studios was disbanded earlier this year, though Halo Wars lead producer David Rippy believes his former producer was a "victim of its own success." "Ensemble was kind of a victim of its own success as an RTS shop," Rippy told GamesIndustry.biz. ...

Not every religious leader wants to decry videogames. To wit, Rabbi Micah Kelber's recent article in Jewish publication Forward praising Call of Duty: World at War's unflinching portrayal of the reality of war. "As a Jew, being involved in virtually ending World War II allows you to experience the c...

I hope you like Guitar Hero, because if a claim made by Eurogamer proves true we'll be seeing eight new games in Activision's flagship rhythm series before the end of 2009. Alongside the handheld Guitar Hero: Modern Hits and a separate, unnamed Nintendo DS release, Eurogamer says the company plans t...

"I think people are looking too quickly to be able to jam that label onto it," said Glenn Bowman, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Anthropology at the University of Kent when asked about the alleged racism in Resident Evil 5. Videogamer.com recently sat down with Bowman and played through the fi...

Since word broke that the SCENE expansion for Metal Gear Online would include fan favorite characters Vamp and Raiden, players have been chomping at the bit for word on when it would see release. Today, Sony answered their cries. As of March 17, players will be able to purchase SCENE from the PlaySt...

50 Cent: Blood on the Sand asks the question: Can the presence of a hip-hop superstar salvage a game that is otherwise unremarkable? Blood on the Sand's gameplay cribs liberally from the Gears of War playbook. It's a third-person, cover-based shooter starring Curtis James Jackson III (aka 50 Cent) a...

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li arrived in theaters this past weekend, pulling in a meager $4.65 million at the box office -- directly contrasting the recent, immense success of the Street Fighter IV videogame. That sub-$5 million figure landed SF:TLOCL in the eighth spot of the weekend's top-...

As Midway's financial straits become ever more dire, the company has been forced to start selling off its properties for cold, hard cash -- including the company's most famous ultraviolent fighting series Mortal Kombat. Wheelman, the upcoming Vin Diesel-starring action/racing game has already been p...

The first Grand Theft Auto IV add-on, The Lost And Damned, "eclipsed first-day revenue" for all downloadable content previously released on Microsoft's Xbox Live service, the company claims. Additionally, the firm's official release characterizes the DLC as "the highest reviewed......

The Xbox Live banning of a lesbian gamer who self-identified her sexuality created a huge furor on Thursday, prompting Microsoft to characterize its own banning policies as "inelegant." After identifying herself as a homosexual in her Xbox Live profile, the......