2008 has been a big year for the games market. Game sales soared to new heights this year and resisted the onset of the recession. Here’s a recap of our biggest game-market stories this year (including some links for related stories) for those of you who may have missed them: 1. T he Nintendo ...

With the new year approaching, there’s no time like the present to look ahead to what is shaping up to be another record-breaking year in the videogame business. While many big games have yet to be officially confirmed or even announced, especially from Nintendo’s tight-lipped camp, there are en...

YouTube has been a great market for posting viral videos related to video games, just as it has been for almost any other kind of video that captures buzz. But Google’s YouTube division is starting to pull out the stops to enable game developers to launch video campaigns on the video site R...

If there’s a place video game developers show up to show off their wares, it’s the annual “E3” summit. It runs Monday through Thursday at the Los Angeles Convention Center (it’s not open to the public). At the head of it all is Mike Gallagher, the new Mr. E3. He runs th...

I got a chance to see a preview of DeadSpace, the new horror-survival game coming this Halloween from Electronic Arts. Chuck Beaver, producer of the game at EA’s Redwood Shores studio, showed off the game recently in a darkened room. You can hear our reactions to some of the bloody scenes in t...

It’s a big day in video games. Take-Two Interactive said worldwide sales of Grand Theft Auto IV have surpassed $500 million in its first week on the market. More than 6 million games have been sold at a retail value of at least $60 a copy. And id Software announced “Doom 4.” On its...

In video games, Electronic Arts owns the gigantic EA Sports franchise. But Jeff Anderson says he didn’t get the memo that it’s a bad idea to start a sports video game company. In spite of the competition, he managed to convince New Enterprise Associates to give his new company, Play Hard...

Yet another casual online game company is coming out of hiding today as Mytopia announces its platform for simple online games such as poker and puzzle games. But the Palo Alto, Calif., company hopes to set itself apart because it allows players to compete with each other across platforms. Hence, a ...