Games

At the 2008 Game Developers Conference, Microsoft made a splashy entrance into independent game design with its new Community Games push. In short, you can develop a downloadable Xbox 360 game and submit it to Microsoft's peer-review website. If your game passes muster and makes it onto the new Community Game storefront -- which goes live with the Xbox 360 Experience dashboard update in late 2008 -- you'll get up to 70% of the revenues from sales. You'll even be able to choose the price point (200, 400, or 800 Microsoft points) when you publish the game.  read more »

Thanks to the new Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, the word fanboy is now officially a member of the English language.  read more »

Worldwide mobile gaming revenue is on pace to total US$4.5 billion in 2008, a 16.1 per cent increase from 2007 revenue of US$3.9 billion, according to Gartner. While mobile gaming revenue will continue to lag behind other value-added entertainment services -- such as music and adult content -- the market still has much potential.  read more »

Mobile gaming is set to carve out a niche market for itself, despite currently lagging in popularity behind other value-added entertainment services like music, according to Gartner.  read more »

Microsoft's June security updates were bad news for online criminals who make their living stealing password information from online gamers.  read more »

Despite flagging sales and rampant piracy, PC game companies say the platform is thriving, much like consoles, given the success of several MMO games.  read more »

Sony eeks out another win over Microsoft's Xbox 360 console in the month of May, while Nintendo reigns supreme with Wii and DS sales.  read more »

Former Sony Computer Entertainment America front man and current Infogrames president Phil Harrison made the bold claim Wednesday that the games industry will soon move away from single-player titles, like Alone in the Dark, and into strictly mutliplayer experiences.  read more »

Guys, when you're playing Halo 3 or Gears of War, do you find yourselves experiencing the irresistible urge to club someone over the head or grunt?  read more »

Games consoles contain toxic chemicals that would not be allowed in young childrens' toys, even though the technology to eliminate them is available, according to a study by environmental lobby group Greenpeace. However, manufacturers are starting to eliminate some toxic chemicals from their products, Greenpeace said.  read more »