Today we are saying farewell with warm regards to Cliff Bleszinski, who is departing as Epic’s design director to chart the next stage of his career.

Wacky and wild competitions come home in a crazy combination of fun and over-the-top games for kids of all ages in Family Party: 30 Great Games Obstacle Arcade.

Valve announced the first set of Software titles are heading to Steam, marking a major expansion to the platform most commonly known as a destination for PC and Mac games.

Wacky and wild competitions come home in a crazy combination of fun and over-the-top games for kids of all ages in Family Party: 30 Great Games Obstacle Arcade.

Icarus Studios, known for Fallen Earth, has merged with Zabu Studio to create MFV, a development studio dedicated to combining physical merchandise with interactive technology on new platforms.

GameStop announced the nationwide availability of the Steam Wallet at all U.S. GameStop locations.

A new survey shows that the majority of consumers believe video games should encourage physical activity and that “physically active” video games can complement traditional exercise.

EA announced that servers for the games listed below will be shut down on the indicated dates, just like it has the past few years. Fans may continue to play the games online up until these dates, but certain community programs may begin to close down prior to the shutdown dates.EA announced that servers for the games listed below will be shut down on the indicated dates, just like it has the past few years. Fans may continue to play the games online up until these dates, but certain community programs may begin to close down prior to the shutdown dates.

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance's story promises to be a fun backdrop to the colorful cast of Disney characters making their 3-D debut on a handheld title. In addition to new worlds, Kingdom Hearts 3D will feature never-before-seen gameplay elements for the series.

Gears of War 3 plunges players into a harrowing tale of hope, survival, and brotherhood that concludes the current story arc for Gears of War.

PlayFast announced an update to its technology enabling any PC game to be embedded in a web page and streamed to consumer desktops.

PopCap Games unveiled the results of a survey exploring the habits of the more than 10 million people who cheat at social video games in the U.S. and U.K.

Electronic Arts announced the acquisition of KlickNation, a developer of free-to-play social role-playing games.

By distilling specialized game hardware out of the equation, OnLive allows games to be played as a pure media experience on virtually any device, with the same flexibility and instant-play experience that we’ve come to expect from online video and music.

Square Enix has signed an agreement with Epic Games granting it a license to develop multiple games with Epic’s Unreal Engine 3 technology. 

There's been a lot of talk about corporate license agreements lately with both Sony and EA updating their Terms of Service to require arbitration to resolve disputes and prohibit class action lawsuits, but there's another gem buried within the EA/Origin Terms of Service -- the company reserves the right to revoke all your games if you cheat or tell others how to cheat.

After a short flight delay, we've arrived in New York!  Haven't done much exploring yet. We got in, dropped off our bags, and headed off to a yummy dinner, but we'll start the touristy stuff in earnest tomorrow.

Due to our travel plans, we couldn't make the Forza 4 preview event, but Adam will be attending the Gears of War 3 multiplayer review sessions this week. Lucky bastard!

APB is a massively multiplayer online freeform combat and driving-based game, designed by the creator of the original GTA franchise, and takes  the universal theme of Criminals and Enforcement and brings it to a persistent, open world setting in a modern, crime-ridden city.

Executive producer Jeremy Gaffney of NCsoft’s Carbine Studios has confirmed that the project they have been working on will be the subject of a world exclusive reveal at gamescom, and that they will bring the game to PAX Prime as well.

EA announced that servers for the games listed below will be shut down on the indicated dates, just like it has the past few years. Fans may continue to play the games online up until these dates, but certain community programs may begin to close down prior to the shutdown dates.

SouthPeak Interactive announced it has lined up a range of titles for digital release on the Xbox LIVE online entertainment network Games on Demand service in North America.

Electronic Arts and Bigpoint International announced a strategic relationship to distribute select titles within EA's high-quality Play4Free portfolio to a global audience, starting with Lord of Ultima.

The Walking Dead is an epic drama where personal trials are magnified against a backdrop of moment-to-moment survival. As a zombie epidemic of apocalyptic proportions sweeps the globe, the dead are rising to feed on the living.

A fifth of consumers (19%) are now playing social games online, according to a new report by Econsultancy which looks in detail at a sector now worth close to a billion dollars.