Outdoor Nation has teamed up with the Entertainment Software Association launching Game On: Challenge Grants, a new program connecting young people to the outdoors through entertainment technology.

GamersFirst is celebrating Halloween with festive content and treats for its titles APB Reloaded and Fallen Earth.

Powered by Unreal Engine 3, Painkiller Hell & Damnation re-creates the sensations and hardcore gameplay of the original Painkiller, which won praise for its fast, unique gameplay.

League For Gamers announced that it will be at PAX East in Boston, Massachusettes, April 6-8, to raise support for its community of gamers, developers, and industry supporters in their ongoing effort to protect the games industry against harmful legislation.

Starting in April 2012 all new Xbox Live Arcade games will have the option to increase from 200 to 400 Gamerscore points, with the addition of up to 30 Achievements. Even better, this Gamerscore increase will be required in all new Xbox LIVE Arcade games starting in June 2012.

SCEA announced the nominees for the 2012 PlayStation Network Gamers’ Choice Awards, designed to recognize the best downloadable games on PSN.

Newzoo’s 2011 MMO Games Market Report shows that 36% of 39 million active MMO gamers in the US play games that have a SciFi or Space theme, outside of North America it is 27% of less, 68% prefers Free-To-Play MMO games while only 16% go for Pay-To-Play.

Digital distribution outlet GamersGate announced its weekly specials, launching its Celebrate Indie Games Week, offering a bundle of 6 indie games for $14.99, as well the Halloween Promotion (40-80% off) and 50-75% off Just Cause titles.

More U.S. consumers are playing videogames now than ever before, even as game consoles are losing their market dominance to online and mobile gaming solutions, according to international research firm Parks Associates.

Digital distribution outlet GamersGate announced its weekly specials, launching its Settlers Promotion Campaign, offering 60-7% off a variety of Settlers titles, as well the Assassins Creed Weekend (66-75% off) and 50% off Commandos titles, Imperial Glory and Praetorians.

Digital distribution outlet GamersGate announced its weekly specials, launching its Halloween Promotion Campaign, offering 60-7% off a variety of horror titles, as well the Enlight Weekend (50-75% off Enlight titles) and the EA Promotion Campaign.

Digital distribution outlet GamersGate announced its weekly specials, launching its Men Of War weekend, offering 60-7% off Mount & Blade titles, as well pre-order promotions for Battlefield 3, Dungeons Defenders, Batman Arkham City, and Cities XL 2012.

Fallen Earth is a post-apocalyptic massively multiplayer online game that mixes FPS style with traditional RPG mechanics, where six factions are struggling to emerge from the collapse of civilization brought on by viruses and environmental disaster.

GamersGate announced the upcoming launch of FreeGames, a free-to-play ad supported platform, allowing users to play and enjoy both PC and Mac titles free of charge after watching a short advertisement at the launch of the game.

Digital distribution outlet GamersGate announced its weekly specials, launching its Alien Week and Shogun 2 (33% off), Deus Ex (75% off) and Memorial Weekend campaigns, marking down all its alien related titles up to 70%, as well as a bunch of other titles, such as Bad Company 2, Medal of Honor, Theatre of War 2, Jagged Alliance 2, and a slew of others.

Digital distribution outlet GamersGate announced its weekly specials, launching its 1C Company and Hearts of Iron 3 promotion campaigns, marking down all its Hearts of Iron 3 titles by 70%, as well as a bunch of 1C Company titles, such as Adrenalin, Cryostasis, Death to Spies, Pacific Storm, King’s Bounty (and its expansions), and a slew of others.

Digital distribution outlet GamersGate announced its weekly specials, launching its Mac and Tomb Raider Week campaigns, marking down a bunch of titles up to 66%, such as Red Alert 3, Dragon Age 2, EVE Online, Tomb Raider (Underworld, Anniversary and Guardian Of Light), and a slew of others.

Digital distribution outlet GamersGate announced its weekly specials, launching special Hidden Object, Easter Weekend, and THQ/ValuSoft campaigns, marking down a bunch of titles up to 75%, such as Torchlight, Two Worlds 2, Braid, Borderlands, Patrician IV, Titan Quest, Metro 2033, and a slew of others.

Digital distribution outlet GamersGate announced its weekly specials, launching special Space Battle, Commandos, and Trainz campaigns, marking down a bunch of titles up to 75%, such as Master of Orion, Star Trek Online, Space Ranger, various Commandos and Trainz titles, and a slew of others.

Digital distribution outlet GamersGate announced its weekly specials, launching the GameFactory Interactive, marking down a bunch of titles up to 70%, such as Precursors, White Gold Xenus II, Warfare, Dreamscape, Hearts Of Iron II and III, and a slew of others...

Russian developer/publisher Game Factory Interactive announced that it is bringing no less than thirteen of its titles to digital distribution outlet GamersGate.

Digital distribution outlet GamersGate announced their current round of specials for their 5 Year Anniversary Celebration, marking down a bunch of titles up to 75%, such as Bionic Commando, Deus Ex, Still Life, Disciples, Jagged Alliance, Battle of Britain, and a slew of others...

Digital distribution outlet GamersGate announced its weekly specials, launching the Simulator Week Campaign, Age of Wonder Weekend Campaign and Segmented Deals of the Week, marking down a bunch of titles up to 80%, such as Evochron Mercenary, Euro Truck Simulator, Ship Simulator, Age of Wonders, Trine, The King’s Crusade, and a slew of others...

Sony Computer Entertainment America announced the PlayStation Network Gamers’ Choice Awards 2011, designed to recognize the best games on PlayStation Network across four game categories.