XS Games announced its new music rhythm game, PopStar Guitar, featuring songs from top pop music stars including 3 Doors Down, Simple Plan, Blink 182 and many more. PopStar Guitar allows players to unlock their inner pop celebrity and star as the lead guitarist in their very own band.

Following the recent announcement of its partnership with Bethesda Softworks, Splash Damage announced the hiring of four industry heavyweights to its team. Splash plans to double the size of its development team to more than 60 staff as it moves into multi-platform development on a yet unannounced title.

PopCap Games announced that James Gwertzman, longtime senior business development executive with the company, has been promoted to Vice President of Asia/Pacific and has relocated to Shanghai to direct PopCap’s expanding operations throughout the Asia/Pacific region.

Pop Cutie! Street Fashion Simulation is a game where players manage the day-to-day happenings of their very own fashion boutique. They'll hire models and assistants, choose the look and music for their shop, run the cash register and even place magazine ads. Best of all, they'll take to the streets and meet different characters in search of up-and-coming trends.

Casual games developer/publisher PopCap Games announced the imminent arrival at retail of a new PopCap Hits compilation for PS2 featuring two of the company’s best-selling puzzle and “arcade action” games, Heavy Weapon and Zuma.

PopCap brings its greatest hits from computers, mobile phones and the Xbox Live Arcade right into the Xbox 360 console. This compilation features perennial favorites AstroPop, Zuma, Feeding Frenzy and the most popular Popcap game to date, Bejeweled 2.

Populous is considered one of the first games in the strategy/god games genre since its conception on the Amiga in the late 80s. EA is bringing the classic back on the NDS making use of the dual screen, new god powers and multiplayer for up to 4 players.

Populous is considered one of the first games in the strategy/god games genre since its conception on the Amiga in the late 80s. EA is bringing the classic back on the NDS making use of the dual screen, new god powers and multiplayer for up to 4 players.

Currently only scheduled for release in Japan, Populous is considered one of the first games in the strategy/god games genre since its conception on the Amiga in the late 80s. EA is bringing the classic back on the NDS making use of the dual screen, new god powers and multiplayer for up to 4 players.

Currently only scheduled for release in Japan, Populous is considered one of the first games in the strategy/god games genre since its conception on the Amiga in the late 80s. EA is bringing the classic back on the NDS making use of the dual screen, new god powers and multiplayer for up to 4 players.

Kira Kira Pop Princess is a music rhythm game that immerses the player in the world of Gaby as she learns the moods, styles and rhythms of Rainbow City, the city of fashion and music.

Casual games developer/publisher PopCap Games announced the upcoming retail launch of two new "greatest hits" compilations featuring many of the company's biggest-selling puzzle and "retro action" games.

SCEA announced plans for a limited edition Ceramic White PS2 bundled with SingStar Pop, along with two high-quality USB microphones.

Publisher/developer Data Design Interactive takes its big bag of Wii games to the 2007 Games Convention in Leipzig/Germany (August 22nd -26th), where it will be making a number of announcements, most importantly the launch of its new Wii label entitled Popcorn Arcade.

Complimenting the SingStar range with a fresh new look and a broad contemporary song selection, SingStar Pop includes 30 new tracks and supports the impressive list of household-names already featured in the SingStar range, a great recipe to spice up any party.

Complimenting the SingStar range with a fresh new look and a broad contemporary song selection, SingStar Pop includes 30 new tracks and supports the impressive list of household-names already featured in the SingStar range, a great recipe to spice up any party.

Complimenting the SingStar range with a fresh new look and a broad contemporary song selection, SingStar Pop includes 30 new tracks and supports the impressive list of household-names already featured in the SingStar range, a great recipe to spice up any party.

PopCap Games announced that it has hired former Xbox Live Arcade GM Greg Canessa as its new Vice President, video game platforms. Mr. Canessa will be extending PopCap's puzzle, word and simple action games on new and existing video game platforms, including consoles, handhelds, and related online gaming services.

Meridian4 announced that it has signed Big Blue Bubble's fast-paced, addictive ‘match 3’ puzzle concept game Pop-A-Tronic to retail and online markets in North America and Worldwide.

Macrovision announced an agreement to make its Trymedia games catalog available through the Microsoft Windows Marketplace, offering more than 1,000 popular core and casual downloadable games.

PopCap Games today announced a partnership with Square Enix that brings PopCap's popular casual computer and Web games, Bejeweled 2, Chuzzle, Insaniquarium and Heavy Weapon, to the Japanese market via its new casual games download service.

Valve and casual game developer PopCap Games today announced an agreement to deliver PopCap's games via Steam.

Ignition announced it has signed Puyo Pop Fever for European distribution. The latest version of SEGA's signature brainteaser comes from Sonic Team with wacky new puzzle pieces and a combo-crazy Fever Mode.

Bejeweled developer PopCap Games has opened a studio in San Francisco, California, to complement its Dublin, Ireland and Seattle, Washington headquarters. The new studio will serve as a regional hub for PopCap's game design and development activities, tapping the wealth of software engineering and artistic talent found in the area.

A study by research firm DFC Intelligence shows that online game subscription revenue grew 43 percent to $2 billion in 2005, and while the total industry grosses an estimated $29 billion, online gaming is expected to reach $6.8 billion in sales by 2011. Blizzard's World of Warcraft accounts for 50% of the online income, 20% for casual games, and the rest divided over sports, strategy and action. Most of the sales are coming from PC based titles, but within 5 years consoles will gain ground and reach about 30%.