Section: Video Games

MMORPGs have positive effect on marriage: study
Brigham Young University study shows 76 percent of respondents who play MMORPGs reported game playing had positive effect on their marriages.  A study from Brigham Young University (BYU) has revealed online role-playing games like World of Warcr...
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Valve worth $3 billion – Report
Business magazine Forbes finds Half-Life house to be valued in the billions, leader Gabe Newell's net worth estimated to be at least $1.5 billion.  Valve Software, maker of Half-Life, Portal, and Counter-Strike, is worth $3 billion, business mag...
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New 4G iPad revealed
Apple's new tablet sports 4G LTE support, 1080p 5-megapixel camera, and quad-core processor; Epic exec says it's more powerful than an Xbox 360.  At an event in San Francisco today, Apple unveiled a 4G-enabled iPad, as reported by GameSpot siste...
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PC gaming surges in 2011 – Report
PC Gaming Alliance's "Horizon" findings says desktop market took in $18.6 billion last year, predicts valuation to hit $25.5 billion by 2015.  The PC gaming market is growing at a healthy clip, according to a report from pro-desktop group PC Gam...
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From Dust hits Google Chrome game store in April
Ubisoft's downloadable strategy game coming to Google's storefront next month; price TBA.  Ubisoft's strategy game From Dust will soon be available at a new destination. The publisher has announced that beginning sometime in April, gamers will b...
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Grand Theft Auto coming to PlayStation Vita – Report
[UPDATE] Eurogamer says image in question "may be a fake"; Monster Hunter Portable 3 listed for Sony's new portable.  A new Grand Theft Auto title--Vice City Nights--is in development for the PlayStation Vita, according to a product listing page...
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Next three Battlefield 3 expansions revealed
Infantry-focused Close Quarters hits in June with large-scale Armored Kill and End Game to follow; console versions to support customizable rental servers.  Electronic Arts announced details of the next three expansions for Battlefield 3 at an e...
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Peter Molyneux quits Microsoft
Molyneux leaving Lionhead and Microsoft as work concludes on Fable: The Journey, moving to independent venture 22 Cans.  Celebrated game designer Peter Molyneux is to leave Lionhead Studios and Microsoft, quitting the Fable developer and his c...
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SimCity returns in 2013
EA confirms Maxis at work on new installment in city-building franchise, using new GlassBox engine, for PC and Mac.  The reports have proven correct: SimCity will return to the PC in 2013. At a Game Developers Conference event tonight, Electroni...
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Nintendo licenses Havok, Gameware tech for Wii U
Company's forthcoming console to offer developers animation, physics, and user interface tools used in Skyrim, Arkham City, Killzone 3, and Assassin's Creed.  The technology behind games like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Batman: Arkham City, and...
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