Talking to MTV Multiplayer’s Patrick Klepek last night, BioWare co-CEO Greg Zeschuk gave his thoughts on Apple’s iPhone, and discussed whether or not we’d could possibly be seeing games from them on the platform in the future. While they are currently doing their due dilgence on the product, he mentions his intrigue in the device [...]

BBFC Director David Cooke issued a statement today, responding to game publishers who have criticized a number of items proposed in the organization’s Byron Report. Most notably he defends recent allegations made by Electronic Arts and Microsoft, respectively, who say that these changes will result in the delay of games, as well as higher prices [...]

38 Studios announced earlier today that artist Thom Ang has joined the company as their new art director. In his new role, he will be working closely with company co-founders Todd McFarlane and R.A.Salvatore on company properties and IP.
“38 Studios’ creative teams have been meticulously crafting the signature look and feel for our upcoming MMOG [...]

Havok announced this morning that they have agreed to a licensing deal with 2K Games. Inder the agreement, 2K will utilize the Havok physic engine in a number of upcoming Nintendo Wii titles.
“Havok physics engines allow game developers to realistically depict motion and the effects the game character has on their environment. Havok technology communicates [...]

Coming almost two weeks after Jeff Bell’s resignation, Microsoft announced his replacement today naming Michael Delman as the new Corporate VP of Marketing for its Interactive Entertainment Division.
“Michael’s global experience and work in Europe is a strategic asset as the Interactive Entertainment Business gears up for the next wave of growth and audience expansion,” IEB [...]

Official numbers are yet to come in regarding Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots sales in the United States, but earlier this morning Konami was ready to let everyone know how well the game’s doing across the pond in Europe. It happens to be extremely well, as they announced the game has sold [...]

Publisher Crave Entertainment is the latest company to leave the ESA, according to a report on GamePolitics. They now join the ranks of LucasArts, Activision, and Vivendi, who have all left the association in recent months.
The company will still, however, set up shop at this year’s E3. Crave published numerous games on the Dreamcast and [...]

Neil Young has left his post as Vice President/General Manager at EA Los Angeles to form his own company, according to the Level Up Blog.
Most recently, Young was responsible for the excellent Boom Blox, The Sims 2, and Medal of Honor:Airborne. There is no news at this point on what his new company will be [...]

The estate of Godfather creator Mario Puzo has filed a lawsuit againts Paramount Pictures over revenues for the 2006 video game adaptation of the franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Currently being represented by Puzo’s son Mario, the estate is claiming that Paramount breached a contract made in 1992, which gave Paramount the licensing rights for [...]

Electronic Arts announced this morning they have again extended their proposal offer for Take-Two to July 18 at 11:59 p.m. The previous deadline, last night before midnight, expired last night with no response from either company.
“Our offer price remains unchanged at $25.74 per share, which is a substantial premium to where Take-Two’s stock was trading [...]

As was the case for April, Nintendo continues to have great month of sales for both its Wii and DS consoles according to the latest numbers released by the NPD Group tonight.
Sales for the Wii and DS clocked in at 675K and 452K, respectively, while Mario Kart Wii finished third in overall sales at 787K. [...]

Jeff Bell stepping down from his role as VP of Global Marketing is among the many structural changes announced within Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Division today.
Bell will remain with the company for the duration of the summer to ease the transition for a successor, but says he would like to pursue other opportunities outside of Microsoft.
“The [...]

GameStop will retain Stanton Crenshaw Communications as their PR firm and will engage them as an agency of record, as confirmed by the company this morning.

“The partnership is an excellent fit for both parties as it capitalizes on Stanton Crenshaw’s experience in building brands and also leverages our knowledge of the video game industry. We [...]

After going years with only one distribution center to its name, GameFly announced this morning that it has officially opened its third distribution center today in Austin, Texas. Joining the Pittsburgh, Tampa, and original Los Angeles locations, users of the service living in the mid-western part of the country should expect to see the turnaround [...]

Electronic Arts is currently waiting on the FTC to complete its investigation into their acquisition proposal for Take-Two, but it hasn’t stopped people from talking about the possible alternatives in the meantime. While Ubisoft’s name has popped up recently as a possible suitor, what about Activision?
UBS analyst Benjamin Schachter says it’s unlikely:
Schachter notes that despite [...]

Realtime Worlds is ready to start establishing their community base for its upcoming MMO APB (All Points Bulletin), and in doing so has announced that Chris ‘Ulric’ Dye has joined the company as Community Relations Manager.
In his new role, Dye will start the process of building interest for the game via the usual online outlets [...]

“Wii Would Like to Play” has been an effective marketing campaign for Nintendo’s top-selling Wii console, and last night it got honored for it.
The campaign, created by Leo Burnett, picked up the Grand Effie award last night at the 40th Annual Effie Awards in New York. The award, which has been around since 1968, honors [...]

Electronic Arts has agreed with the Federal Trade Commission to hold off on buying Take-Two, according to a report today on Reuters.
The agreement, which will last until either regulators complete their probe or 45 days pass, was put in place for the FTC to more thoroughly review the nearly $2 billion proposal made by EA [...]

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has announced that they have stopped production on Eight Days and The Getaway for the PlayStation 3, according to a report on Gamesindustry.biz this morning.
Citing the redistribution of resources and budget as the primary reason, no other explanations were given regarding the cancellations other than stating that the the resources currently [...]

Insomniac Games is set to announce tomorrow that it is expanding operations and will open a new studio in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Reported on earlier tonight by GameDaily, the company hopes to have the studio open by January 2009. Chad Dezern, who is currently serving as art director, will head up the new facility with gameplay [...]