While you’ll usually hear that the game industry trumps the movie industry in revenue, that’s usually not true. While box office dollars may not match up the game industry (and with $10 tickets as opposed to $60 games, that’s not really a surprise), adding in other forms of movie media always caused film to take [...]

The Entertainment Software Association spent more than $714,000 in the first quarter of 2008 for federal government lobbying, according to a report today by the Associated Press.
Among the issues that were lobbied by the group were First Amendment issues, video game piracy, parental control measures, and patent reform.
The ESA also lobbied several other organizations including [...]

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 [...]

2K Sports announced tonight during the NBA Finals pre-game show that Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics will be the cover athlete for NBA 2K9.
Having one of the best years of his career, Garnett is widely regarded as one of the best all-around players in the NBA. He’s also won quite a few awards this [...]

The Florida Bar has given Jack Thompson his day in court… which he walked out on. The infamous anti-game attorney became frustrated during the proceedings and reportedly walked out after Judge Dava Tunis refused to hear his objections. Thompson claimed she had no legal right to hold the hearing due to unsigned paperwork. The court, [...]

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 [...]

After mentioning last month that Ninja Gaiden II could be his last entry in the series, today news came along via 1UP.com that confirmed it as director Tomonobu Itagaki will leave his post at Team Ninja on July 1. Furthermore, he is also suing Tecmo and company president Yoshimi Yasuda for unpaid completion bonuses and [...]

Despite not even being up for a year to this point, Turner Broadcasting System has decided to terminate GameTap’s editoral and video branches. In doing so, staff from both branches have been laid off.
“We have had a lot of successes over the last year and the move to the web has been a good one [...]

Giving the general gaming public access to their press events isn’t something new, but is still quite rare nowadays. For the last few years, the only companies that have done so are first-party publishers(Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony), and even then it’s usually only during E3.
Today a third-party is joining the group, however, as Ubisoft announced [...]

Aiming to provide a network for like-minded gamers in their respective areas of the country, the Entertainment Consumers Association unveiled today their support of chapter organizations. The chapters, that can be created by ECA members, can partake in a variety of activities from fundraisers to ECA-sponsored LAN parties and looks to broaden the non-profit’s mission [...]

Bethesda Softworks announced this morning a long-term development deal with U.K. studio Splash Damage. Known mostly for their Enemy Territory line of games (QUAKE Wars, Wolfenstein), the developer is currently at work on a brand new project for Bethesda that will be unveiled in the coming months.
“Bethesda Softworks has repeatedly been responsible for outstanding games [...]

Leslie Moonves, President and CEO of CBS Corporation, announced this morning that CBS will make a cash tender offer for all outstanding shares of CNET Networks (owners of GameSpot) to acquire the company. The acquisition of the shares, valued at $11.50 a piece and equaling $1.8 billion altogether, has already been approved by CNET’s Board [...]

NCsoft announced their sales results for the first quarter of 2008 (ending March 31, 2008) yesterday evening. Overall sales for the year came to $84.2 million, with an operating income of $18.9 million and net profit of $7.7 million.
Citing a reduction in the cost of operating expenses due to the growing popularity of the Lineage [...]

East Texas based Anascape Ltd. is on the receiving end of a $21 million payday, as Nintendo of America was ordered to pay the company by a federal jury today on the grounds of patent infringement.
The original lawsuit, filed in 2006, stated that Nintendo infringed on the company’s patent during the designs of the Wii [...]

The Los Angeles Film School announced today that it has added an associate of science degree offering for students interested in game development. The program, which won’t officially begin until September, will focus on the aspects of game creation, structure, production, A.I., along with game engine creation.
In addition, the school announced a new animation program [...]

Microsoft unlocked an achievement of its own today, as the company announced that their Xbox 360 console has sold over 10 million units in the United States. In doing so, the system is the first in this generation’s batch consoles to do so.
“This year will be the largest in the history of the video game [...]

For the second year in a row, Nintendo will be the lead sponsor for London’s Handheld Learning Conference. Slated to take place on October 13-15, the conference (now in its fourth year) aims to demonstrate the capabilities of handheld devices and how they affect learning for people of all ages.
“We are proud to be supporting [...]