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 [...]

A new bipartisan bill recently introduced would require retailers to check identification for all customers buying video games.
Last week, Congressman Jim Matheson (D-Utah) and Lee Terry (R-Nebraska) announced the “Video Game Ratings Enforcement Act.” The bill, as to be expected, has received strong responses from supporters and detractors alike.

The folks over at Guiness World Records confirmed this morning what many thought to be true already, as they have announced that Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto IV is now officially the best entertainment launch of all-time. Selling 3.6 million units and earning $310 in the first 24 hours of release, GTA IV easily surpassed [...]

It looks like New York isn’t the only state that wants an expanded presence in the video game industry.
Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue signed the 2008 Entertainment Industry Investment Act (HB 1100) into law today, in an attempt to encourage more industry productions in the state. Under the new law, companies can receive a 20 percent [...]

After somewhat keeping the MVP Baseball franchise alive over the last two years by going with college teams and players, Electronic Arts has decided not to renew their deal with the NCAA to continue the series, according to a report by the Sports Business Journal.
Originally making the title after they lost the Major League Baseball [...]

According to the results of a recent study released by the Center for an Urban Future, New York City is missing out on a big chance to have more of an impact in the video game industry.
The study, entitled Getting in the Game, goes on to show that while the city has an abundance of [...]

WiiWare, Nintendo’s new online service for downloadable games, is officially up and running as of this morning. Set up in a similar way to the PlayStation Store or the Xbox Live Marketplace, WiiWare will now allow users to download and play smaller titles from indie developers and large publishers alike.
“WiiWare is to the video [...]

Vicious Cycle Software will shift their focus to next-gen game development and is in the process of expansion, according to an official statement made by the company today.
In addition, the makers of the Dead Head Fred series also announced that as a part of that expansion, they have moved to a new 20,000 square feet [...]