Smaller show to take place in July; invite-only format will prevent huge crowds and allow companies and media outlets to conduct business more efficiently.

Game Informer Online talked with ESA president Doug Lowenstein to get an explanation on the what future holds for the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the industry's main event. In the Q&A, Lowenstein clarified how the show will change, and why such a change was necessary.

The smaller-scale E3... Read more...

Domesticated animals will be joining the Sims parade on current-gen consoles and handhelds.

EA Announces The Sims 2 Pets

Fans of the Popular Video Game Series Enrich The Lives of Their Sims With The Addition of an Animal Companion

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – (July 27, 2006. 9 a.m. PST) – Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that the popular video game franchise, The Sims™... Read more...

Even the upcoming RPG Contact is making fun of Sony's E3 press conference.

Games blogger and 1up staffer Jeremy Parish recently received a review copy of the ostentatious DS RPG Contact from Atlus, and was surprised to find this:

It may be a low blow by Atlus' localization staff, and its certainly a joke that only internet-savvy gamers would understand, but it... Read more...

You can all breathe now, the suspense is over.

KONAMI ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF THE YU-GI-OH! U.S. FINALS VIDEO GAME TOURNAMENT

Four Talented Duelists Advance to the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2006 Tournament in Tokyo, Japan

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – July 24, 2006 – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced the winners of the... Read more...

Wii version coming in November.

MIDWAY´S HIGHLY ANTICIPATED THE ANT BULLY VIDEOGAME MARCHES TO STORES NATIONWIDE

Videogame Release For Multiple Platforms Precedes July 28th Theatrical Debut of the Animated Family Adventure from Warner Bros. Pictures

CHICAGO – July 24, 2006 – Midway Games Inc., a leading interactive... Read more...

Publishers' reluctance to get an early start on Wii game production could cost them (and their investors) in the short-term.

Investment commentary site TheStreet.com recently took a look how things were shaking up in the videogame industry. The site posted an article explaining why third party publishers and the investors that hold stock in those publishers may not be making money on Nintendo's Wii console come this holiday, despite the positive buzz coming from the system at E3.

Japanese launch of the pink version of the system causes lineups at retailers, riots, melees, widespread panic, and general chaos. OK, maybe just lineups.

Some new pictures posted on the website of Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu demonstate how much of a phenomenon the DS Lite has become in Japan. Today's launch of the "Noble Pink" version of the system resulted in lineups at retailers that stretched down blocks and around corners.

It's not clear... Read more...

Now, even you can join the throngs of Yu-Gi-Oh fans by learning what it's all about.

KONAMI SHIPS YU-GI-OH! GX ULTIMATE BEGINNER¹S PACK FOR NINTENDO GAME BOY

ADVANCE

Become a World-Class Duelist with this Comprehensive Gaming Set Featuring

Video Game, Instructional DVD and Exclusive Trading Cards

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. ­ July 19, 2006 ­ Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.

Elite Beat Agents, Star Fox Command, Charles Martinet, Nintendo swag and more will be at company's booth this weekend.

Starting this Thursday, Comic-Con 2006 begins in San Diego, California. The event is the Super Bowl of comics (or perhaps better said, the E3 of comics) and everyone in the comic book, cartooning, anime and manga business will be there.

In the past few years, videogames have also showed up at... Read more...

Square will add some of its own characters to the upcoming DS sports title.

Did you think Mario sports games were only for Mario characters? Not when Square is involved. The official Japanese site for Mario Hoops revealed five new characters that come directly from the Final Fantasy universe.

Ninja

White Mage

Black Mage

Moogle

Sabotender (Cactuar)

Instead of going with specific characters from later games in the series, they opted to go with more generic jobs like those seen in the first game on the NES.

Like it or not, friend codes will anchor the system.

The latest issue of CoroCoro magazine just came out in Japan and it revealed some of the first details of how the Nintendo WiFi Connection will be incorporated in the new Pokemon titles.

Two key details were revealed.

Friend codes will be used in the game.

The game will feature voice chat.

The gripping role of "the hero's ex-girlfriend" confirms that feminism is dead at EA.

EA ANNOUNCES EMMANUELLE VAUGIER TO STAR IN NEED FOR SPEED™ CARBON

Popular Actress to Play Central Role in Storyline

Redwood City, Calif. – July 11th, 2006 – Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that actress Emmanuelle Vaugier will star in Need for Speed™ Carbon this fall.... Read more...

Attendees in San Diego can play the new Phoenix Wright and Mega Man ZX, or even win a DS Lite in the MMBN6 tournament.

Note: Please scroll down for a second press release with details on the Mega Man Battle Network 6 tournament.

CAPCOM ® TO CELEBRATE FANS OF ALL AGES

AT COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL 2006

SUNNYVALE , Calif ¾ July 10, 2006 — Capcom â , a powerhouse in the multi-billion dollar video game industry,... Read more...

Will Ubisoft’s favorite new FPS franchise be making its way to Nintendo’s next console?

German developer Crytek came out of nowhere in 2004 and delivered one of the best PC first person shooters in a while with Far Cry. Since then, multiple versions of the game have made their way to the gaming public, either on the PC, Xbox, or Xbox 360. While Crytek has now left the franchise to Ubisoft,... Read more...

Commander-in-Chief gets a special package from Nintendo of America on his 60th birthday.

For U.S. President George W. Bush's sixtieth birthday, Nintendo of America has sent him a special package with a Nintendo DS Lite and a copy of Brain Age to sharpen his mental faculties. We'll leave the jokes to our talkback goons... Here's a photo of the gift package and a copy of NOA's letter to the President:

The game will be called Oto wo Tsunagou! Gunpey Reverse.

According to IGN, the latest Famitsu reveals a new DS game from Tetsuya Mizuguchi and Q? Entertainment. Called called Oto wo Tsunagou! Gunpey Reverse, the game is based on the 1999 Wonderswan game, Gunpey, named after its late supervisor, and former Nintendo visionary, Gunpei Yokoi.

The basic... Read more...

No, not the illegal kind! Pelican and Buena Vista Games have handheld accessories licensed for the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest Video Game

Accessory Product Line Swashbuckles its way into Stores

Los Angeles, Calif., July 6, 2006 – Pelican is proud to announce the release of Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest" video game accessory product line for the Sony® PlayStation® 2, Sony PSP, Nintendo DS, DS Lite, and Game Boy Advance game systems.

If you're good at painting happy trees, your art could be featured in the Bob Ross videogame.

Both the Bob Ross official site and the AGFRAG Entertainment Group have upated their webpages with news of a contest for the upcoming Wii and Nintendo DS game, Bob Ross: The Joy of Painting. Here's a little explanation of the contest, courtesy of AGFRAG, the game's developer.

Bob Ross® Video Game Art Contest

Nintendo will establish a new branch to expand its presence in South Korea.

Asia Times Online reports that Nintendo will found a new wholly owned subsidiary in Seoul, South Korea next week on July 7th with an initial worth of 25 billion won (roughly $26 million).

In the past Nintendo partnered with Korean company Daiwon Cl to distribute its products in South Korean.... Read more...

Is the beloved arcade shooter in the works?

For a company that seemed to have a great relationship with Nintendo during the GameCube's lifespan, Namco's been oddly quiet regarding the Wii. With the exception of Final Furlong, no other titles have been revealed by the company. However, that may not be the case for long, as rumblings are making their rounds on the internet that Namco may be bringing the popular Time Crisis franchise to Nintendo's next console.