Pikachu is cute and all, but when it comes to battling Pokémon it doesn't get much better than Mewtwo. Players of Pokémon Black and White can witness this power first-hand starting February 12. » 1/26/12 11:30am 1/26/12 11:30am

Earlier this year Polish developer CD Projekt Red got into a legal scuffle with Namco Bandai over the distribution rights to the Xbox 360 port of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. Now a French court has made it quite clear: THQ is out, and Namco Bandai is in. » 12/07/11 6:20pm 12/07/11 6:20pm

With a Victini-themed sweepstakes, the limited theatrical release of Pokémon the Movie: White-Victini and Zekrom, and a special December distribution event, players will be hard-pressed to elude the victory Pokémon this holiday, not that they'd want to. » 11/08/11 6:20pm 11/08/11 6:20pm

Deep Silver is a lovely little company, but when a game generates the sort of buzz Dead Island stirred up with its stunning trailer, the big guns need to be called in. That's why Techland's zombie vacation game is coming to the Americas via Square Enix. » 5/03/11 3:20pm 5/03/11 3:20pm

Online gaming innovator InstantAction may have just changed the way games are distributed on the internet, with the introduction of a service that lets publishers embed games like The Secret of Monkey Island as easily as a YouTube video. » 4/30/10 1:20pm 4/30/10 1:20pm

Every day this week, Steam will be featuring special deals on Ubisoft PC titles, with Assassin's Creed up first on the block. » 3/23/09 1:40pm 3/23/09 1:40pm

Square Enix continues to further their global agenda today as they announce an agreement with Ubisoft to distribute the French publisher's titles throughout Japan. » 1/08/09 3:20pm 1/08/09 3:20pm

After his recent chat with game pirates » 8/24/08 2:30pm 8/24/08 2:30pm, independent developer Cliff Harris of Positech Games muses on pricing structure of games, as 'cost' was listed as a major reason for piracy. As he points out, plenty of other products have a wide continuum that ranges from 'economy' to 'deluxe'; games can often be divided into…

The Escapist has an interesting article up on mainstream industry types who went indie — it delves into the reasoning behind a move, as well as the challenges and the positive aspects of moving from big studios to independent development. People making the transition have had to unlearn 'mainstream' habits or pick up… » 8/09/08 4:30pm 8/09/08 4:30pm