The greatest depression

The recession. The title of the tune is Fukeiki nante buttobase! — which means something like "What a recession…

Shawn Elliott (2K Boston) tweeted this this past week. Some wit up in Vancouver is offering Tetris lessons "at…

In these tough times, cash money reserves have dried up. It's the same the world over, and the games industry is no…

Developer Ascaron Entertainment has filed for bankruptcy protection in its home country, Germany.

Market researchers The NPD Group - yes, the sales charts guys - have found that when it comes to games, most…

Earlier in the week, we posted a rather nice-looking racing rig. Thought it was pretty swish. All that did, though,…

The folks at Blockbuster would really appreciate it if you'd pay your overdue late fees, renters. The company has…

Times are hard. In an effort to cut costs, Sony is going to reduce its number of new recruits — by a lot.

The business of being really, really good at playing video games is hurting. Professional gaming leagues are…

Publisher THQ announced today that its plans to eliminate $220 million in spending has been a great success, thanks…

Times, they are tough. And Dell, owners of PC gaming enthusiast brand Alienware, are no exception, with tech site…

Japanese anime, music and game company Marvelous Entertainment has asking for a number of its employees to retire.…

Sony have, for the first time in company history, "mothballed" employee wages and bonuses in an attempt to stem the c…

You wake up, you make a cup of joe, you read about a game studio laying people off. It's an almost daily occurrence.…

Like many companies, Electronic Arts is having a rough time. Earlier this month, EA exec John Riccitiello called the…

A Slate.com article blames something other than the economy for video game industry layoffs and studio closings. Now …

Times are hard. For you, for me and especially major international corporations like Xbox 360 maker Microsoft.

Publisher THQ was hit hard during its third quarter, losing $191.8 million over the holidays. That loss, previously…

The Wall Street Journal has a nice little article up about laid off employees getting into games and social media…

Electronic Arts announced today that its quarter ending December 31 saw a massive loss, totaling $641 million. EA Joh…