It looks like EA won't be bringing any games to the Wii U, at least for the time being.  "We have no games in development for the Wii U," said EA spokesperson Jeff Brown. Brown did not rule out the chances of EA developing for the Wii U again at some point in the future, though... [more+]

The NPD Group yesterday released its report for the month of April, and things look a touch grim at the moment. Partially due to a lack of compelling new software or IPs (and the fact that Easter was in March this year), game sales overall dropped by 25% compared to the numbers from last year, totalling... [more+]

In retrospect, this morning's Wii U-centric Nintendo Direct wasn't quite the news-bomb that the Big N usually drops during its video presentations. Perhaps that's because it is saving the biggest announcements for the console for a time closer to E3. Nevertheless, it would be a lie to say... [more+]

Feel E3’s too mainstream? Looking for something with a more alternative flavor? Venus Patrol, the website "in search of beautiful things from the world of video games," has you covered, as it will be hosting a press conference of its own. Next month, during the last day of E3, Venus... [more+]

Nintendo has caused quite a stir within the YouTube community, and a bit of an unsettling stir at that, for it has begun to draw revenue from user-created YouTube videos (like those “Let’s Play” video walkthroughs you may see on the site) featuring its games. Word of the company’s... [more+]

Over the last few years, the Online Pass system that popped up in more and more games has earned a serious amount of flak for how it locked online features to a one-time code. EA was a notable offender in this regard, but now it looks like the publisher is finally doing away with its Online Pass program. VentureBeat... [more+]

All’s been a bit quiet on the Sonic the Hedgehog front lately. SEGA has kept relatively mum about the future of its spiky blue critter, only hinting at big things to come in  2013, while the only games that have come out since Sonic 4: Episode 2 are iOS Sonicfications of Doodle Jump... [more+]

Battlefield developer DICE is going west. Today, it was revealed that EA is opening a new DICE studio in Los Angeles. The plan, the Wall Street Journal reports, is to pull from the LA area’s “extreme talent pool” for the development of new Star Wars games, the publishing rights for... [more+]

1666, a game we still know next to nothing about, has been suspended indefinitely by Ubisoft after the departure of Patrice Desilets. The title, which was under development at THQ Montreal, came under Ubisoft's umbrella of titles when they recently acquired the developer. The game was originally... [more+]

Capcom today announced that a demo for the upcoming Resident Evil: Revelations will be launching May 14 on Xbox LIVE, Wii U eShop, Steam, and the PlayStation Network. All it would say about the demo, aside from its release date, is that it's going to give players a glimpse inside "the claustrophobic... [more+]

Looking forward to the Star Wars games that EA will be creating as part of the exclusive publishing deal it made with Disney? Don’t get too excited now, for we still have to wait a good while more before we see said deal yield fruit. EA addressed the question of when the new SW games will be... [more+]

Violent video games have come under a great deal of fire in the wake of the Newtown shooting; perhaps they serve as a fitting scapegoat for men and women trying to make sense of a senseless tragedy.  Whatever the reason, they've been subjected to a considerable degree of scrutiny ever since... [more+]

The Wii U's had a pretty rough go of it lately, and with today's news, it doesn't look like the future's going to be getting much smoother. EA has revealed that it isn't going to be pushing out any Frostbite-driven, next-gen games for the console. Given that EA currently has somewhere... [more+]

Bethesda Softworks has a new game in the works. Today, the publisher announced Wolfenstein: The New Order, a “reimagining” of the franchise widely regarded for its contribution to the popularization of the first-person shooter. In development at MachineGames, a studio founded by veterans... [more+]

The 2002 Nintendo GameCube horror title Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem is fondly remembered for the clever ways it messed with players’ heads, and over the weekend details were leaked for a spiritual successor to that game, along with a teaser trailer. Today, it was officially announced.  Shadow... [more+]