Shoot Civilians and Lose in Censored Version of Modern Warfare 2 (PC World)

Posted December 10th, 2009

PC World – Activision will reportedly release a censored version of Modern Warfare 2 in Japan that punishes you for shooting civilians.

Nintendo Loses Major Anti-Piracy Lawsuit in France (PC World)

Posted December 10th, 2009

PC World – Nintendo, as you know, wants to make third-party flash cartridges anathema to its DS game handhelds.

Texas Instruments raises 4Q profit, sales targets (AP)

Posted December 10th, 2009

AP – Texas Instruments Inc. raised its fourth-quarter profit and sales outlook on Tuesday, citing an improving market for chips used in cell phones and other electronic gadgets like hard disk drives and video game consoles.

Despite bumps, new `Zelda’ game picks up steam (AP)

Posted December 10th, 2009

AP – It’s easy to take a series like “The Legend of Zelda” for granted. The first game arrived on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987, and with more than a dozen releases over 23 years, even the most dedicated “Zelda” fan can be forgiven for having skipped a game or two.

‘Uncharted 2′ tops a turbulent year in video games (AP)

Posted December 10th, 2009

AP – The idea that video games were recession-proof turned out to be a myth this year, leading to declining sales, shuttered studios and thousands of newly unemployed developers.

Wal-Mart versus GameStop, Best Buy and Toys R Us: Fight! (PC World)

Posted December 10th, 2009

PC World – Wal-Mart, it seems, is out for buckets of blood this holiday, lopping serious coin off a slew of popular video games, with intent to siphon video gamers away from retailers like GameStop, Best Buy, and Toys R Us.

Halo Reach ‘The Biggest Game of Next Year’? (PC World)

Posted December 10th, 2009

PC World – In the “I’ll do anything for attention” category this morning, Spike TV Video Game Awards host Geoff Keighley can reportedly be heard pimping for Microsoft’s upcoming Halo:

Ahead of the Bell: Take-Two shares plunge (AP)

Posted December 10th, 2009

AP – Shares of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. plunged ahead of the regular session Friday after the video game maker lowered its financial outlook again and said it probably won’t meet its profitability goals for next year.