AFP - Japanese game company Sega said Thursday it will help build a massive game arcade in Dubai in an under-construction shopping mall which purports to be the largest in the world once it opens.

AP - Fueled by the success of Nintendo Co.’s Wii and Microsoft’s “Halo 3,” more video games were sold in the U.S. in 2007 than in any other year, with retail sales hitting $17.94 billion, according to the NPD Group.

Reuters - U.S. sales of video game hardware and software rose 28 percent in December from a year earlier as holiday shoppers snapped up new consoles like Nintendo Co Ltd’s (7974.OS) top-selling Wii, market research firm NPD said on Thursday.

Reuters - The Hollywood writers strike looks like a boon for the DVD and video game industries.

Atari are hope to turn things around by paying off debts, restructuring and ramping up the number of quality titles. Atari boss Patrick Leleu is intending to increase investment in games aimed at the mass market made up of consumers who were introduced to gaming on the DS and Wii. The boss also hopes […]