It was almost four years ago that Digital Extremes announced it was working on Dark Sector, a third-person action game now available for both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Better action games have come and gone since then, regardless of which console you own, but the good news is that those same games have […]

French publishing giant Ubisoft revealed last week that it had bought the intellectual-property rights to the Tom Clancy name, spanning games, films, books, and merchandising that involve the best-selling author’s techno-military media empire. Prior to the deal, Ubisoft had built a successful business out of the partnership with Clancy, which has borne fruit in the […]

Reuters - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc on Wednesday asked shareholders to reject a $26-per-share takeover offer from rival video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc as too low, but said it had begun efforts to explore a sale or other options.

AP - “Grand Theft Auto” publisher Take-Two Interactive told its shareholders Wednesday to reject a $2 billion buyout bid from rival video game company Electronic Arts, saying the offer is not high enough.

NewsFactor - Microsoft is cracking down on Xbox Live cheaters. Redmond introduced anti-Gamescore cheating tools and procedures on Xbox Live on Wednesday. If caught, cheaters will see their Gamescore reset to zero and get a message explaining that they got their hand caught in the hacker jar.