April 2008

April 30

EA-Land Shuts Down
Jimmy Thang

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Charity Challenge to Benefit Starlight Starbright Foundation
G.I. Staff

Guitar Hero DS Tracklist Partially Revealed
Craig Harris

MMO Developer Turbine Nabs $40 Million in Funding
Jimmy Thang

President of Epic Games to Give Keynote at GCDC
Ryan Geddes

Team Fortress 2 Gold Rush Update Now Available
G.I. Staff

'Into the Pixel' Video Game Art Exhibition Opens for 2008 Submissions
G.I. Staff

Microsoft Cuts Xbox Prices in Four Asian Markets
Scott Hillis

Man Gets Prison After Hundreds of Thousands of Spam E-mails
Associated Press

GTA IV Expected to Sell 9M Copies at Launch
Derrik J. Lang

Take-Two Shares Up On Rave Reviews for GTA4
Scott Hillis

Grand Theft Auto Launches to Rave Reviews
Aarthi Sivaraman and Phil Furey

Games Releasing this Week
G.I. Staff

'Hellgate: London' Unleashes Multiplayer Patch 1.3
Jimmy Thang

'Lost Odyssey' Expands With New Triple Bonus Pack DLC
G.I. Staff

Smashing Pumpkins 'Zero' and Two Mother Hips Tracks to 'Rock Band' This Week
G.I. Staff

Prominent Industry Vets Form KingsIsle Entertainment, Inc.
Jimmy Thang

'Vegas 2' Gets Updated
Erik Brudvig

'Hot Shots Golf' Drops PS3 DLC
Greg Miller

'Spore' Creature Creator Arriving in June
Jimmy Thang

Codemasters Buys SEGA Racing Studio
Ryan Geddes

Brett Favre Featured as Cover Athlete for 'Madden NFL 09'
G.I. Staff

'LotRO' Celebrates One Year Anniversary With Tons of New Content
Jimmy Thang

Conspiracy Entertainment, Neko Entertainment to Develop 'Cocoto Kart Racer' for the Wii
G.I. Staff

Summer Athletics Will Appear on Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and PC
G.I. Staff

Play Hard Sports Officially Launches and Secures $5 Million in Venture Funding
G.I. Staff

First National Game Education Summit to Be Held June 10-11 in Dallas
G.I. Staff

Nintendo Profits Up 116%
Daemon Hatfield

'Wii Fit': The Professional Opinion
Matt Wales

Spike Lee Teams with Nokia on Cell Phone Movie
Michelle Nichols

Nintendo: No Plan to Cut Wii, DS Prices This Year
Kiyoshi Takenaka

Sony Off to Races With 'Gran Turismo'
Scott Hillis

LOLcats Hiring; Spelling Skillz Optional
Peter Svensson

Nintendo Q4 Jumps 60% on Wii Boom
Kentaro Hamada, Edwina Gibbs

Microsoft Offers Hope for People Who Want to Keep XP
Aoife White

China Becomes World's Largest Internet Population
Nick Macfie

Nintendo Hosts High-Octane Launch Party for 'Mario Kart Wii'
G.I. Staff

Fans Can Actually Become a Pokemon with Two New Nintendo DS Games
G.I. Staff

Xbox 360 Kiosks Bring Games, Entertainment to Children's Hospitals
G.I. Staff

EA Deals Prime Real Estate in Monopoly Video Game
G.I. Staff

Printed Version of Wikipedia Planned
Matt Moore

'Devil May Cry 4' PC Demo Coming Soon
G.I. Staff

Earthworm Jim Returns
Matt Casamassina

Dallas Heats Up For QuakeCon 2008
G.I. Staff

Wii and DS Recruited for 'Little League'
Craig Harris

Blu-ray Boom Not Enough to Rescue DVD Sales
Paul Bond

Mariners Fans Given Free Access to Nintendo Fan Network
G.I. Staff

EA Announces Half-Blood Prince
G.I. Staff

Age of Conan Goes Gold
G.I. Staff

Burger King and Mobliss Dial into Mobile Gaming Scene
G.I. Staff

Hulk Hogan Hits Mobile Phones
G.I. Staff

"Home" Online Service for PS3 Delayed Again
Kiyoshi Takenaka

Microsoft Test Office Subscription Sales
Daisuke Wakabayashi

Court: Search of Laptop with Porn Legal
Adam Tanner

ESRB and PTA Launch Educational Campaign
G.I. Staff

THQ's 'Battle of the Bands' Ships Exclusively for Wii
G.I. Staff

Rockstar Games Announces Midnight Club Release Dates
G.I. Staff

'Guitar Hero IV' Branching Out
Daemon Hatfield

'Metal Gear Online' Beta Delayed
Jeff Haynes

Epic's Mike Capps talks Gears, Wii, more
Nate Ahearn

Sony Reportedly Negotiating PS3 Video Distribution
Amanda Fehd

Games Releasing this Week
G.I. Staff

'Call of Duty 4' Map Pack Sets Sales Record
Ryan Geddes

NPD's Best Selling PC Games of March
Jimmy Thang

NPD Reports Sony Hardware Sales
Ryan Clements

Def Leppard to Rock 'Guitar Hero III'
Ryan Geddes

NPD Reports Nintendo Finished March with Top Game, Top Hardware
G.I. Staff

U.S. Video Game Sales Rise 57% in March
Scott Hillis

Microsoft says Xbox Beat Sony PS3 in March
Scott Hillis

GTA Creator Believes WoW Isn't Untouchable
Jimmy Thang

Activision Confirms 'Spider-Man: Web of Shadows'
Greg Miller

WiiWare Getting Arcade Racer
Daemon Hatfield

TimeGate Studios, ABC Studios Reach Settlement Regarding 'Section 8'
G.I. Staff

Namco Bandai Games Announces New Titles for Xbox Live Arcade, PSN
G.I. Staff

'Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm' Announced for PS3
G.I. Staff

FTC Probes EA for More Merger Info
Ryan Geddes

World Cyber Games Tournament Rules and Regulations Announced
G.I. Staff

THQ to Launch Dancing with the Stars Game
G.I. Staff

'GT5 Prologue' Races to the PSN Early
Jeff Haynes

Universal Joining Blu-ray Bandwagon in Summer
Reuters

Cartoon Network Taking Time with Multiplayer Game
Paul Hyman

Build-A-Bear Workshop Coming to Nintendo Wii
G.I. Staff

100+ Youth-Oriented Virtual Worlds Now Live or In Development
G.I. Staff

True Games Interactive Partners with Renowned Developer Petroglyph
G.I. Staff

'Ford Racing Off Road' Revs Up the PC
G.I. Staff

'Penumbra' Expansion Announced
G.I. Staff

EU approves Vivendi and Activision deal
David Lawsky and Huw Jones

'Grand Theft Auto IV' Set to Smash Records
Martin Robinson

'Spore' Creature Creator in 'SimCity Box'
Jason Ocampo

'Rock Band's' Wii Exclusive Tracks
Matt Casamassina

Nintendo Prices Wii Fit
G.I. Staff

Ubisoft Buys India Video Game Studio
Sophie Taylor

2007 Game Developer Salary Survey Results Revealed
G.I. Staff

'Pipemania' Returns
Daemon Hatfield

'Cal Ripken's Real Baseball' Announces First 2008 Tournament
G.I. Staff

Pianist Performs Game Music for Charity
Sophia Tong

Motley Crue to Release Single on 'Rock Band'
Dean Goodman

Programmer Pops Question on Video Game
Associated Press

'Grand Theft Auto IV' to Bury "Iron Man"?
Martin Robinson

Games Releasing This Week
G.I. Staff

Infogrames Name to Disappear?
Martin Robinson

More 'GTA IV' Multiplayer Modes Revealed
Hilary Goldstein

'Fallout 3' Gets a Collector's Edition
Hilary Goldstein

New Songs for MTV Games' 'Rock Band'
G.I. Staff

Users Fight to Save Windows XP
Jessica Mintz

Blockbuster Bids for Circuit City
David Koenig

SEGA Presents All-New Iron Man Suits from Upcoming Video Game
G.I. Staff

'Final Fantasy IV' Comes to Life in Full 3D
G.I. Staff

'Bully' Banned in Brazil
Tales Azzoni

Virtual World Offers Bands Global Stage
Dominique Vidalon

COD 4 'Live Fire' Weekend Announced
G.I. Staff

Where Games and Academics Collide
Alex Horn

Europe to Get GTA IV PlayStation 3 Bundle
Derek Collins

Blockbuster Eyes Streaming to TVs
Andrew Wallenstein

Konami Announces 'MGS4' Details
G.I. Staff

Report: Microsoft to Unveil Traffic Jam Beater
Aarthi Sivaraman

MySpaceTV Lands Global TV Distribution Deal
Kenneth Li

Source: Yahoo, Time Warner Closing in on AOL Deal
Eric Auchard

SEGA Studio Closure
Greg Miller

Weight Loss Comes to DS
Craig Harris

OGPlanet Partners with Boarding for Breast Cancer
G.I. Staff

Interplay to Make Fallout MMO?
Jimmy Thang

New Geo Political Sim Announced
G.I. Staff

Hordes of Orcs Invade Windows, Protect Your Children
G.I. Staff

MLG Kicks Off 2008 Season with New 'Halo 3' Map
G.I. Staff

Free New Add-on For 'Space Shuttle Mission 2007'
G.I. Staff

THQ Says 'WoW' Has "Peaked"
Jimmy Thang

Brain, Eye Pills for Japanese Gamers?
Sophie Hardach

Horror Writer King Blasts Videogame Ban
Belinda Goldsmith

'Minicopter: Adventure Flight' Lands on Wii in Spring 08
G.I. Staff

Free 'Kane & Lynch' Multiplayer Maps
Nate Ahearn

Simulated NHL 08 Playoffs Put Sharks Over Canadiens
G.I. Staff

SEGA Announces 2008 Mobile Games Line-Up
G.I. Staff

Host City Named for World Cyber Games '09
G.I. Staff

'Mass Effect' Sees Little Delay
Jimmy Thang

Nokia Launches New Game Service
Associated Press

HP Unveils Small Laptop for Schoolkids
Jordan Robertson

Robots to Enter Workforce in Japan?
Yoko Kubota

Full Auto Developers Close Shop
Jimmy Thang

Ignition Entertainment Partners with Big Brothers Big Sisters
G.I. Staff

Games Releasing this Week
G.I. Staff

Yahoo! Not Opposed to Microsoft Deal
Reuters

Movie Download Services Bypass Discs
Scott Hills

Video Game Firm Sees Buying Opportunities
Scott Hills

Wii outsells PS3 3-to-1 in Japan in March
Kiyoshi Takenaka

Nickelodeon Explores Virtual Worlds
Steven Zeitchik

Paramount to Open Virtual Movie Vault
Derrik J. Lang

Intel Unveils New Classmate PCs
Jordan Robertson

"Make Something Unreal" Contest is Back
G.I. Staff

Regulators Struggle with Internet Gambling Rules
Doug Palmer and David Lawder

LucasArts Poaches EA for New President
G.I. Staff

Xbox 360 Blu-ray Drive in Development?
Christopher Monfette

DualShock 3 Ships
Greg Miller

Time for Linux PC's to Shine
Brian Bergstein

Sierra Entertainment Announces 'The Bourne Conspiracy' Worldwide Debut in June 2008
G.I. Staff

GameStop to Acquire 49 Free Record Locations in Norway
G.I. Staff

CGS and Wuhan Government Announce World's Premiere eSports Training Center and Gaming Arena
G.I. Staff

Atari, Inc. Appoints Jim Wilson Chief Executive Officer and President
G.I. Staff

Sideshow Collectibles Launches Life-Size R2-D2, C-3PO
Gerry Block

'Guitar Hero III Mobile' Will Rock Your BlackBerry Smartphone
G.I. Staff

Video Games Take Stage at 2008 New York Comic Con
G.I. Staff

DS Going Back Under the Knife
Daemon Hatfield

Ubisoft Hits Jackpot in 'Vegas,' Too
Jimmy Thang

The ECA, SavetheInternet.com and Games for Change Jointly Launch Gamers for Net Neutrality
G.I. Staff

Industry Veterans Form New Video Game Development Studio
G.I. Staff

New Hope for Halo Movie
Brian Linder

Stormfront Studios Closing Shop
Jimmy Thang

Attention Ladies: $10,000 Up For Grabs
G.I. Staff

Apple Is Sued Over iMac Colors Claim
Associated Press

Sony to Offer Movies on AT&T Phones
Associated Press