EA SPORTS, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. and the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) have announced an extension of their existing licensing agreement until December 31, 2022.

Marvelous USA, Inc. today announced its formation as the U.S.-based publishing operation of leading Japanese publisher MarvelousAQL Inc. Formerly known as XSEED JKS, Inc., Marvelous USA will oversee all the company’s U.S. operations, including XSEED Games as the consumer games brand for PC, console and handheld games, and Marvelous Online as the brand for mobile [...]

Meet Your Heroes: a contest that gives Uplay members the chance to participate in one of the video game industry’s biggest events – E3 2013 in Los Angeles. By redeeming Uplay Units for tickets, players are entered into a drawing for the main prizes. The drawing takes place on May 15. A total of six [...]

Get ready for a storm of epic proportions! Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced that tickets for its seventh BlizzCon® gaming convention will go on sale in two batches on April 24 and April 27. In addition, a limited number of tickets to an exclusive pre-BlizzCon dinner to benefit Children’s Hospital of Orange County will go on sale May 1.

EA today announced that John Riccitiello will step down as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors, effective March 30. The Board has appointed Larry Probst as Executive Chairman to ensure a smooth transition and to lead EA’s executive team while the Board conducts a search for a permanent CEO. The Board will consider internal [...]

After announcing Deus Ex: Human Defiance, everyone though that this will be the next installment in the Deus Ex franchise. It turn out the this will be a movie and Square Enix set a deal with CBS Films. CBS registered both DeusExHumanDefiance.com and DeusEx-HumanDefiance.com, and the news was also confirmed by Scott Dickerson from CBS.

Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) today announced that it is now accepting applications and submissions for its 2013 Gamers in Real Life (G.I.R.L.) Game Design Competition. Now in its sixth year, the G.I.R.L. Scholarship prides itself as being an active catalyst for inspiring women’s involvement in the video game industry, as well as for providing an open gateway for [...]

Ubisoft Motion Pictures, the film and television division of Ubisoft, will develop the Splinter Cell movie in close collaboration with New Regency. Ubisoft also recently announced it attached award-winning actor Tom Hardy and up-and-coming screenwriter Eric Warren Singer (“The International”) to the film.

Ubisoft announced that Tom Hardy is attached to star as “Sam Fisher” in its forthcoming movie based on the Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell video game universe, with Eric Singer attached to write the screenplay.

Electronic Arts Inc. today announced preliminary financial results for its second fiscal quarter endedSeptember 30, 2012.

Ubisoft  and New Regency announced that they are partnering on the forthcoming Assassin’s Creed  film. Ubisoft Motion Pictures, the film and television division of Ubisoft, will develop the Assassin’s Creed film in close collaboration with New Regency.

This Halloween, Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) invites players and fans alike to participate in spooky celebrations in its online video game titles, including Bullet Run™, DC Universe™ Online, EverQuest®, EverQuest® II, Free Realms®, Legends of Norrath®, PoxNora®, Star Wars®: Clone Wars Adventures™ and Vanguard® Saga of Heroes.

Performance Designed Products LLC, the market-leading manufacturer of the popular Afterglow® brand of game controllers and communicators, today introduced Rock Candy™, a colorful line of sleek new gaming controllers designed to offer gamers maximum control and maximum self-expression at a minimum price.

IO Interactive A/S, a Square Enix studio, today announced the talent behind the role of Agent 47 in HITMAN: ABSOLUTION. After a long search, IO Interactive are pleased to unveil that the voice of Agent 47 will once again be acted by David Bateson who has been the voice of Hitman since the year 2000 [...]

Fans looking to go hands-on with Infinite Game Publishing (IGP) games or get in front of developers behind the upcoming MechWarrior Online, MechWarrior Tactics and Sins of a Dark Age have several ways to do so as IGP announces details on its PAX Prime participation this year. Hands-on demos, panels and exclusive Q&A session details [...]