COO John Schappert says digital revenue will still be tied to shiny discs for years to come, expresses regret that Modern Warfare 2 developers will be spending time making court cases instead of games.

A Rhode Island Bill that proposes fines and possible jail time for retail employees that sell Mature(M) or Adults Only (AO) rated games to underage consumers has drawn backing from the Parents Television Council (PTC).

Additional premium per head for families wishing to usher in the 3D home TV revolution.

As part of her Let's Move campaign to end childhood obesity, First Lady Michelle Obama is on the hunt for games that encourage kids to be more physically active and to make better choices about what they eat.

I just played the first hour of Final Fantasy XIII and it got me thinking that Square is onto something with its flagship series: take calculated risks and change up the formula, keep it interesting but keep it familiar.

Video games are becoming more like movies every day, so it's not surprising to see publishers facing the same kinds of idea theft lawsuits that frequently irritate Hollywood.

Big Daddy did the heavy lifting, but it wasn't enough to pull the industry out of its ongoing slump. Videogame software sales dropped 15% and hardware sales fell 20% in February, according to the latest report from market research firm NPD Group.

While Rhode Island Bill S.2156 drew backing from the Parents Television Council, an unlikely pair has come out against the Bill, which proposes fines and possible jail time for retailers that sell M or AO rated games to underage patrons.

Learn about the "metaphysics of game design.

I love Steam. How could I not? Browsing Steam for games often feels like browsing a buffet full of my favorite dishes, all made especially for me and ready to eat at a moment's notice.

Apple's iPad, which is soon going to find its way onto the market, has drawn criticism and scorn from many a technorati.

In our regular monthly series with analyst Michael Pachter, he now says he probably "aimed too low" on the $50 estimate for Natal.

As I write this, I have just finished my first playthrough of Heavy Rain. I have, by turns, felt my heart pounding and my muscles aching; questioned my decision-making and morality; laughed where the game's creators intended, and in other places they didn't; I felt genuine surprise, alarm, sadness and joy. It's been a long time since a videogame made me feel any one of these emotions.

Jack Tretton, the CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment of America, discusses how Sony is reorganizing, the motion-control competition with Microsoft, and how Sony ignored naysayers and found gaming success.

EA's current strategy to bundle codes for free downloadable content with new copies of its games has been dubbed "project ten dollar" and put by some critics on the list of Very Bad Things That Will Hurt Consumers.

Wedbush Morgan analyst says he'd be "very surprised" if it was over $79.

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick gave a speech at the DICE summit, and during the presentation he seemed both unrehearsed and surprisingly human.

Ubisoft recently detailed the specifics of their new DRM scheme, which requires a constant internet connection to merely be able to play the games.

Mass Effect 2 relies heavily on dialog and story to grab gamers, but many playing the game are having problems reading the text.

Video game software sales across the world's three largest markets--the United States, Japan, and the United Kingdom--fell 8 percent in 2009, according to a joint report issued Wednesday by a consortium of industry analyst firms.