Valve marketing director Doug Lombardi says the studio's lack of interest in the PlayStation 3 is primarily a matter of choice and that it won't actively support the console until it can assemble a dedicated PS3 team.
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Thursday, July 2nd
Midway's sale to Warner Bros. has been approved by a U.S. bankruptcy court, which also noted that objections to the sale, including a lawsuit filed by Mortal Kombat film producer Lawrence Kasanoff, have been "resolved."
Tekken series director Katsuhiro Harada says the concept of unlockable characters in fighting games made sense in the past but is "outdated" in the modern videogame market.
Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto has claimed - in a surprising development sure to shock millions - that the new Legend of Zelda teased at E3 won't deviate too sharply from the series' roots.
Winning a custom Xbox 360 signed by Peter Molyneux sounds like a pretty good prize right? Wrong.
Good news, cinemaphiles! The wait is almost over! Universal Pictures has secured the rights to develop a movie based on the 1979 arcade classic Asteroids!
No More Heroes creator Suda51 has expressed his interest in Microsoft's Project Natal.
Microsoft plans to bring interactive ads to Xbox Live within the year but Major Nelson says users don't need to worry about a "huge influx of ads" cluttering up the dashboard.
Feel like playing Team Fortress 2 but don't have the Internet - and do have a set of pen-and-paper dice lying around? A pair of enterprising (and bored) fans have created a tabletop ruleset for Valve's multiplayer FPS.
Wednesday, July 1st
Another day, another teaser site. This time it's Capcom's turn, and all signs are pointing to a new entry in its Onimusha franchise.
PC behemoth Blizzard seems to be rather taken with the word "Cataclysm," having filed no less than three trademarks concerning the name. Cue wild speculation from the masses.
Team Ninja is cutting down on some on the over-the-top gore for their PS3 version of Ninja Gaiden 2, but in exchange for the blood, gamers will be getting more girls.
This may very well be the most awesome piece of gaming swag ever: The GT by Citroën, a supercar developed through a collaboration between the French car maker Citroën and Gran Turismo studio Polyphony Digital.
The new owners of The Pirate Bay have an interesting plan to attract and keep users: They're going to offer people money to use the service.
Can we expect to sit through 20-minute cutscenes in between whipping vampires in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow? In a recent interview Hideo Kojima explained his level of involvement in the new 3D Castlevania reboot.
