The new Activision Blizzard will give EA a heavyweight to contend with in the increasingly important market of massive multiplayer online games

Ubisoft and other video game outfits are asking the industry leader for help in wooing casual gamers. Nintendo’s advice? Keep it simple

The games giant has spent $860 million on recent deals, heralding a shift in strategy and potentially building a new innovation engine for itself

Sony’s money-losing video game business was a drag on first-half earnings, while Nintendo’s profits in the period nearly tripled from the previous year

Richard Garriott, creator of NCsoft’s Tabula Rasa, talks about his efforts to redefine multiplayer online gaming

Richard Garriott, creator of NCsoft’s Tabula Rasa, talks about his efforts to redefine multiplayer online gaming

The maker of the Wii now aims to capture both die-hards and newly hooked casual gamers, possibly blurring the line between the two audiences

Can new Sony gaming chief Kaz Hirai’s focus on games help close the gap on Microsoft and Nintendo? A price cut might help

Games for nongamers are in style, and on its redesigned handheld, Sony is meeting demand with—among other offerings—My Stylist, a wardrobe organizer

With the help of consumer focus groups, the gamemaker has produced such hits as Call of Duty and Guitar Hero, and is expected to nearly double its earnings