Public face for company under the alias of Master Higgins and Takahashi Meijin leaves after 29 years of service. Full Story

Tim Cahill stars as the cover athlete in the 2011 iteration of EA Sports' annual football game. Full Story

TGS 2010: Tecmo Koei uses Japanese trade show to unveil--but not detail--new installment in hyperviolent franchise, show art; Ni-Oh reannounced. Full Story

PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of Grasshopper action game the only new releases to crack the top 10, New Super Mario Bros. takes top spot as sales slipped across the board. Full Story

Atlus' turn-based RPG debuts atop software charts, while Konami scores a triple with Pro Baseball Spirits 2010; PS3 leads hardware. Full Story

2K Games take a page out of Fallout 3's book and releases DLC on a retail disc this week down under. Full Story

Nintendo launches up-sized $190 update to popular portable line alongside WarioWare DIY; five-map add-on to Infinity Ward's top-selling shooter assaults 360 for $15. Full Story

Sweden-based Southend Interactive tapped for retro remake of America's Game; title to feature online multiplayer, optional overhauled graphics. Full Story

Former Team Ninja developer and previous employer reach an agreement in 2008 dispute over unpaid Dead or Alive 4 bonuses. Full Story

Tecmo's bathing beauty series arrives on Sony's handheld this spring with volleyball and casino minigames, photo album features. Full Story

Gaming retailers give thanks for Black Friday sales as Namco Bandai's portable brawler and EA's downloadable football spin-off lead the holiday week's new releases. Full Story

Nintendo's revamped version of Balance Board pack-in sells over 300,000 in week where new releases claim six of top 10 spots. Full Story

New handheld joins portable racer, Wii horror survivor, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga, Fallout 3 PS3 DLC, MySims Agents, and Beaterator. Full Story

The latest installment in Team Ninja's hack-and-slash romp to be toned down for PS3 release. Full Story

Anime-based fighter manages to sell 41,000 despite widespread game sales slowdown; Growlanser PSP, Winning Eleven Wii also make debuts. Full Story

Tecmo confirms North American launch window for PS3 revamp of last year's Xbox 360-exclusive Ninja Gaiden 2. Full Story

Capcom's multiplatform zombie shooter slays hometown crowd, as PS3 edition leads Xbox 360 counterpart by huge margin. Full Story

Ninja Gaiden, Dynasty Warriors publishers will be formally combined into single holding company on April 1. Full Story

Game industry begins to unwind as headliners are joined by Destroy All Humans, Mushroom Men, and SingStar Abba. Full Story

Retail shelves brace for impact, as headliners join Call of Duty: World at War, Mirror's Edge, WWE SmackDown vs. Raw, PES, Star Wars The Clone Wars, and more. Full Story

Spurning Square Enix's offer, the Ninja Gaiden-maker is reportedly considering a union with the Dynasty Warriors publisher. Full Story

Tecmo and Microsoft's blood-drenched Xbox 360 exclusive hits platinum milestone in two-and-a-half months; roughly 40 percent of sales in US. Full Story

Sony's console sees significant sales uptick, as US gaming industry grows 53 percent to nearly $1.7 billion in June. Full Story

Japanese developer responds to allegations that "dozens" of devs are jumping ship, and what it calls other "false and inaccurate reporting." Full Story

According to news on Japanese Web sites, employees are launching a class-action suit at the Tokyo District Court for unpaid overtime. Full Story

Company's stock appears more dead than alive despite reassurances that major franchises including Ninja Gaiden will continue. Full Story

June begins with a bang, as headliners join film tie-ins Incredible Hulk and Kung Fu Panda, Bourne Conspiracy, Toki Tori, and more. Full Story

Developer's classic arcade-style gridiron game arriving for Nintendo's console in 2009; DS edition slated for September. Full Story

Xbox 360 maker's senior vice president of publishing house talks to GameSpot about how the console's exclusive offerings stack up against the competition. Full Story

Well over a year after Nintendo sets up Korean offices, the hardware maker officially dates and prices its hot-commodity console for the region. Full Story

Play.com let slip dates for a bunch of titles, including Fable 2, Ghostbusters, Prototype, Ninja Gaiden II, and The Bourne Conspiracy. Full Story

Microsoft pegs a June 3 North American release for the Tecmo action game, with worldwide launches later in the month. New demo footage inside. Full Story

Sony Computer Entertainment Japan has officially confirmed a new satin silver PS3 and budget software range coming to its home region in March. Full Story

Team Ninja's stylishly violent action adventure set to arrive on Nintendo's portable early next year. Full Story

Portable minigame compilation featuring Nintendo's irrepressible mascot unseats Galaxy and ekes past Koei's latest beat-'em-up. Full Story

Activision attempts to defend its skateboarding turf from encroaching competition; Prince of All Cosmos debuts on the Xbox 360, and Rockstar's ping-pong sim bounces onto Nintendo's console. Full Story

Itagaki touts Team Ninja's latest with first trailer, Sakaguchi shows off Lost Odyssey, Square Enix gets on board Infinite Undiscovery, and Last Remnant demo doesn't debut. Full Story

Microsoft publishing Team Ninja-developed sequel for 360 in 2008; two Dreamcast classics coming to download service; Sakaguchi dates Lost Odyssey. Full Story

Medieval II expansion pack hits Australian shores. Full Story

New single-player demo for GRAW2 joined by Overlord patch, more BioShock podcasts, and Ninja Gaiden Sigma wallpapers. Full Story

NES game gets rated for Wii, arcade classic hits PS3 tomorrow, upcoming Tom Clancy game gets an Xbox 360 theme. Full Story

Tecmo takes the wraps off upcoming installments in popular franchises at its Japanese press conference. Full Story

Seminal SNES beat-'em-up hits the streets of Nintendo's downloadable game service alongside Mighty Bomb Jack, Ordyne. Full Story

Free samples of Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Virtua Tennis 3 coming today for download for PS3; Stranglehold, Wheelman trailers also due. Full Story

Starbreeze's comic-inspired shooter leads pack of eight PS3 titles, along with MLB 07, Spider-Man 3, and Ninja Gaiden Sigma; PSP R6 Vegas, PS2 Manhunt 2 also due out by June 3. Full Story

Old-school gridiron game leads Sonic Spinball and Double Dungeons onto Nintendo's downloadable game service. Full Story

Eight Xbox 360 games receive new status, $29.99 price tag; Fight Night, Burnout, DOA4 also re-priced. Full Story

Company says allegations against Itagaki were bogus; DOA producer to countersue, will seek damages for "defamation." Full Story

Female coworker reportedly claims Tomonobu Itagaki made repeated unwanted advances--and that Tecmo didn't do enough to stop it. Full Story

Tecmo to sell a Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 faceplate featuring a lounging Kasumi alongside the Team Ninja game. Full Story

Famitsu reports Ninja Gaiden Sigma will include the complete version of the Xbox game Ninja Gaiden; Ryu Hayabusa will be able to dual-wield. Full Story

Takashi Sensui says the best is yet to come for the Xbox 360 in Japan; cast of heavyweights promos console, game lineup in TGS opener. Full Story

The company Team Ninja calls home announces business strategy for the coming semester; DOAX2 premium content and Wii Virtual Console support planned. Full Story

Handhelds dominate the first semester of fiscal 2006, boosted by DS Lite sales and a host of hit games. Full Story

Brains triumph over American and European football in BestBuy.com's top sellers; price slashing means ladder climbing for older Xbox games. Full Story

The week before E3 is light on releases, with portable and PC titles dominating the short list. Full Story

Far East gamers will soon get exposure to a sampling of the system's lineup, from Ninety-Nine Nights to Dead or Alive 4. Full Story

Microsoft moves 30,000 next-gen consoles down under in first four days on shelves; figures surpass PSP as country's quickest seller. Full Story

Xbox 360 fighting game's tardiness hurts 2005's earnings; 2006 profits and revenues projected to decline. Full Story

Xbox 360 sequels replace their predecessors; Halo 2 swapped out for Project Gotham Racing 3. Full Story

Designer confirms Team Ninja's next project is the jiggle-fest sequel, hints Ninja Gaiden 2 won't be coming anytime soon. Full Story

Tecmo rings in New Year with next-gen fighter; DOA4 features online play, hidden content, and scrumptious scrappin'. Full Story

Xbox 360 fighter's release date backing further into corner of 2005; online retailers list ship date at December 28. Full Story

More than half of initial shipment remained on shelves after two days, fewer than one game sold per console. Full Story

Japanese industry-watchers pessimistic about Microsoft's chances to repeat the sellouts of the US and European launches. Full Story

Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore to receive 360s early next year despite shortages in North America. Full Story

GameSpot's first crack at a trade show for the everyman draws thousands; over, yes, but not forgotten. Photos inside. Full Story

Next-gen fighter, highly anticipated Nintendo sequel join list of games at convention melding music and games. Full Story

Long lines, low supplies, outrageous eBay prices... Microsoft's European launch mirrors North American release. Full Story

Annual survey shows Microsoft making mindshare headway with Japanese gamers, but still trailing Sony by a wide margin. Full Story

Genre film distributors gets rights to Corey Yuen's game-based martial arts flick; fall release planned. Full Story

700 of the globe's best gamers meet for competition in Singapore. Total purse tops $435,000. Full Story

List of playable Xbox games for the Xbox 360 in Japan tops out at a dozen versus 200-plus in North America; more promised in future. Full Story

Latest in Tecmo's ghost-busting franchise now available for PlayStation 2; gamers shoot specters with magic camera. Full Story

Collaboration between Tecmo and Bungie yields an unlockable Mistress Chief; Halo-themed battleground also included. Full Story

Latest Ninja Gaiden, Kingdom Under Fire games arrive in stores for the Xbox. Full Story

Tecmo announces its new fighter will be released simultaneously with Microsoft's next-gen console in Japan. Full Story

Game creators at Japan's top publishers reveal the ins and outs of developing for Microsoft's next-generation console. Full Story

Temco's anticipated fighting game is scheduled to ship alongside Microsoft's next-generation console across the Pacific; Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball 2 now official. Full Story

Team Ninja guru also further confirms that Microsoft will make a major announcement in Japan later this month. Full Story

Fatal Frame's producer is making a new action puzzle game featuring cute orderly robots. Full Story

Itagaki says Team Ninja's delayed game is now coming to Microsoft's next-gen console; Tecmo out of the current-gen Xbox game after Ninja Gaiden Black. Full Story

Team Ninja's Itagaki on hand as Tecmo holds final competition to determine the best combatant in Dead or Alive Ultimate. Full Story

Square Enix, EA announce strong 360 support; more than 160 games in development, up to 40 available at launch; Microsoft says console will play "top-selling" Xbox games. Full Story

Also this week: Revolution's E3 no-show, Ninja Gaiden Black, WebTV 360, and the PSP's processor. Full Story

Tecmo's murderous sequel is coming to Japanese PS2s in June; macabre game lets gamers set traps for unsuspecting prey. Full Story

Games picked for global competition; two new franchises join World Cyber Games this year in Singapore. Full Story

Microsoft Games Studios will publish Tecmo's survival horror sequel for the Xbox in England under the title Project Zero 2. Full Story

Tecmo's bouncy Xbox Live fighting game hits retailers across North America starting this week. Full Story

Xbox Live-enabled version of Tecmo's premier fighting game series bounces off to the factory; will store shelves later this month. Full Story

Xbox Live downloadable expansion adds fiercer enemies, more outfits for Ryu. Full Story

"Monster Farm Jamboree" will be the first RPG in the creature-breeding simulation series. Full Story

Tecmo reveals specifics for the last round of its Ninja Gaiden championship, which will be held at the Tokyo Game Show. Full Story

Tecmo's horse-racing simulator trots into stores today. Full Story

Second round of financing gives mobile game publisher $84 million in venture capital. Full Story

After a weeklong delay, the expansion pack to Tecmo's acclaimed action game is now available. Full Story

Update for Tecmo's pushed back a week as the registration for the second round of the Master Ninja Tournament is extended a week. Full Story

Xbox Live's second Ninja Gaiden tournament begins in August and features new downloadable content. Full Story

Due in August, the huge download from Tecmo will include new enemies, costumes, weapons, enemy AI, and camera and action engines. Exclusive screens inside. Full Story

These join Microsoft's handheld and Interplay's demise in this week's gossip roundup. Full Story

Tecmo plans to release this futuristic, Xbox Live-compatible, mech action game toward the end of this year. Full Story

Besides a three-day Gaiden championship, contests, and a bounty of booth babes, Tecmo is trotting out Gallop Racer 2004. Full Story

Entrants can join the Ninja Gaiden competition via Xbox Live. Full Story

Tecmo comments on speculation that the upcoming European release will be trimmed of its more violent content. Full Story

Tecmo announces that the wait for its critically acclaimed action game is finally over. Full Story

The Xbox Live "Master Ninja Tournament" will feature a worldwide championship at next year's X04. Full Story

Also this week: The PC Halo Edit tool non-controversy, the GPSDS, and the Nintendo ex-president's bizarre comments. Full Story

Tecmo's John Inada refutes delay rumors, but reiterates the Xbox game still has no firm release date. Full Story

Tecmo changes the title of its upcoming Xbox Live-enhanced DOA collection. Full Story

Microsoft announces that it will publish Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive Online in Europe later this year. Full Story

Tecmo releases a new line of Ninja Gaiden merchandise and offers discounts to those who preorder a copy of the upcoming Xbox game. Full Story

The second installment in Tecmo's horror adventure series creeps into retail today. Full Story

Tecmo announces that its camera-themed survival horror sequel for the PS2 has gone gold and will ship to stores next month. Full Story

Tecmo announces that it has created a limited edition poster for gamers who preorder Ninja Gaiden from its online store. Full Story

Gamers preordering the Monster Rancher 4 game will receive a full deck of collectible cards. Full Story

Tomonobu Itagaki of Team Ninja reveals the first information concerning Ninja Gaiden's Xbox Live content and unlockables. Full Story

Microsoft announces a second wave of no fewer than 13 Xbox Platinum Hits games for North America. Full Story

Tecmo releases a line of limited-edition Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball swimwear designed by Team Ninja. Full Story

Tecmo takes its fighting-game series online. Full Story

Tecmo reveals new features in the latest installment in the Monster Rancher series. Full Story

The latest game in Tecmo's horse racing series is sent off to stores. Full Story