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With game developers converging at the Game Developers Conference (GDC 2012) this week, the PC Gaming Alliance (PCGA) is painting a very bright picture for PC games. The not for profit, industry-led consortium dedicated to driving the worldwide growth of PC gaming unveiled its third annual "Horizons" research report, which covers 2011 ...

Nintendo has sold 4.5 million 3DS units, its latest hand-held device, in the U.S., setting what the company said was potential momentum for its next big product, the Wii U console.

Ten days ago, Diablo 3 Game Director Jay Wilson said a launch-date announcement is "near." Evidently sick of waiting for that day to arrive, Amazon Italy has slapped an April 17 release date on Diablo 3.

The dramatic launch trailer for the third Mass Effect game shows just how awesome this game is going to be, and just how much love and care BioWare has put into the game. Building off everything that has made this series a success, Mass Effect 3 looks even more dramatic and graphically jaw-dropping than its predecessors. The story of Commander Shepard rushes forward toward the series’s epic conclusion.

Over the last several years, we've grown our organization tremendously and made large investments in our infrastructure in order to better serve our global community. However, as Blizzard and the industry have evolved we've also had to make some difficult decisions in order to address the changing needs of our company.

It’s astounding to think that just a few years ago, the Nintendo DS and the PSP were the lone mobile devices that gamers had to choose from. It must have been nice for Sony and Nintendo, to only have each other to compete with.

We're going to feel a little guilty if this news gets you fired. But you can now play "Angry Birds" on Facebook.

With the upcoming launch of Sony's PS Vita in the UK, Europe, and North American markets, Ewan Spence reckons that far from being the last gasp of a traditional model, the Vita is going to be welcomed by gamers with open arms.

Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) tend to be preoccupied with screen-based media. A new study by Paul Shattuck, PhD, assistant professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, looks at how children with ASDs spend their "screen time."

The 3DS has continued to gain momentum, crossing four million units sold in the U.S. thanks to strong sales of Mario Kart 7 and Super Mario 3D Land.