In the battle for talent, Warner Bros. will open game studio in San Francisco

With all the news of studio closures, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment shows the digital side of the industry is growing.

Gaming population doubles in three years thanks to smartphones, tablets

Two reports released this week show the continuing growth and potential market dominance of digital and mobile gaming.

The number of Americans who play at least one hour of video games per month has more than doubled over the last …

GameStop preps gaming tablet and game streaming service

GameStop, the world’s biggest game retailer, announced today it has begun working on a GameStop branded gaming tablet. And last week, the company said it had begun a closed beta test for its cloud-like online gaming and digital download service.…

Venture capitalist Jay Hoag joins EA’s board

Venture capitalist Jay Hoag has joined the board of directors at Electronic Arts. The appointment shows that EA sees a real value in keeping close ties to the venture capital community, particularly at a time when the game business is …

Updated: Activision Blizzard could make $1.25 billion in additional revenue in next three years

Updated: this post has been updated with corrected info.

Digital business models could substantially boost revenues at Activision Blizzard in the next three years, the company says.

Thomas Tippl, chief financial officer at the world’s biggest video game publisher, said …

GameStop aims to build PC game sales with new digital games

In a bid to expand PC hardcore game sales, top game retailer GameStop is launching a new digital PC game purchase method that gamers can use inside stores.

Starting today, gamers can use a variety of payment systems to pay …