Wondering why Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIV isn’t coming to Xbox 360, or why Cryptic canceled the release of their own MMO, Champions Online, for the Microsoft console? The answer might be as simple as money …

Not content with being CEO of the most successful gaming publishing company, Activision’s Bobby Kotick is looking for the company to “become the world’s most profitable entertainment company.”

A few days ago I published an article talking about the impact of used game sales and rentals on developers. The piece revolved around comments made by Frontier Developments’ founder, David Braben and his idea to create two price points/versions of a game — a model he compares to the film industry. I really disagreed [...]

After recently stating that no additional price cuts were planned for the PlayStation 3 console, Sony has announced today that the company will be placing virtual ads inside their games to help offset the loss they take with each console sale. A company spokesperson explained the benefits (for advertisers): “Various game titles are played by [...]