Nintendo Plans Pokemon Reboot

For fourteen years, Pokemon has been one of the most reliable brands in the world, succeeding in video games, card games, anime TV and feature films, print and merchandising.

But in the modern entertainment world, everything eventually gets the re-boot — and Pokemon is no exception.

According to a report on the official Pokemon website, franc... more

WGA Nominates Five Games for Writing Honor

The Writers Guild of America has nominated five titles for its outstanding writing in a videogame award.

The nominees, chosen from a record field of submissions that more than doubled last year’s entries, are:

• Assassin's Creed II, Story by Corey May, Script Writers Corey May, Joshua Rubin, Jeffrey Yohalem; Ubisoft Entertainment
• Call of Duty: Moder... more

Number of Gaming Jobs Holds Steady

The number of people working in the North American video game industry remained essentially flat compared with 2008, according to Game Developer Research’s third annual census.

The number rose by barely a hair, from 44,400 to 44,804, aided by a large number of new studios opening and countering contractions at older studios. The growth was especially strong in studio... more