Jim Reilly

EA said more than 800,000 players signed up for its Battlefield 3 premium service in the first two weeks.

Radical Entertainment confirmed the upcoming release of Prototype 2 for PC is still coming next month as planned.

Activision confirmed significant layoffs at Radical Entertainment, the studio behind Prototype, and said it will no longer develop games for the publisher.

Headed to the San Diego Comic Con next month? Microsoft has a number of Xbox-related events and panels for you to attend. You'll even get a chance to go hands-on with Halo 4.

Nintendo today announced the hiring of Duncan Orrell-Jones, the new senior vice president of network business. Orrell-Jones will oversee the development of Nintendo of America's digital business for the Wii U and 3DS.

Activision confirmed The Amazing Spider-Man is also headed to PC this summer. The game is available this August on Steam.

Sega Europe said today that as a result of a recent restructure, it is closing its offices in France, Germany, Spain, Austrailia, and Benelux.

Rockstar Games released a trailer for Local Justice, the first download content for Max Payne 3.

UPDATE: Nintendo has just given an exact release date for Pokémon Black Version 2, Pokémon White Version 2, and Pokémon Dream Radar.

Nintendo released a video showing off the original 3DS next to the 3DS XL, which comes out August 19 in North America.

Halo 4's episodic Spartan Ops mode will see players getting 5 new missions every week for 10 weeks.

In addition to releasing the Meet the Pyro video, Valve revealed Source Filmmaker, a movie-making tool the company is releasing for everyone to use.

Development for Final Fantasy XIII and XIII-2 at one point had over 200 people working on the projects. Square Enix hopes to avoid having teams that large again in the future.

The first piece of download content for Max Payne 3, Local Justice, arrives on July 3 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The PC version is available July 17.

As if there was any doubt that Pokémon is still a mega franchise. Pokémon Black Version 2 & White Version 2 sales impressed in the first week in Japan.

The second episode of Telltale's The Walking Dead game - Starved for Help - hits Xbox Live tomorrow, June 27, for 400 Microsoft Points. It's purchasable within Episode One.

If Square Enix decides to remake Final Fantasy VII someday, it'll be once the publisher feels it created a Final Fantasy game that exceeds the quality of the 1997 PlayStation classic.

The annual E3 Game Critics Awards winners have been announced.

Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata said, "We won't make the same mistake that we did with the 3DS, which was considered relatively high by consumers."

Epic Games is showing off Fortnite for fans attending this year's San Diego Comic Con next month.