http://www.videogamechat.net/ Visit videogamechat.net for all the latest gaming news! Can blurring the lines between TV, games and interactive create new types of entertainment for children? BAFTA is delighted to be working with Showcomotion Children’s Media Conference and Crossover Labs on this innovative event. We will present... http://www.videogamechat.net/news/industry-news/BAFTA-Event-CROSSING-OVER-TV-GAMES-AND-INTERACTIVE-COLLABORATIONS-IN-CHILDREN-S-CONTENT-Thursday-11-December-2008--1060 http://www.videogamechat.net/news/industry-news/BAFTA-Event-CROSSING-OVER-TV-GAMES-AND-INTERACTIVE-COLLABORATIONS-IN-CHILDREN-S-CONTENT-Thursday-11-December-2008--1060 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:26:24 PST A slew of new screenshots from the new Batman: Arkham Asylum just recently hit the net, and VGC is here to present them for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy! http://www.videogamechat.net/news/gaming-news/New-Arkham-Asylum-screenshots-1059 http://www.videogamechat.net/news/gaming-news/New-Arkham-Asylum-screenshots-1059 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:49:13 PDT In the truly epic 98 page fiscal 2008 report that Capcom released earlier today (read it, just for kicks!), Capcom announced somewhere within that it won't be releasing any more console exclusives in the future. "All major titles launched during t... http://www.videogamechat.net/news/industry-news/Capcom-confirms-console-exclusives-are-in-the-company-s-past-1057 http://www.videogamechat.net/news/industry-news/Capcom-confirms-console-exclusives-are-in-the-company-s-past-1057 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:09:15 PDT Gamers were taken quite by surprise yesterday after the news that Microsoft would be dissolving Ensemble Studios - creators of the popular Age of Empires franchise - after the completion of Halo Wars, but it's not all doom and gloom. http://www.videogamechat.net/news/industry-news/Microsoft-Age-of-Empires-franchise-will-continue-despite-Ensemble-closure-1053 http://www.videogamechat.net/news/industry-news/Microsoft-Age-of-Empires-franchise-will-continue-despite-Ensemble-closure-1053 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:32:04 PDT Speaking to GamesRadar recently, Kane & Lynch director Jens Peter Kurup finally spoke out about how the event effected the company, and himself personally. http://www.videogamechat.net/news/industry-news/Kane-Lynch-boss-GameSpot-review-hit-like-a-hammer--1052 http://www.videogamechat.net/news/industry-news/Kane-Lynch-boss-GameSpot-review-hit-like-a-hammer--1052 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:23:27 PDT Surprising news, this. Microsoft has confirmed today that it plans to close the famous Age of Empires developer Ensemble Studios following the completion of the upcoming Halo Wars. Shacknews originally broke the story as a rumour, but Microsoft has officially released a statement confirming the move to close the studio. http://www.videogamechat.net/news/gaming-news/Microsoft-closing-Ensemble-Studios-after-Halo-Wars-1051 http://www.videogamechat.net/news/gaming-news/Microsoft-closing-Ensemble-Studios-after-Halo-Wars-1051 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:11:15 PDT Bad, bad move Bethesda. Bethesda's Peter Hines has announced that the censored version of Fallout 3 which was chewed up and dissected by the famously uptight Australian censor board will be the version of the game that will be shipped worldwide. ... http://www.videogamechat.net/news/gaming-news/Censored-Australian-version-of-Fallout-3-to-ship-worldwide-1048 http://www.videogamechat.net/news/gaming-news/Censored-Australian-version-of-Fallout-3-to-ship-worldwide-1048 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:07:14 PDT Speaking to the Sun newspaper earlier today, in a rare moment of clarity from the newspaper medium about the video games industry, HMV CEO Simon Fox discussed how he believes video game sales may overtake CD sales in the next few years. "Within th... http://www.videogamechat.net/news/industry-news/Video-games-may-overtake-CD-music-sales-at-HMV-says-HMV-CEO-1047 http://www.videogamechat.net/news/industry-news/Video-games-may-overtake-CD-music-sales-at-HMV-says-HMV-CEO-1047 Tue, 9 Sep 2008 11:16:28 PDT Chart-Track has just confirmed last weeks UK games sales, and rather surprisingly, Mercenaries 2 has chipped Spore to the top of the charts, whilst also knocking Tiger Woods from the top-spot. Data for the week ending September 6th. 1 - Mercen... http://www.videogamechat.net/news/industry-news/Mercenaries-2-beats-Spore-to-top-spot-in-UK-games-charts-1044 http://www.videogamechat.net/news/industry-news/Mercenaries-2-beats-Spore-to-top-spot-in-UK-games-charts-1044 Mon, 8 Sep 2008 14:27:55 PDT In light of reports this morning by RPS concerning the development of a PC version of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, LucasArts has informed the press that there are no such plans for the title on the format. "I can tell you definitively that ther... http://www.videogamechat.net/news/gaming-news/LucasArts-denies-PC-version-of-Force-Unleashed-in-the-works-1042 http://www.videogamechat.net/news/gaming-news/LucasArts-denies-PC-version-of-Force-Unleashed-in-the-works-1042 Mon, 8 Sep 2008 10:59:13 PDT