What 
was threatening to be one of the nastiest legal battles in the history of the video game industry has ended peacefully.
Game publisher Activision and the founders of Call of Duty developer Infinity Ward, Jason West and Vince Zampella, have settled their legal differences at the very last minute. The case was expected to go to trial tomorrow.
Less 
than nine months after Gears of War 3 hit store shelves, the next installment of the series is set to make its debut.
Microsoft and Epic Games will formally reveal the next Gears of War on Monday, June 4th, during Microsoft’s annual E3 press conference. The big question is: What system is it for?
Remember 
when Amazon.com was just an online bookstore?
As the Internet has evolved, Jeff Bezos and company have transformed with it. And while the site is certainly a retail powerhouse and dominates the publishing (and ePublishing) industry, Amazon has become a company with deep interests in other forms of entertainment — and those efforts are starting to bear fruit.
Learning 
the alphabet is always easier for kids when there’s some fun attached. Alphabeast is a flash card app that has received several awards for its clever extras, which range from playable musical instruments to spinning bow ties. It’s all wrapped together by illustrations from children’s author Chris Judge.
Everything 
old is new again — even hell demons.
Eight years after its initial release, the first-person scarefest Doom 3 is about to hit store shelves again. Bethesda Softworks has announced the Doom 3 BFG Edition — a remastered version of the horror/shooter that includes all of the previously released expansions as well as seven new levels.
The 
industry has changed immensely since E3 debuted in the 90s, but critics who say that E3 has lost all relevance are missing the point, says Gamasutra editor-at-large Chris Morris.
There are a lot of people — and media outlets — complaining about E3 these days.
That’s typical around this time each year. The stress of finalizing a schedule and the dread that comes as you realize you’re about to go the better part of a week running at 100mph with little (to no) rest is daunting. But this year, the complaints seem more pointed, with lots of people opening wondering if the show has outlived its usefulness. With all due respect, that’s ridiculous.
Cell phone carriers argue a lot about who has the best coverage, but now a third-party app is bringing some clarity to the discussion.
After 
remaining silent as his video game company collapsed around him, Curt Schilling is finally speaking out — and he’s not happy.
The former Red Sox pitcher responded to critics, pointing out that he stands to lose as much as $50 million dollars if his troubled 38 Studios can’t be saved. Specifically, he took aim at Rhode Island’s governor, saying Lincoln Chafee’s negative comments about the company “scared off” potential investors who could have saved the studio.
This 
is either one of the most embarrassing news bloopers of the year or the smartest viral marketing scheme we’ve ever seen.
During a report last week on the conflict in Syria, BBC News accidentally used the logo for the ‘United Nations Space Command’ — the agency tasked with protecting Earth from hostile forces in the Halo video game franchise — to represent the significantly less fictional United Nations Security Council. Whoops!
The idea of programming your dreams might sound a bit out there, but a Harvard PhD student is betting it can be done. The Sigmund app is a result of that work.
Chris Morris: Journalist 