L.A. Noire developer 
Team Bondi might have created one of the most critically-acclaimed titles of the year, but now it’s a company fighting for its life.
Just three months after releasing its hit game, the Australian-based studio has been placed into administration, a financial condition that’s analogous to Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States. The protection gives the company time to attempt to regain solvency and reorganize by selling off assets and likely laying off staff.
Reality TV has explored 
deserted islands, crowded cohabitation, romance, travel and primal fear. So why not video games?
Spike TV and Sony are teaming up to create a reality show centered on the upcoming Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception.
Plenty of kids 
love playing video games, but Noah Solis is in an entirely different league.
Earlier this month, the pint-sized powerhouse (who goes by the alias “The Prodigy”) attended the Evolution Championship Series (EVO) gaming tournament in Las Vegas, decimating opponents in fighting game Marvel vs. Capcom 3 en route to placing in the top 48.
We don’t fault peripheral 
manufacturers for trying to make a buck or two off video game consoles. After all, when an industry boasts global annual revenues of $65 billion, there are bound to be some remora.
But some of the add-ons that are available these days are just plain ridiculous, catering to a segment of the gaming world that’s so niche it makes you wonder what the heck these companies were thinking when they green-lighted the production of these mostly useless trinkets.
We’re more than a 
year away from Halo 4 hitting store shelves, but Microsoft is already giving fans a peek behind the curtain on one of the most anticipated upcoming games for the Xbox 360.
At last weekend’s Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) in Seattle, 343 Industries, which has taken over ownership of the franchise from longtime developer Bungie, dropped a few hints about what we can expect in the game — though the crew certainly left attendees with more questions than answers.
When the first Forza 
game hit shelves in 2005, you could whip around the tracks in a Porsche. In 2007, when the sequel was released, you could, too. Ditto the 2009 installment.
But when Forza 4 comes out this October, the well-known German sports car won’t be in your garage. And you won’t believe the reason why.
There are a lot 
of ways to stream Netflix to your television these days — including, in some cases, directly through the television itself. But new data from ABI Research shows that the method of choice for most people is through game consoles.
Owners of game machines spent an average of seven to eight hours per week watching streaming video, the company found.
Sports bars are 
no longer the sole domains of football and basketball fans.
A new breed of patron is on the rise — and while they may have minimal interest in the NBA playoffs or the World Series, they get pretty rowdy when the Zerg battle the Protoss.
Don Vito Corleone 
is about to make social network game fans an offer. Think they’re going to refuse it?
Kabam, the company behind Global Warfare and Kingdoms of Camelot, and Paramount, the studio behind “The Godfather” film series, are working together to bring the classic crime saga to social network sites.
The first regular season 
kickoff won’t take place until a few minutes past 8:30 pm on Sept. 8, but for gamers, the NFL season really gets underway on Aug. 30.
That’s the day Madden NFL 12 hits store shelves. It’s also the day HR departments hate, as a disproportionate number of workers will curiously call in sick after staying up to buy the game at midnight. But as the venerable football series enters its 23rd year, how does publisher Electronic Arts plan to keep it fresh?
Chris Morris: Journalist 