Nintendo and Capcom's big bosses are headlining this year's CEDEC over in Japan. At the developer conference, Shigeru Miyamoto will talk about how to start game development while Inafune will be lecturing people on an area yet to be revealed. More in the full article.

 Michael Pachter is at it again, analyzing and giving his thoughts on matters concerning the game industry. This time, he laments how much money could have been made if a timely game tie-in to the blockbuster The Dark Knight was released. He says Warner Bros. and EA may have missed out on US$ 100 million. More after the jump.

Electronic Arts hasn't always been viewed as a publisher that puts out the greatest licensed games. Its CEO, however, took exception to that. John Riccitiello says their titles are innovative and Metacritic may just be inaccurate in some instances. More after the jump.

Midway has opened the fiscal year with some pretty big losses, and some shuffling has been done in hopes of turning the company's fortunes around. Three top executives have had their resignations confirmed, while a few more could be made public in the coming days. More in the full article.

The number four comes after three, right? Normally, yes. In the world of video games, however, it's not necessarily the case. Developers have taken on the "because I said so" school of thought in naming games, and id Software is among the best pupils of the philosophy. More in the full article.

If you thought Call of Duty: World at War (PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, PC, Wii, DS) is coming a bit too quick off the heels of the excellent Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PC, PS3, Xbox 360), wait 'til you hear this one: another game in the franchise is coming out in 2009! Are we witnessing the annualization of successful FPS titles? Could be. More after the jump.

Bethesda Softworks has recently revealed through Peter Hines that they prefer the Microsoft Xbox 360 as their native development platform over the PC and the PlayStation 3. That applies to the upcoming Fallout 3 (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC) and is likely to hold true for Fallout 4. Yes, there will be a Fallout 4 as indicated by Hines himself. More after the jump.

Sega may not be the console manufacturing giant that it was in the early to mid-90's, but it's pretty happy where it's at right now. The publisher says it's in a good position to succeed and it's looking at companies like THQ to compete with. The game maker, however, said that it doesn't aim to compete with industry giants just yet. More in the full article.

At id Software's QuakeCon, John Carmack stole the show with a rather perplexing announcement: the iconic programmer predicted that the Xbox 360 version of their upcoming shooter Rage will look worse than the PC, PlayStation 3 and Mac versions. Find out why in the full article up next.

Square Enix has released its Q1 financial numbers and sales took a significant dip from last year. Sales in two out of three major markets dropped, while business in all of its portfolios also dipped. Strangely enough, the company showed an increase in profits compared to the same period last year. Details after the jump.