World of Warcraft's operation finally resumed in China only recently, but it looks like Chinese gamers' celebration will be short-lived. Reuters reports that a Chinese regulatory authority has filed a cease and desist order upon WoW's Chinese licensing partner, NetEase, from continuing operations of the said game in the country.

The Wii may be miles ahead of the competition in the total sales race, but for the first time in four years, Nintendo saw a drop in profits from the cash-hauling console. Acknowledging the situation, Satoru Iwata owns up to the decline, looking forward to turning things around.

Always quick with a comment, Michael Pachter has weighed in on the rumor about Microsoft buying Electronic Arts. As far as the Wedbush Morgan analyst is concerned, the rumor doesn't make any sense at all.

First, a disclaimer: this is just a rumor, so get your saltshakers ready. All set? Okay. Rumor has it that Microsoft is gunning for a takeover of video game publishing giant Electronic Arts.

If Reed Hastings had his way, his movie rental company's services would be spread out over all three seventh generation consoles. That's what the Netflix CEO told Reuters earlier this week.

EVE Online has a reputation for having in-game crimes happen left and right. Most of it's even condoned since crime is an inherent part of the game's virtual economy. It's a different ball game when players actually take the virtual cash they steal and sell them for real world money, however.

It's not exactly the PlayStation Phone (or PSP phone) that's been speculated and talked about for some time now, but Sony Ericsson is apparently taking steps towards adding some interaction between their products and Sony's PlayStation 3 console.

With two games already available from the Apple App Store, Capcom is planning to further expand its presence in the iPhone gaming scene. According to the company's CFO, iPhone and iPod Touch owners can expect more Capcom games for their Apple handhelds to be released in the coming months.

A few days ago, we reported on a rumor of a motion-sensing add-on for the Xbox 360, which came complete with a features list and a picture. Today, we've got an update on that, albeit also as a rumor form, this time saying that it may even have been already demoed at the Consumer Electronics Show last year.

Another week, another patent lawsuit against Apple. Touchscreen technology is the target this time, and the suing party is Taiwan chip designer Elan Microelectronics.