Majesco interim CEO and chairman steps down - News at GameSpot:

The revolving door that has been the publisher’s management team in 2006 turns again, this time with departing executive’s son taking the reins, also on an interim basis.

EA recently announced a new version of SimCity for Nintendo DS. It will be based on SimCity 3000 with lots of additions and will be released in Japan this winter.

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Apparently, EA/DICE haven’t fixed the problems with the BF2 engine before starting on Battlefield 2142. What more can you expect?

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Gamasutra - Product: Emergent Debuts Gamebryo For XBLA:

Emergent Game Technologies today announced that it has launched a new program for its professional-grade Gamebryo Element game engine and toolkit, allowing Xbox Live Arcade developers access to the engine through a special licensing model tailored to smaller Live Arcade budgets.

Gamasutra - Capcom’s Dead Rising Ships 500,000 In U.S.:

Capcom’s announced that its recently released Xbox 360 exclusive title Dead Rising has shipped more than 500,000 units in North America following its launch on August 8, making it the fastest selling Japanese-developed next-generation title to date.

Microsoft’s XNA beta released today - Joystiq:

Wannabe game developers will now have the chance to delve into the world of criticism as Microsoft made available their XNA Game Studio Express beta today. The tools can be downloaded here. It’s going to get a whole helluva lot more interesting to see what can come out of the brains of those who maybe lacked the funds but not the passion to make fun games.

Time Pilot warps onto modern day XBLA - Joystiq:

Time-traveling, zeitgeist shooting news now, with Konami’s 1982 classic, Time Pilot, hitting Xbox Live Arcade today. Much like Frogger, the game has been given a few enhancements, including Xbox Live cooperative and versus play, enhanced sound and somewhat shinier graphics. The latter feature can be disabled if you prefer to keep things authentic — we find that the retro visuals give a better indication that you’ve hit an enemy, whereas the revamped graphics have smoke trails that make it easier to spot incoming missiles.

GamersReports - Game News About Games For The Gaming Gamer:

According to Kikizo, the slogan for the Playstation 3 ad campaign has been revealed. “This Is Living,” is the new phrase that you will hear spouted along with all the Sony PS3 advertising, and Kikizo even has a video to prove it.

GamersReports - Game News About Games For The Gaming Gamer:

Polyphony Digital head Kazunori Yamauchi, purveyors of the Gran Turismo series, wants Sony’s next-gen console to change the world, calling it “our weapon for revolution.” He speaks mainly about the graphical power of the console, and how much the change from the PS2 surprised the team. Overall, he seems pretty taken with it.

3D Realms Sees Major Employee Departures, Fate of DNF in Question? (Updated) - Shacknews:

The many delays and long development history of 3D Realms’ anticipated Duke Nukem Forever, first announced in April 1997, are well known to gamers, but it appears that at present the game may be undergoing even more troubles. Shacknews has learned from numerous reputable sources close to the game’s development that, since approximately the end of 2005, 3D Realms has had something of an employee exodus. Apparently, up to ten major team members have left the company, with multiple departures having occurred as recently as within the past few days.

Still busted despite what Microsoft tells you -

Grade: F

Gamasutra - 2007 Online Game Development Conference Announced:

Evergreen Events, organizers of the 2007 Online Game Development Conference (OGDC), announced that its inaugural event will be held from May 10-11, 2007 at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in downtown Seattle.

Gamasutra - Webzen America Adds Key Personnel:

Webzen America, the North America arm of Seoul, Korea-based Webzen, announced today that it has appointed four new individuals to key positions as it continues to expand aggressively into the Western market. The appointments follow recent news from Webzen America last April, when it appointed Sony Online Entertainment exec Cindy Armstrong as the chief executive officer of the company’s North American operations.

Gamasutra - LucasArts’ Chris Williams To Keynote 2006 GDC London:

The CMP Game Group, which also produces the Game Developers Conference and operates Gamasutra, has announced the first keynote speaker for its GDC London event, which is part of the London Games Festival taking place this October.

Gamasutra - Serious Game To Address Drug Abuse In Children:

Virtual experience behavior modification gaming provider, WILL Interactive, has announced Generation Rx, an interactive gaming simulation aimed at addressing the national epidemic of prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse among children between the ages of 12 and 17.