Marketwatch reports that data from the NPD Group indicates that April was another bad month for video game sales. Marketwatch says “relatively weak set of releases failed to entice consumers.” Sales were down 37% compared to April, 2009. NPD Group says part of the reason was the Easter holiday, but that doesn’t fully explain a 37% plunge.  Read more...

Batman: Arkham Asylum from Rocksteady Studios won Best Game at this year’s BAFTA Video Game Awards. Here is a complete list of the winners.

2010 BAFTA Video Game Awards Winners

* Best Game: Batman: Arkham Asylum, Rocksteady Studios
* Best Action Game: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Naughty Dog
* Artistic Achievement: Flower, thatgamecompany  Read more...

The Game Beat first reported on May 11 that Best Buy plans to launch a gaming magazine called @Gamer. The first issue will launch in June. Kombo.com then followed up and got confirmation from Best Buy that they are indeed launching a gaming magazine. There is not much information available yet about what the content of the magazine will be.

Hopefully, Best Buy has the @gamer Twitter account if they are launching a magazine called @Gamer. The account has been registered by someone, but it is currently not being used.

(via Dealerscope)

Sid Meier’s Civilization game is coming to Facebook. The Facebook version will be called Civilization Network. It will be available on Facebook in 2010 according to the Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/civnetwork).  Read more...

You’re a gamer. You’re a role-playing game (RPG) fanatic.

But what if you are one of those gamers who want to keep up with all the latest stuff? Where can you get all the information about new releases?

There are many websites that offer gaming news, but what about ones that focus on keeping us up-to-date about RPGs?

First, let’s define a few terms. There are online RPG games, and there are RPGs that you play offline (board games and on computers and game consoles). The online RPG games include free games and those you must pay to play. MMORPG is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (the best kind, right? Just a joke, but my preference!).  Read more...