EA vehemently stated that it was "not desperate" to acquire Take Two Interactive. The latest deadline given to the Grand Theft Auto creators was due to expire this May 16 with still no response from the company. Jeff Brown, EA VP of corporate communications, had a few choice words regarding the initiative to acquire Take Two. Find out what he had to say in our full article after the jump.

It looks like Lara finally has a daddy to come home to. Warner Bros Home Entertainment recently subscribed up to £15 million (US$ 30 million) new shares in the company and announced a new strategic partnership with the house behind the Tomb Raider series. For more details regarding this, read our full article after the jump.

In the video games industry, many of the respected names include Rockstar Games and its Dan Houser. So when the guy talks, you better listen.

Recently, the guy was interviewed about marketing titles and moving away from the annual sales bottleneck during the holiday season. You can read about these after the jump!

Ubisoft has just completed tallying the results of their holiday quarter performance and the results have been no less than fantastic. Most of their franchises have proven to be hits, including next-gen newcomer Assassin's Creed (PC, PS3, Xbox 360). The French-based company now says they've moved up as the third-leading independent publishers in the business. Details in the full article.

Still hung over the gift-giving spree in the recent Christmas holiday? If so, you can still get your altruistic high with homebrew developer Programix' cute DS game, X-Mas Gifts, which also supports DS motion-sensing peripherals, such as the DS Motion Card. The details await in the full article!


Download: X-Mas Gifts

Earlier this month, comScore found that the Nintendo Wii was the most popular item in UK search engines, which is why it doesn't really come as all that surprising that the console has turned out to be the most popular item on UK's eBay. Read how the handhelds and other consoles fared in the full article.

Various game companies are out to spread the holiday cheer by delivering several personalized digital Christmas cards dedicated to all gamers. You can take a look at the Christmas cards presented by PopCap Games, Marvelous Entertainment, Naughty Dog, Bioware and Square Enix in the full article.

According to Tecmo's recent announcement,  Team Ninja's Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword for the Nintendo DS isn't ready just yet to be under your Christmas tree. No need to worry though, because Tomonobu Itagaki's bite-sized action game is coming in March. Details at the full article.

It's the season to be merry, especially for developer Alex, with the latest "Christmas edition" release of PuzzleManiak v3.4. This special holiday-themed release for the Nintendo DS takes care of a couple of bugs, as well as put a festive mood in your puzzle games with new Christmas themes for the background and music. Check out the details of new version right after the jump!

Download: PuzzleManiak 3.4 'Christmas Edition'

With the advent of the next-generation consoles there's been an increased attention to the realism factor of gaming. However, with the phenomenal success of the Wii and the DS, which both focused on innovative gameplay rather than stunning graphics, a large question loomed on the industry: "What sells? Graphics or gameplay?" This and the role of the Nintendo platforms were the topics of discussion in a panel at the 2007 Montreal Independent Games Summit. Read about the discussion in the full article.