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When social network site Hi5 last year decided it would focus more firmly on gaming, it brought in WildTangent founder Alex St John as chief technical officer and president to help it to lead the way. And with his vast experience of the industry and clear vision of what a gaming site should be, he seems like the perfect candidate. Since his arrival in December, he has already overseen the acquisition of social games developer Big Six and formation of a new game developer initiative. His opinion is that PC social online gaming is what will drive the next generation, which is why he wants to be there - and he's not backwards in explaining why consoles and cloud gaming services such as OnLive don't stand a chance of competing. Read more...

EA says Command and Conquer 4 features absolutely no DRM on the PC... except for the fact that it has to be connected to the Internet at all times. Read More: Kotaku Read the comments on this post

The PlayStation Move was just announced, but Sony is wasting no time before going on the attack. The newest—not to mention first—advertisement for the peripheral makes fun of the Nintendo Wii, attacks Microsoft's Project Natal, and basically buries the entire message under a thick layer of smarm with a side order of smug. Yeah, this commercial is pretty much awesome. We were lucky enough to spend some serious time with the PlayStation Move at GDC this year, and you can read all our thoughts and impressions in our latest gaming feature. Read the comments on this post

Last week was an important waypoint here at Ars. It has been just over six months since we launched version 2.0 of our Ars Premier Subscriptions. There's been a steady stream of new subscribers each day, and the program is outperforming our wildest expectations. Two weeks ago the staff had an opportunity to talk with a wide spectrum of readers about a number of topics. One of the things we took away from those conversations was that many Ars readers wanted to join and support the site directly, but weren't able or willing to put down $50 all at once. Read the comments on this post

Educational videogame developer Tabula Digital has scored a pilot test of its DimensionM software in seven middle and high schools in West Virginia.The testing runs through January of 2011 and will see 1,000 students get hands-on time with the title, which is designed to assist math proficiency. The software was selected for the trial by West Virginia’s Blue Ribbon Mathematics Partnership Committee, who discovered it through the Center for the Advancement of STEM Education’s endorsement of the product.Blue Ribbon Coordinator and West Virginia University Professor Dr. Laura Pyzdrowski stated, “We are excited to observe how our students and teachers will embrace this supplemental game-based technology and anticipate an impact on motivation, engagement, and student achievement.”read more

US-based publisher Majesco has reported a slight decline in revenue and profit for the first quarter ended January 31. Net revenues came in at $29.2 million (£19.1m), down from $32.8 million (£21.4m) during the same period a year earlier, while net income fell from $4.2 million (£2.7m) to $3.8 million (£2.5m).

Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami has announced plans to open a new development studio in Tokyo. According to a translated Famitsu article by 1up, the new company will be called Tango and Mikami hopes it can foster new Japanese development talent. "One of the reasons I'm building a company is to raise the game makers of the future, people who haven't gone pro yet," Mikami told the magazine. Read more...

"Will make people double-take" - IO. Square Enix has sent word that Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days will be released on 27th August. IO's sequel - in development for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 - follows the two eponymous criminals through "48 hours of hell". There's an emphasis on a new documentary-style presentation, plus fresh multiplayer modes Undercover Cop, Cops & Robbers and Arcade. Fragile Alliance will return for K&L 1. Read more...

"Will make people double-take" - IO. Square Enix has sent word that Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days will be released on 27th August. IO's sequel - in development for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 - follows the two eponymous criminals through "48 hours of hell". There's an emphasis on a new documentary-style presentation, plus fresh multiplayer modes Undercover Cop, Cops & Robbers and Arcade. Fragile Alliance will return for K&L 1. Read more...