Submissions are now open for the third annual Indie Game Challenge, an independent game contest with nearly $250,000 in prizes available, as well as marketing exposure for finalists. Read more

Video game research firm EEDAR has called Mass Effect 3 the "most promising retail title" of E3. But, how did BioWare's space epic beat out other games on the list, like Battlefield 3 and Skyrim? Read more

Over 130 developers are claiming to have been omitted in LA Noire's end-game credits. Having been snubbed by Rockstar and Team Bondi, they have launched a revised credits list. Read more

Battlefield 3 will run at 720p and 30 FPS on consoles, a DICE rendering architect has confirmed. He says the company feels that pushing features like a high player-count and vehicles takes priority. Read more

Jason West and Vince Zampella's case against Activision has been given permission to move forward by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge. Unless a settlement is reached, it should go to trial later this year or early next year. Read more

Microsoft's Phil Spencer has revealed that Halo Anniversary will use Kinect. Exactly how it will use the device is still a mystery. Read more

Sega has opened a new next-gen development studio in England's glamorous West Midlands, which is staffing up for a "unique action adventure experience" slated to launch in late 2012. Read more

The fan-organised Quake Expo 2011 kicked off over the weekend, celebrating 15 years of id Software's seminal FPS with new mod releases, mapping contests, and other festivities. Read more

Next week will see the launch of Grasshopper Manufacture's Shadows of the Damned, Double Fine's Trenched, Dungeon Siege III, F.E.A.R. 3, and an assortment of other games. Read more

Ken Levine explains the different factions of Columbia, and how disagreements among them is tearing the utopia apart. Read more