East Coast Game Developers Strike Again! Game Music, Inc. worked with indie developer Blue Door Productions to release the XNA Community retro-shooter, Fittest, this June.

Interested in playing console or oldschool games?  Then come to the first organizational meeting of the NYC Video Game Playing Club!  It'll be held during Muse Games Game Night, so we can get in some quality game playing time as well. Details after the jump!

Freeverse, one of the worlds leading developers and publishers of iPhone games, sold the millionth copy of its Flick Fishing game this past weekend, making it the first paid application to reach the one million download milestone.

Indie game publisher and online retailer Manifesto Games has decided to close up shop for good. Company CEO Greg Costikyan posted an official announcement yesterday on indie game review website, Play This Thing detailing the decision. Read on for more info…

Arkadium has announced the recent launch of ten new game titles. The company's new mahjongg, tennis and strategy games are showing that there's still room for innovation among proven game engines.

Didn't get a chance to check out the 2009 Come Out & Play Festival? Don't worry, NYCGI was there on Saturday to get the low-down on one of the city's most exciting and original events!

Gaming news site Rock Paper Shotgun recently posted their impressions of Kaos Studio's Homefront E3 demonstration. It provides a solid and informative rundown of the presentation while giving insight into some of the core gameplay players will experience.

In a story that shows the blurring of the line between games and art, The New York Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal lawsuit due to the closure of an exhibition that featured artist Wafaa Bilal's game Virtual Jihadi.

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The NYC Gov 2.0 Tech Forum will bring together technology leaders from the public and private sectors to examine how the City can use technology to improve public services and offer information to companies on doing business with the City.