When it comes to iPad, videogames are already flooding the iTunes store. In addition to the 25,000 iPhone and iPod Touch games that are compatible with Apple’s new device, there are already over 800 iPad-specific games that take advantage of the new hardware. Australian game developer Firemint is taking advantage of iPad in a new way by introducing 3D support to its bestselling Flight Control HD game.

Sony Computer Entertainment America and Sony Electronics Inc. have signed on as Premier Sponsors for the 3D Gaming Summit, it was announced today by co-producers The Bob Dowling Group and Unicomm, LLC.  Sony’s involvement will include a major speaking presence, 3D equipment, demonstrations, display, and an array of entertainment and gaming in the event’s 3D Gaming Lounge.  The inaugural two day event, to be held April 21-22, 2010 at the Hilton Los Angeles, Universal City, CA, is presented in association with Variety.

The recent departures of key members of the Infinity Ward team have not had any immediate impact on sales of the bestselling Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Microsoft confirmed that last week’s release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package shattered Xbox Live records as more than one million gamers worldwide downloaded the new map pack from Activision and Infinity Ward in the first 24 hours alone, surpassing the 2.5 million mark within the first week.

From the hit videogame to the street, Need for Speed is the nerve center of gaming car culture. Electronic Arts has created an entertainment program that brings together the top street, drift, GT racing, time attack cars and drivers. Dubbed ‘Team Need for Speed’, these individuals embody the spirit of the Need for Speed franchise – the adrenaline and rebelliousness of driving the world’s coolest cars. Together, this collective of racing influencers will carry the Need for Speed brand into a variety of events, films, competitions and more. 

Bob Dowling, President of The Bob Dowling Group, and Unicomm, LLC, a leading event management company, announced today that Jon Landau, producer of the Academy Award-winning feature film Avatar, will be a keynote interview at the first ever 3D Gaming Summit, presented in association with Variety, to be held at the Los Angeles Hilton in Universal City on April 21-22, 2010. Mr. Dowling will query Mr. Landau on a number of stereoscopic 3D-related topics, including James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game. Other keynotes are Paul W.S. Anderson, director/producer of the Resident Evil film franchise and the director of the upcoming 3D feature film version of Buck Rogers, and Phil Eisler, General Manager of 3D Vision for NVIDIA, the world's largest graphics semi-conductor processor company. 

The Creative Assembly is allowing gamers to experience the art of war with its latest strategy PC game, Napoleon: Total War. Sega, which owns the acclaimed studio, is publishing the newest game in the bestselling franchise. Kieran Brigden, studio communications manager for The Creative Assembly, talks about what’s in store for PC gamers in this exclusive interview.

In just one year’s time, the Nintendo DSiWare service has offered more than 150 downloadable games and applications that illustrate the service’s reputation as a playground for creativity. While Nintendo was late to the digital distribution game with both its Wii and Nintendo DS, fans have been very receptive to both WiiWare and DSiWare, ensuring plenty of new exclusives. Nintendo DSiWare is available on both the original Nintendo DSi and the new Nintendo DSi XL portables.