AMD (NYSE: AMD) and Havok today announced plans to jointly investigate the optimization of physics effects utilizing AMD’s full line of products.

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the launch of AMD Changing the Game, the first initiative of the newly formed AMD Foundation. The AMD Changing the Game program is intended to improve critical technical and life skills by teaching kids to develop digital games with social content.

Massive multiplayer online gaming (MMOG) companies CCP Games, Cheyenne Mountain, Codemasters and Icarus Studios have chosen IBM (NYSE: IBM) servers to power their rapidly growing online games.

The Interactive Entertainment Association of Australia wants the classification system used for games to be the same as that used for films. CEO Chris Hanlon says the current system is out-of-date.