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Iconic German car brand Porsche will not feature in Microsoft’s Forza 4 following EA’s unwillingness to strike a deal with Microsoft. EA has for some years owned a sub-licensing deal with Porsche regarding video game rights to the manufacturer. EA and Microsoft successfully negotiated a deal that saw Porsche included …

Far from angering the publisher, GameStop’s decision to remove OnLive vouchers from the PC version of Deus Ex: Human Revolution has been met with understanding from the game’s publisher Square Enix. The retailer last night admitted that it ordered staff to open every unit of the PC SKU and remove …

Ahead of its UK release tomorrow, the UK’s supermarkets have hit the print press to promote their discounts on console and PC title Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Leading the charge is Tesco, which will sell the game for just 30 as long as you’re prepared to pre-order one of the …

The new-look Wii won’t have a trade price drop, but retail is prepared to cut the console to 79.99 or less. A new Wii hardware price and Mario Kart bundle caused a sales uplift in May. Now the platform holder hopes to repeat the trick with a new-look console and …

Total lifetime sales of Sony’s PS3 have now passed the 22m unit mark in European territories. PS2 across our territory went well over 50m units. We’re at 22m on PS3. So there’s lots of life in that still to come,” new SCEE boss Jim Ryan told MCV. SCE UK wasted …

With and RRP of 199, PS3 is primed for the mass market boom seen by its predecessors.And the better price will help Sony beef up its UK market share, according to SCEE head Jim Ryan. Speaking to MCV at Gamescom last week, the new SCEE president and CEO told us …

Leading retailer GameStop has admitted to removing coupons from the PC version of Deus Ex: Human Revolution that entitled buyers to a free copy of the title on streaming games service OnLive. That the code had been included was only revealed by Square Enix on Tuesday – the same day …

Fans of El Presidente and his immense power will be able to play Tropico 4 from 8th September in Australia and New Zealand. Tropico 4 sees players take on the role of a Central American dictator charged with running an island along the same vein as Sim City, but with …

Dr Jeff Brand has been an advocate of gamers being treated like adults since the 1990s. He spoke at Freeplay 2011 about the politics of achieving it in Australia. JB: The adjective ‘political’ really means to form a party around some issue and barrack for it. In fact, by meeting …

Steve Jobs has resigned from his role as CEO of Apple. Jobs had already taken a step back from the company earlier this year, with reports citing health reasons, with COO Tim Cook taking an acting CEO role. Jobs had previously suffered from pancreatic cancer. Tim Cook will now officially …