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Publisher rebuffs our report that it's making content for next-generation games hardware

Ubisoft will be releasing a Strictly Come Dancing title this Christmas. The publisher is readying a title based on the popular BBC competition for Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii. The title’s existence was revealed by the firm’s latest release schedule and is due to arrive on shelves in November. Earlier …

Konami has told MCV that while Pro Evolution Soccer may never beat EA’s FIFA in terms of sales, it can still be a success on its own terms. It also claimed that after losing its status as the critics’ favourite, PES is closing the gap on its great rival in …

UPDATE: EA has since denied it has access to this prototype, despite originally chosing not to comment on the report. Updated story immediately below followed by original. — Yesterday Develop broke news that a new Xbox dev kit has rolled out to developers. Our source, as well as pinpointing key …

Update: But a separate source claims an E3 reveal for the new system is 'highly unlikely'

After such a long wait for it to arrive at retail, Rockstar is packing crime title LA Noire with an incredible amount of content. So much so that, according to Kotaku, the game has had to be spread across three discs on Xbox 360. It will be a single Blu-ray …

The PSP continues to boss the Japanese hardware market according to the latest numbers from Media Create. Last week PSP sold 77k units, almost three times as many as 3DS’ 28k unit sales. Last week PSPs sales stood at around two times as many as DS – 49k compared to …

The total amount of money EA has so far ploughed into BioWare’s still delayed Star Wars: The Old Republic could be near to $100m, according to estimates from a leading US analyst. As part of EA’s deal with rights holder LucasArts, as well as paying a loyalty EA has to …

As the industry continues to come to terms with the wider implications of the PSN breach, Nintendo has contacted Club Nintendo members about the introduction of a new privacy policy. As part of it, the company asks permission to gather information from users. Users who don’t check or agree to …

While remaining tight lipped about a specific return date for PSN, Sony has indicated that it has entered the final stages of testing its rebuilt console service. "Today our global network and security teams at Sony Network Entertainment and Sony Computer Entertainment began the final stages of internal testing of …