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Whilst question marks remain over Microsoft’s intentions to make a gaming machine of its MP3 player Zune, the Xbox platform holder IS planning a foray into the handheld gaming space, according to corporate VP Shane Kim. When asked about a possible Microsoft handheld, Kim told Kikizo: For us, it’s a …
Read More »The nature of the East
PSP has flip flopped with the DS over the last year to fight for bestselling hardware device, as Japan becomes the land of the handheld. The Wii has been in year-on-year decline since the middle of last year and the PS3 is finding new heart among its faithful home crowd. …
Read More »41 jobs lost at Sony Online Entertainment
Californian developer Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) has axed 41 of its employees, representing a workforce cut of 5 per cent. The SCEA subsidiary cited cost-efficiency as the key reason behind the job losses, though it was not prepared to discuss who had left the studio. SOE is responsible for popular …
Read More »Nominate now for the Games Media Awards
The nominations process for this year’s Games Media Awards is now open You can vote for yourself or your own brand, a colleague or one of your favourite writers or titles. You can vote in as many or as few categories as you like. You don’t need to include any …
Read More »$40m hinges on Blur’s sales performance
Bizarre Creations’ upcoming racer Blur is at the centre of a crucial $40 million payout deal between the Liverpool-based studio and its owning company Activision. Develop has today revealed that Activision paid out $67.4 million in cash to wholly acquire the Project Gotham Racing developer back in 2007. However, an …
Read More »41 staff gone at Sony Online Entertainment
SCEA subsidiary cites cost-efficiency as 5% of staff are handed their notice
Read More »MTV, Microsoft strike landmark Rock Band deal
All musicians given chance to take tracks to Rock Band, submissions to go through XNA
Read More »Epic Diaries: Wolverine
Raven Software sharpens the heroâ??s claws with Unreal Engine 3
Read More »Pay-to-Play debuts on PSN
With new games business models very much at the forefront of people’s attentions right now, an experiment by Sony of Japan could lead to a brand new payment model rolling onto the PlayStation Network. A new version of Yen Gomibako, which was recently released under the title Trash Panic on …
Read More »Microsoft: Blu-ray threw Sony off strategy
Xbox 360 group product manager Aaron Greenberg has stated that Sony’s insistence on selling PS3 on its credentials as a Blu-ray player as much as a games console has knocked the firm off track, allowing Xbox 360 to maintain its momentum. We started in the inner circle, and we’ll continue …
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