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Street Fighter studio works with Aurora Feint to create iPhone and iPod titles

The hugely popular Xbox 360 Gamesfives tournament will take place on Wednesday, June 23rd at the Barnet Powerleague. Teams representing all sectors of the industry will compete for the coveted trophy (won by D3P last year) in the morning. They’ll then set their differences aside for an afternoon of beers, …

Jack Friedman, the founder of THQ, passed away yesterday at the age of 70. Friedman was chairman and CEO of toy firm Jakks Pacific until he retired a month ago. Shortly after, he had been hospitalized for several weeks. He founded THQ back in 1989, where he served as chief …

Best Buy’s flagship UK store opened its doors last Friday, bringing the US retailer its biggest opening day sales ever. Today is on track to be the biggest ever opening day for a Best Buy store anywhere in the world by volume of sales,” said Best Buy’s CEO of branded …

Consumers in the US are now being offered the chance to extend the standard one-year warranty of the PS3 or PSP thanks to a brand new Sony initiative called the PlayStation Protection Plan. The cover can be purchased for either the PS3, PSP-3000 or PSPgo. A one-year extension for a …

Just over a month after it first debuted on Xbox Live, the first expansion pack for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is scheduled to arrive on both and PS3 some time later today. The Stimulus Pack includes five new multiplayer maps for the popular shooter, three of which are …

Supermassive Games’ creative director Steve Goss has denied claims that the extreme precision of Sony’s Move controller punishes players for lack of skill. Speaking in the latest Move developer diary, which can be watched below, Goss also attacks Nintendo’s Wii for what he perceives as a lack of precision. I …

UK trade association for publishers says it is 'essential' party makes its industry support explicit

Studio plans to solely work on new IP once Halo Reach work for Microsoft is done

Gem has launched a brand new Xbox microsite for independent retail, MCV can reveal. The website is constantly updated and features release information, trailers, reviews, online exclusive promotions and more. The site has been set up so Xbox and Gem can give more support to its independent accounts. Those who …