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Publisher EA has confirmed details of a high-level reshuffle at the top of its EA Sports division following the departure last week of Steven Chiang. Former head of the company’s Global Online Group Andrew Wilson will now head up worldwide development for EA Sports, while 13-year EA veteran Pauline Moller …

As CG movies set new records at the box office, could it be that films are becoming more like games?

Peter Rezon insists Nintendoâ??s home console space no longer suffers from over-saturation

Double honours for the decorated British studio head

Recent actions from EA, Sony and Codemasters to deter pre-owned sales will not work, says GameStop. All three publishers are offering free DLC to those that buy their titles brand new. Games involved in the scheme includes Mass Effect 2, Dragon Age, Race Driver GRID: Reloaded and SOCOM. If a …

An upcoming update for Xbox 360 will allow owners to use USB memory devices, documents obtained by Joystiq are said to claim. USB drives of up to 16GB (and a minimum of 1GB) will be supported, with users able to define how much of their USB device will be used …

Warner Bros Interactive has revealed a new action RPG game set in the Lord of the Rings universe. The War in the North will focus on co-op gameplay set in Middle-Earth from the original J.R.R Tolkien novels. It promises new and familiar narratives, with up to three players able to …

Segerstråle, de Fondaumière and Lethinen to headline event

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has already sold 2.3m units having been on the market for just two weeks. EA also claims that the game has become the best-selling March release on record in both North America and Europe. The game shot straight to the top of the ELSPA GfK ChartTrack …

Electronic Arts has revealed that Command & Conquer 4 owners will require an internet connection to play the game. The publisher has foregone the traditional protective measures of DRM in favour of a system similar to that of Ubisoft’s ‘always connected’ anti-piracy system. On the official C&C4 forums, moderator EA_Apoc …