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EA Sports president Peter Moore has called for E3 to claim back some ‘strut and swagger’ at next week’s expo. In an exclusive interview with MCV, Moore requested that E3 "return to its roots" after two years of downsizing and disappointment. He said: If there was ever a time when …

Released on Halloween last year, Fallout 3 quickly became a critically lauded sensation. The Xbox 360 edition enjoys a Metacritic rating of 93 per cent (91 on PC and PS3), and the game has claimed countless awards, including game of the year from Gamesradar, Gamespy, Official Xbox, IGN, Gamasutra and …

New developer emerges following the Itagaki-Tecmo fallout

Ubisoft has reported a €41 million drop in annual net profit for FY 2008-2009, despite a 14 per cent rise in revenue to €1.06 billion. Net profit in the 12 months ended March 31st, 2009 fell to €68.8 million from €109.8 million a year earlier. The company attributed the drop …

Amidst the backdrop of ongoing legal tussling, developer Genius Inc has lifted the lid on its own turn table peripheral that will be released alongside Scratch: The Ultimate DJ later this year. Designed by established DJ tech firm Numark, the device appears to be somewhat bulkier than that which will …

Sony has confirmed it will launch a new PS3 hardware bundle across the UK this Friday, as part of the company’s plan to promote the launch of the promising action title inFamous. An SCEE representative confirmed that key UK retailers will be stocking an 80GB PS3 package complete with a …

Company cites â??a number of high profile and very positiveâ?? review scores

Latin America’s largest video game event, the Electronic Game Show, will return this year at the Expo Bancomer centre in Santa Fe; one of Mexico City’s key business districts. The event will take place from October 23-25 with companies such as Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft, Konami, Activision and THQ already signing …

Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned set to be an action-RPG

THQ’s executive vice president of publishing has resigned to ‘pursue another opportunity’, according to the US firm. Scott Guthrie was responsible for overseeing North America sales and distribution, and marketing and resigns with immediate effect. THQ has a deep and experienced global sales and marketing team and we continue to …