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The New York Comic Convention, which will run in The Big Apple later this month, will include an airing for Gears Of War 2. In what will presumably be a rolling demo, Kotaku reports that Epic Games president Michael Capps and Gears of War scriptwriter Joshua Ortega will be offer …

Despite eye-catching rumours to the contary, Microsoft has insisted that Lite-On will not be manufacturing Blu-ray drives for its Xbox 360. According to TechRadar.co.uk, a Microsoft rep stated: Lite-On is not manufacturing Blu-ray drives for Xbox 360. As we have stated, games are what are driving consumers to purchase game …

Whilst Japanese gamers have been able to rumble along with their PS3 games since November, the Western market has to date had to make do with the rumble-less Sixaxis – but it’s all change from next week. Sony has announced via its US blog that the Dualshock 3 pad will …

Sierra Entertainment has announced that Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Conspiracy will be released in Europe on the 27th June. The movie adaptation will be release on the Xbox 360 and PS3. According to Sierra, ‘the game brings Jason Bourne’s signature combat style to life by sharply blending a seamless mix …

US senator and Presidential hopeful Barack Obama has told American parents that they need to curb the amount of time their kids spend playing video games. Obama, 46, told a packed Wilkes Hall in Pennsylvania, US to turn off the television, turn off the video games”, adding that "Government can’t …

The Daily Telegraph has published a new opinion piece that criticises recommendations contained in the Byron Review – entitled: ‘There is a majority against video games, and it is moral’ . The article, written by Jenny McCartney, suggests there is a problem with the sort of games that are being …

Ubisoft has signed a deal with Valve to bring over 40 of its titles to North America through the online Steam platform. Assassin’s Creed is the first title to be made available for pre-purchase, and will be able to be downloaded from April 9th. Tom Clancy titles, the IL-2 Sturmovik …

EA’s UK VP and general manager Keith Ramsdale has revealed his disappointment over the Byron Review’s scaling back of PEGI’s powers – and vowed to convince the Government of the body’s importance. With the Review published and backed by PM Gordon Brown, the Government now moves into a period of …

Ubisoft’s share price has jumped by over six per cent at last count – off the back of yesterday’s increase in its annual sales forecast . The publisher announced that better-than-expected sales of titles such as Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 had raised expectations – and the financial market …