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Xbox 8, or perhaps Xbox ∞ (Xbox Infinity) could be the name of the successor to Xbox 360. The speculation has arisen after Fusible reported that Microsoft had acquired two URLs – Xbox8.us and Xbox8.org. Not only has it acquired them, but it fought to do so, winning two disputes …

The developer behind Activision’s War for Cybertron and the upcoming Fall of Cybertron seems to be on the cusp of revealing a new Marvel-based property. GameSpot reports that the schedule for Comic-Con 2012 says that Activision and High Moon Studios will make an announcement during a panel entitled Marvel Video …

Gamesaid aiming for £2,000 in donations

Paid-for service brings in $40 million

One word. Four letters. With a very powerful meaning. Crystal Dynamics executive producer Ron Rosenberg used the word ‘rape’ to describe an attack of heroine Lara Croft in the new Tomb Raider game. It was accurate, reflecting what we’d seen in the trailer. But in the light of the Hitman …

Confirming MCV’s exclusive report last month, Sony has acquired cloud gaming firm Gaikai for $380m. At the end of May, MCV revealed that Sony’s rumoured interested in cloud gaming tech went beyond what many had suspected and would lead to an acquisition. Gaikai soon emerged as the front-runner, only for …

Word from the US is that Vivendi wants to sell its majority 61% stake in Activision Blizzard – worth $8.1bn. According to Bloomberg, someone close to the matter says Vivendi wants to sell on its ownership of the powerful US games publisher, responsible of course for Call of Duty, as …

NPD Group has revealed that almost one third of US gamers would rather buy their games digitally than in a shop. The firm surveyed 8,500 consumers as part of its Online Gaming 2012 report. It asked if a game was available to buy physical and digital at the same time …

Gears of war Judgment 'will not include Kinect support'

'The problems with Japan games are simple, most of them aren't very good games' claims Platinum Games writer