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A PC release announcement for Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD has been provided courtesy of Activision. The downloadable title will be making its way onto PC ‘a few weeks’ after its launch on XBLA to kick of Microsoft’s Summer of Arcade promo. Meanwhile the PS3 release on PSN is still …

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EyeToy Kama Sutra could have been a notable addition to Sony’s PS2 library – had the platform holder known how to go about QA testing it. "There was a genuine pitch from a developer who pitched EyeToy Kama Sutra,” SCE producer Pete Smith told Eurogamer. Seriously, this was a genuine …

Steve Ballmer, the bullish CEO of Microsoft, has outlined his determination to stop Apple having things its own way in its key markets. Admitting that Microsoft has in the past ceded some of the boundary between hardware and software innovation to Apple” the exec would have the world believe that …

The developers behind Tekken X Street Fighter have said the game is still coming to current generation consoles. The Namco and Capcom collaboration was first announced in 2010, but there has been no word on when it will be released. However, this silence doesn’t mean it has been pushed back …

EA president John Riccitiello is worried he is at risk of losing his job over the publisher’s falling stock, according to US analyst Michael Pachter. The media pundit told an audience at the Develop Conference that the EA president confided in him about the company’s falling stock. Riccitiello wanted to …

Austin studio co-founded by Richard Garriott secures backing from London firm

The God of War film, announced originally way back in 2005, appears to be back on track. Universal Studios today announced via the Hollywood Reporter that Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan will be rewriting the movie’s script. The script was originally written by executive producer David Self. Melton and Dunstan …

News both eyecatching and vague out of Microsoft today as the company has revealed Halo 4 will be compatible in some way with its Surface tablet. Speaking during a panel at GameBeat 2012, Microsoft president of interactive entertainment Don Mattrick stated that 343’s upcoming sequel in the sci-fi shooter franchise …

Develop Conference: 'Advice developers receive from contributors is trustable as they have invested money', says Jason Holtman