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Eric Hirshberg calls new handheld gaming generation a â??double edged swordâ??

Phil Spencer has said that Microsoft have not greenlit a sequel to Remedy Entertainment’s Alan Wake, following claims by the latter studio that work was underway on a new franchise title.Speaking to Joystiq at E3, the Microsoft Studios corporate vice president talked down the sales impact of the original game, …

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is considering purchasing a controlling stake of the struggling social network MySpace, according to reports. Kotick had been approached by an unknown investment group about buying News Corp’s online network, which has lost considerable ground to Facebook. Three insiders, speaking to Reuters, say Kotick has …

E3 2011: Alan Wake studio outlines financially successful first iOS excursion

Some Kinect features 'make everything better in games', says Phil Spencer

Games publishing boss considers small interest in Facebook rival, sources claim

E3 2011: Cevat Yerli lauds potential of the cloud, warns against difficulties to achieve it

Specialist recruitment agency a Gold Partner of pivotal ceremony

Nintendo’s third-party Wii U sizzle vid was packed with more blood, gore and aggression than a Rockstar game. Its first-party 3DS line-up was a range of fan-pleasers, not granny-ticklers. Microsoft’s Xbox Kinect range was also focused on the core, demoing how things like most talked about E3 game Mass Effect …

Activision UK will have a new MD from August as current boss Andrew Brown concentrates on Euro duties. Peter Hepworth will take over as UK MD for Activision in two months. He’s been with Activision since 2006, first as European CFO before moving up to become global sales and supply …