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Legal twists, and bitter accusations, in the battle of the Montreal studio giants

Xbox 360 and PS3 brawler Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds has shipped over 2m copies worldwide. The Capcom game was released in February following an 11-year hiatus for the series. Demand for a sequel was at an all-time high, and expectations were soaring,” read a statement on …

Tech blog Digital Foundry claims to have word that the "updated disc format" being trailed on Xbox 360 adds around 1GB of extra capacity to DVD discs. It says the new standard is called XBG3. Current Xbox 360 discs have a capacity of 7.95GB, though 1.15GB of this is dedicated …

Popular games journo Gary Cutlack has officially called time on his popular video games blog UK Resistance. The blog, which was a winner at the first ever Games Media Awards in 2007, has for a long time been a favourite amongst industry insiders for its glorious combination of brilliant writing, …

Though we’re no closer to knowing whether or not EA’s long-rumoured Syndicate revamp is actually in the works, the series’ original creator has said he’d love to get involved with the mystery project. Speaking to CVG, current Microsoft Game Studios boss and the founder of Syndicate developer Bullfrog Peter Molyneux …

A San Francisco judge has rejected Trip Hawkins’ plea to use personal bankruptcy to cancel $20m of tax obligations. According to a Forbes blog, US District Court judge Jeffrey S White has upheld an earlier bankruptcy court ruling related to tax shelters Hawkins used to shield the personal wealth he …

PS3 is leading both hardware and software sales in France, outselling Microsoft’s Xbox 360 on both counts. This sales triumph was announced by Sony and based on GfK data, according to CVG. The PS3 has sold more than three million units in the country, surpassing 2.3m Xbox 360 sales. In …

'Understand your craft, and then come back to us,' says Fils-Aime

New consumer loyalty program PlayStation Rewards will not launch in the US next month as planned and may possibly never see the light of day. The scheme, which was announced for the American market last year, had been designed to reward PS3 owners for a range of activities including playing …

Midlands based outfit calls for pedigree talent as triple-A project gathers pace