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Studio says it is 'too small to take on a company like Capcom'

Microsoft’s community voice Larry ‘Major Nelson’ Hyrb has claimed that the platform holder had such a successful Christmas in America that it actually ran our of hardware by the end of the period. "I found out we ran out of consoles at end of the month so [we] don’t expect …

MCV understands that the next-gen PSP will be on sale by the end of the year. It has been shown to some third parties and is winning fans already. Retail and third party licensees will welcome news of a new PSP for Christmas – especially an impressive console that offers …

'An app store is an app store like a shoe store or toy store', says Windows group

THQ has ditched its well-known white-on-black logo in favour of a new grey and red symbol today. The updated logo will appear on upcoming games and products from next month onwards. It marks THQ’s commitment to a ‘new strategic and creative vision’. THQ president and CEO Brian Farrell said: Our …

Sony has confirmed plans to release a LittleBigPlanet 2 hardware bundle which was spotted on the online portal of leading UK games retailer GAME. Speaking to VG247, the platform holder said that the 291.05 SKU, which includes the game and a 320GB version of the Slim console, will arrive at …

The industry will finally find out what form the PSP2 will take at a press event in Tokyo on January 27th, trade sources have confirmed to MCV. Claims emerging this morning about an impending reveal for the long-rumoured PSP2 are true. Publishers were informed late last year of the plans, …

Microsoft and Activision are running a huge half-price sale on the latter’s Xbox Live content. Consumers can save 50 per cent on selected add-ons such as map packs for titles such as Call of Duty 2, 3, Modern Warfare and World at War, as well as Transformers: War For Cybertron. …

Bungie has filed a number of trademarks which may give a clue as to what the developer’s next game will be called. The Washington studio has submitted the following copyrighted titles to the United States Copyright Office: New Monarchy, Dead Orbit, Osiris and Seven Seraphs. Bungie has also registered a …

Mirroring the path it pursued when fighting last year’s battle against the PSJailbreak device, Sony has gone legal on at least two hackers at the heart of the current PS3 piracy drive. Kotaku reports that SCEA is seeking a temporary restraining order against both George ‘geohot’ Hotz and hacking group …