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Californian case against video games takes tongue-lashing on day one

Electronic Arts has reportedly laid hands on the PSP2. The company’s senior vice president Patrick Soderlund, who admitted that EA has had access to the long-rumoured handheld, according to CVG. So far Electronic Arts is the only major publisher to confirm it has seen the handheld. He said: Well, obviously …

...but would consider a studio acquisition if the partnership worked

Another Vancouver studio partnering with Capcom, report claims

Megaman creator ends his Capcom career with a warning; says he left to save the firm

The fate of legislation and control of video games sales in the US will be decided from today

The new Medal of Honor game didn’t meet the high standards expected of it, EA has claimed. As a title that marked a reboot for EA’s successful shooter franchise, it went straight to the top of the games charts following its release on October 15th. In the weeks since then …

Square Enix has lowered sales forecasts for its six-month fiscal period ending September 30th, 2010. The Final Fantasy and Lara Croft publisher now expects to receive net sales of YEN 68bn (527m), down from YEN 76bn (589m). It predicts a decrease in profit from YEN 2.4bn (18.5m) to YEN 1.7bn …

David Miller has left Namco Bandai Partners to join up-and-coming online gaming firm Samvo. He takes up the role of marketing executive and will be responsible for driving communications about Samvo’s online gambling platform. While the firm is popular in Asia, this appointment is part of its strategy to raise …

Ubishop customers will find a special edition glove bundled in with their Wii copy of Michael Jackson: The Experience. The garment is a replica of the familiar glove that the late King of Pop wore during some of his most famoust performances. It is exclusive to Ubisoft’s online store and …