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Microsoft has announced that it will launch the Xbox 360 S 4GB in Japan on September 9th. It will carry an RRP of YEN 19,800. Andriasang reports that as in other territories, the SKU will include a new Slim version of the Xbox 360 console incorporating 4GB of internal memory, …

A Microsoft rep speaking to Canadian event X10 has reportedly spilled the beans on Microsoft’s plans to provide real-time online multiplayer between Xbox 360 and Windows Phone 7 users. Earlier this month Microsoft lifted the lid on its biggest mobile gaming push to date with confirmation of Xbox Live support …

Sony has confirmed that PlayStation Plus subscribers will receive early access to the upcoming demo of Ubisoft’s PS3 strategy title RUSE. The European PlayStation Blog says that PSN+ members will receive the demo automatically on August 25th if the PS3’s Automatic Downloads feature has been activated. It will not be …

A cross-business marketing push helped Toy Story 3 become one of the biggest movies and games this summer, says Disney. The publisher is understandably delighted at scoring its first All Formats No.1 since 2007’s Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. Toy Story 3 shot up the UK box office …

Midway and Warner Bros have apparently wasted a whopping $50 million on a game that has now been canned. According to CVG, development on This Is Vegas has now been cancelled. The game was in development for three years, originally under Midway Games. The news emerges a full year after …

Crysis studio partners with Specialmove in ongoing hiring drive post-RTW meltdown

The constant state of evolution within the gaming press is precisely what makes it such an exciting area of the market to be involved with. Looking back at the last few years, the changes in the media landscape have been swift and extraordinary. The social network explosion of Facebook and …

The boss of core games at THQ Danny Bilson has come out with a far software message for the pre-owned message following scathing comments from the creative director of WWE at THQ Cary Ledesma. Ledesma said earlier today that I don’t think we really care whether used game buyers are …

UPDATE: Microsoft has issued the following statement to MCV. Voice control is an exciting part of the Kinect for Xbox 360 controller-free experience and we can confirm that it will be available at launch in November 2010. Only on Xbox 360 will you be able to navigate the Kinect Hub …

It looks as if the PSJailbreak, the first device that claims to allow for the playing of backed up (read: pirated) games on PS3 is real. We’ve has had confirmation of the procedure’s success,” iTWire reports. There are a few caveats, including the requirement to have any other PS3 game …