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Xbox 8, or perhaps Xbox ∞ (Xbox Infinity) could be the name of the successor to Xbox 360. The speculation has arisen after Fusible reported that Microsoft had acquired two URLs – Xbox8.us and Xbox8.org. Not only has it acquired them, but it fought to do so, winning two disputes …

'There used to be so many kinds of games, but now all I see is the same kind of game, it's a little sad'

The shareholders of Frogster Interactive pictures have voted to change the names of its three subsidiaries. Frogster Interactive Pictures AG will change its name to Gameforge Berlin AG. Frogster Online Gaming, which handles the company’s European operations, is to be fully integrated into Gameforge Berlin. In addition, two other operations …

High Moon Studios set to make announcement during Comic-Con panel called 'Marvel Video Games'

Trond Arne Aas takes up 'freer role' as chief strategy officer

Yoshiro Kimura to focus on creating smaller titles at Japan-based development outfit

The developer behind Activision’s War for Cybertron and the upcoming Fall of Cybertron seems to be on the cusp of revealing a new Marvel-based property. GameSpot reports that the schedule for Comic-Con 2012 says that Activision and High Moon Studios will make an announcement during a panel entitled Marvel Video …

Free-to-play is not necessarily a dangerous monster stalking the innocent gamer.But at times it feels like it could be. Digging through the transcript of a 2011 stockholder meeting, Xbox360Achievements discovered the following comments from EA CEO John Riccitiello: When you are six hours into playing Battlefield and you run out …

The CV of SCEA’s former R&D director Attila Vass has suggested that work began on the next generation PlayStation” in August 2010. Videogamer.com dug up the LinkedIn profile of Vass, who was employed by Sony America until April of this year. "In 1998 I started as the first engineer in …

A digital-only games industry may yet still be a little way off, but retail bosses will take no solace from the giddy excitement with which EA Labels boss Frank Gibeau speaks of the company’s digital future. "It’s in the near future. It’s coming. We have a clear line of sight …