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Microsoft has announced some key figures for the Xbox 360, including the console’s lifetime sales numbers. Since its launch in 2005 the 360 has sold 67m units, bringing in over $56bn at retail. Xbox Live boasts 40m members, and Kinect has sold 19m units. A rise in sales like-for-like from …

Trial set to begin June 1st, must end by July 2nd

The rumoured Castlevania: Lords of Shadow sequel has been confirmed by a cover story in the latest Nintendo Power. Go Nintendo provides the details on the magazine feature, which reveals Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate for the 3DS. According to the feature, Trevor Belmont will take on …

Start-up picks up Laurent Desegur as VP of mobile engineering

Konami has announced their second annual pre-E3 show is taking place later this week, where the publisher plans to reveal ‘all’ of its show announcements ahead of the conference. The presentation takes place on Thursday, May 31st at 10PM Pacific. Konami will be showing the event live on their website, …

Jason Rubin in as Core Games EVP Danny Bilson quits amidst 'major leadership restructuring'

THQ has appointed Naughty Dog co-founder Jason Rubin as its new president. Rubin, who helped establish the studio which went on to create Crash Bandicoot, Jak & Daxter and Uncharted, while run THQ’s worldwide product development, marketing, and publishing operations, and will report to Brian Farrell, THQ Chairman and CEO. …

As the 38 Studios fallout widens, baseball star points finger at RI's Lincoln Chafee

Sony's scholarship for women in games goes to Quinne Larsen

Peter Molyneux’s Milo may never see light of day, but a part of it lives on with Fable: The Journey. Polygon reports that the skeletal tracking system that interprets player’s gestures. But there’s plenty of new tech, too. For instance, the new Fable can be played sitting down – which …