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Yes. More rumours. More rumours about the successor to the Xbox 360. And this time, 2012 is being pegged as the likely release date. An Edge source” reckons that Ubisoft Montreal is currently working with target boxes” – PC kits thrown together in a way as to best resemble the …

Subtleties of acting are lost when face is recorded separately, says Uncharted man

New app to recommend games and deliver targeted ads

Kristiansson left the firm in February

Over 7m copies of console and PC adventure game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim have been shipped by Bethesda. The publisher estimates an approximate return of $450m on the numbers. More than 50 per cent of the game’s launch units were sold in its first 48 hours on sale following …

Support from THQ and Warner Bros to follow

Disney has today opened the digital doors to a fully localised version of its Club Penguin website for the German market. It will be the fifth fully localised version of the site to be rolled out. The launch of clubpenguin.de is part of our strategy to make Club Penguin even …

Syndicate developer has eye on self-funded PSN project

Trial offer as EA tries to build buzz around its Steam rival

InComm Europe has done the impossible: bridged the gap between digital content and physical retail. European product and marketing director Simon Osgood explains how the High Street is taking the next step… The focus and key buzz this past year is digital – and this is reflected in the discussions …