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Microsoft is to release a high-capacity 320GB version of its Xbox 360 hard drive. The SKU will retail for 79.99 in the UK (and $129.99 in the US) and will replace the 250GB unit that currently retails for the same price. It will be compatible with the newer Xbox 360 …

Develop explores PopCap's European HQ in Dublin following EA's dramatic buyout of the company

HMV has lifted the lid on yet more aggressive trade-in deals of two of this week’s biggest releases. The retailer will this Friday be selling Konami’s PES 2012 for just 99p to anyone willing to hand over their copy of EA’s FIFA 12. HMV is also offering Microsoft’s Forza Motorsport …

Consoles like the 3DS have died so many times in the eyes of analysts and the press they may as well as well be regulars in George Romero movies, writes Nick Gibson

Just moments after it confessed to another breach of its PlayStation Network, Sony has this morning suffered a second knock. Reuters reports that the company is to recall over 1.5m LCD TVs after serious electrical problems. Sony Corp will recall 1.6m LCD televisions worldwide after several incidents of TV sets …

Sony has this morning confirmed that its PlayStation Network, as well as the Sony Entertainment Network and Sonly Online Entertainment, has for the second time been a victim of a cyber attack. Though significantly smaller than the high-profile breach that forced the closure of the network earlier this year, the …

Compatibility of smartphones 'a real nightmare', says Appy exec

Sainsbury’s has bought online entertainment company Global Media Vault for 1 million. The acquisition will facilitate its drive to beat supermarket rivals to the online and digital entertainment market, following the launch of the Sainsbury’s Entertainment website in November 2010. Global Media Vault’s digital database already includes over three million …

Nation wants its games industry to double in manpower

Sony has indicated that future PS Vita software will be at a premium rate similar to current console games. Uncharted Golden Abyss, a launch game for the upcoming high-end handheld, will retail for 5,980 (49.85). Hot Shots Golf 6, a more casual and lower-profile game, will cost 4,980 (41.50). The …