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Digital race to the bottom doesn't affect us, says Xbox Live Arcade boss

Nothing is too expensive if enough people are willing to pay the price, and Microsoft says that it may not yet have found the price ceiling for titles released over Xbox Live Arcade. XBLA portfolio director Chris Charla has admitted that the average price of a title on the service …

Lobbying for this year’s Games Media Awards in association with Grainger Gameshas now closed, with some 800 nominating their favourite mags, websites and more for one of the sector’s top accolades. Now it’s all in the hands of the judges. As ever, the winners will be voted for by members …

Facebook and iOS owners named worldâ??s most influential media execs

It’s an industry story that just won’t go away. And judging by comments from Take-Two COO Karl Slatoff, the publisher is quite happy for the rumours to persist. While on the one hand saying that Take-Two works well as an independent publisher, in an interview with IndustryGamers Slatoff said that …

Sam and Dan Houser finish above newspaper owners, elite journalists and key entertainers

Mike Capps, the president of developer Epic, has admitted that its early 2011 release Bulletstorm has failed to make any money for the studio. The game’s actual sales figures were not revealed, though Capps told Kotaku that he remains faithful to Bulletstorm dev People Can Fly, saying: "The studio has …

N3V Games has released Trainz for Android and announced its involvement with the charity Buy1Give1. Trainz, the best selling PC train simulation series, makes its way on to the Android with Trainz Simulator Android. NVidia will be featuring the game in TegraZone, and the app is on sale now for …

After creating quite a stir upon its unveiling last week, the Limited Edition Star Wars Xbox 360 console has been given a 349.99 RRP in the UK. The highest price Xbox 360 hardware available on the High Street right now is the 299.99 250GB Kinect bundle, though this can typically …

QV Software (QVS) has announced a Dead Island preview party to be held on Thursday (28th of July) at the Mana Bar in Fitzroy, Melbourne. To conclude a day-long press event, from 6.30pm onwards fans will have a chance to see the game well before September release date, win prizes …