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US studio collaborating with Adidas to bring athletics training system to consoles

Development luminary Will Wright, creator of The Sims and Spore, has announced that he is to start work on a sci-fi game set for release on tablets, iOS and social networks. Wright told Eurogamer that the game will be based on a short story written by cyberpunk author Bruce Sterling; …

Activision has confirmed many of the features that will be free to use when Call of Duty Elite launches later this year. Listed on the official site’s FAQ, free services include the Career section (which lets players track their match and weapon performance) and Connect section (where players can joins …

Microsoft to revive the series with a new trilogy inbound

New distribution platform doesnâ??t present an 'either/or choice', says DeMartini

Tim Ingham EditorCVG DON’T… Booze heavily on the Monday night, as tempting as it seems. The early Nintendo conference is, erm, early. And very, very loud. DO… Treat calorie-free Vitamin Water with caution. It’s probably very bad for your insides. But it’s the only known cure for Saddle Ranch Sambuca. …

E3 2011: Job listing suggests Blizzard is moving into console development

Mind Candyâ??s social gaming phenomenon hits massive growth milestone

The British Red Cross has published an open letter to the European PlayStation community to give thanks for the support it offered following March’s Japanese earthquake. In total SCEE member donations totalled a creditable 466,465.50. The disaster claimed over 13,000 lives and a further 14,000 people remain missing today. The …

PlayStation Home users can now receive 100 free items as part of Sony’s Welcome Back program. Today we will begin rolling out the first phase of this customer appreciation program, which will include 100 free items, two personal spaces, and an exclusive game available for all users to download for …