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In a frank blog post ahead of next week’s E3 press conference in LA, Microsoft’s corporate VP of corporate communications Frank Shaw has hinted that Xbox 360’s future might be less dependent on gaming than we had previously presumed. "[It can be hard] to recognise a transformation, especially when the …

Stainless Games building download-only rebirth; seeks dev partner

After weeks of rumours, publisher THQ has finally announced Metro 2033 sequel Metro: Last Light. Developed by 4A Games, it promises to expand on the tense single-player experiences of the first title amidst the setting of a civivl war for control over a secret doomsday device. THQ has admitted that …

Epic Games' UDK passes download milestone in less than two years

Sega has confirmed that it will next year release an official game to tie-in with the 2012 Olympics. Called London 2012 – The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games, it will include over 30 events and online functionality. The game, which is licensed by International Olympic Committee’s interactive entertainment …

Sony is not ruling out the use of 3D technology for PlayStation small-screen devices such as NGP, the company has said. Yet the firm told Develop that its current strategy for the PSP successor is to build a pure gaming device”. Mick Hocking, the director of Sony WorldWide Studios’ 3D …

Side's director Phil Evans offer some sage advice on the increased importance of choosing the right mic for the right voice actor

Finnish firm Nokia, once the giant of the mobile phone scene, has sent a chilling warning to investors. The company has warned that it is likely to report no profit for the quarter ending June and that overall handset sales would be "substantially below" the €6.1bn to €6.6bn previously forecast. …

But NGP focus is, for now, to deliver 'PS3-like experiences'

Realtime physics, lighting and graphical quality demonstrated