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With less than two weeks until this year’s annual E3 kicks off, Microsoft has teased journalists about what to expect from its press conference. As published by Kotaku, the invites that have been posted out contain a number of references, chief amongst them being Halo, Star Wars and GLaDOS. It …

In-game footage from new trailer 'never dips below 60 FPS'

French site JVN is reporting that Konami’s Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is in line for a move to the PS3. The site says it will appear in Sony’s recently announced PSP Remaster series, which will see PSP games get a high definition makeover and released on Blu-ray disc. According …

iPhone firm demands a stop to legal threats against App Store devs

A US analyst has claimed that the commercial success of LA Noire means a possible acquisition of Take-Two is now more likely. LA Noire now joins Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption in the publisher’s stable of super triple-A IP. Its catalogue also includes Bioshock, Mafia, Carnival Funfair, Civilization, …

It’s on. Activision has released the first full-length trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – and you can see it in full below. It features action from a number of combat scenarios including New York, London, Paris and an unconfirmed German city. It includes in-game footage as well …

Steve Ballmer says Windows Phone should have launched a year earlier

A look at what games Chillingo has in store for the coming months

Windows 8 will be optimised for 'a variety of different form factors'

Heidi Newell joins specialist services outsourcer at Montreal operation